Call to Singapore accounting firms to hire more non-accountants
Sector is doing well in gender diversity but needs a diversified talent pool, says Singapore Accountancy Commission
Singapore
IT is time for public accounting firms in Singapore to rethink their hiring practices and take on more employees from backgrounds other than accounting, said Singapore Accountancy Commission (SAC) chairman Michael Lim on Wednesday.
Mr Lim was the keynote speaker at the CPA Congress 2014, organised by professional accountancy body CPA Australia and attended by more than 300 accounting professionals.
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