Manpower Survey
Year 2021 Tooltips
Employees
Partner/ Principal/ Director/ Chief Financial Officer
0
Senior Manager/ Financial Controller
0
Manager
0
Supervisor/ Senior
0
Clerk/ Associate
0
Trainer/ Teacher
0
Total
0
Partner/ Principal/ Director/ Chief Financial Officer
0
Vacancy rate: 0.2%
Senior Manager/ Financial Controller
0
Vacancy rate: 0.4%
Manager
0
Vacancy rate: 0.9%
Supervisor/ Senior
0
Vacancy rate: 1.0%
Clerk/ Associate
0
Vacancy rate: 1.1%
Trainer/ Teacher
0
Vacancy rate: 0.0%
Total
0
Vacancy rate: 0.9%
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Partner/ Principal/ Director/ Chief Financial Officer
0
Turnover rate: 1.2%
Senior Manager/ Financial Controller
0
Turnover rate: 2.8%
Manager
0
Turnover rate: 8.5%
Supervisor/ Senior
0
Turnover rate: 7.3%
Clerk/ Associate
0
Turnover rate: 7.1%
Trainer/ Teacher
0
Turnover rate: 6.3%
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Monthly Income Tooltips
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Preferred Education Tooltips
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Recruitment Difficulties
1st
Working conditions/remuneration package could not meet recruits' expectations
2nd
Lack of candidates with relevant experience and training
3rd
Insufficient accountancy graduates from tertiary institutions
Manpower Demand
Average Annual Growth
0
2021
Actual
0
2025
Forecast
0
Note(s):
(1) The figures included employees and vacancies.
(2) The manpower forecast is based on the statistical modelling of relevant economic indicators which reflect important changes in the local economy, demography and labour market.
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Report

- Accountancy
- 2021 Manpower Survey Report
Shifting to a More Analytical Role Amid Coronavirus
The advancement in technology is impacting virtually all industries. New technologies are taking the accounting sector to new levels. Emerging technologies support the transitional role of accounting personnel into a more analytical one. Rapid advancement of technologies is giving new roles for accounting practitioners who require a new set of skills and competencies. Accounting practitioners need to reskill and upskill themselves to evolve with the changing environment. The future accountants will assume a more strategic and creative role in the business world.

- Accountancy
- 2020 Manpower Update Report
The Paradigm Shift
Technology is reshaping the profession. While some accounting practitioners are reskilling or upskilling themselves using technological tools to transform the role they need to perform, tech-savvy practitioners with core technical knowledge are most needed by employers. Agility, resilience to change and the ability to embrace technology are the desired attributes of future accounting practitioners. The future accounting workforce should make good use of their creativity, agility, critical thinking and adaptability to effectively respond to an environment of technological change.