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Older People in Accountancy

  • 05-04-2017 5:40pm
    #1
    Kev1001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭


    I currently work with a member of the "Baby Boomer"generation.
    I have been working in accountancy for over 5 years.
    I have rarely come across people of my colleagues' age.

    I attribute this to the change in Ireland's economy since the early 90s.
    There were less multinationals based here and thus, there was a lesser requirement for accountants.

    I still find it unusual that I have not encountered more "experienced" people in my career to-date.

    Does anyone else note the same?


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,121 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I used to work in a long established multinational which had many accountants - mostly younger. I gather that many of the earlier accountants (the missing older accountants) had moved out of accountancy into general management, project management, IT, quality, early retirement, sales, consultancy, abroad etc..

    I also worked for the same company abroad and the age distribution seemed more normal.

    I don't know if the movement out still happens as much.


  • #3
    Jim2007
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 10,606 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jim2007


    Kev1001 wrote: »
    I currently work with a member of the "Baby Boomer"generation.
    I have been working in accountancy for over 5 years.
    I have rarely come across people of my colleagues' age.

    I attribute this to the change in Ireland's economy since the early 90s.
    There were less multinationals based here and thus, there was a lesser requirement for accountants.

    I still find it unusual that I have not encountered more "experienced" people in my career to-date.

    Does anyone else note the same?

    When you have more experience, you will see a few more such people in different roles- they are happy at what they are doing, earn a comfortable enough living and have no desire to move on. They are lucky to have found a work life balance that suits them.

    On the other hand for the majority of professional accountants it is just a starting point and outside of practice most take up very different roles that often have little to do with accounting - a sheep farmer in North Donegal, a professional fiddle player in a trad band regularly touring Europe and myself, someone who tinkers around with computer hardware for a living.

    While most do, not everyone, followings the usual path.


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