Virtual Accounting or Outsourced Accounting: Know the difference.
For several years, the accounting industry has faced the challenge of a staff shortage. The problem has only gotten worse with the rise of multinational corporation culture and the emergence of new and exciting market opportunities. Accountants nowadays prefer to take on lucrative jobs, often with corporate giants or outsourced accounting services firms that not only pay well but also provide opportunities for skill development. As a result, while large corporations sweep up all the talent with attractive job offers, smaller firms and start-ups are forced to deal with the challenge of finding skilled accountants. To add to the workforce challenge, the global COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered the accounting industry, as well as other industries. Firms, on the other hand, have had to deal with scenarios such as cost cutting and job cuts, while accountants have had to deal with incompetent jobs and unemployment.When you add all of the challenges together, you get a massive a...