The Five Hot Specialties

No real surprises here, but the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune explores today's "five especially hot jobs" in accounting: internal auditor, compliance executive, financial analyst, staff accountant, and external auditor.

"There's a huge demand for people with technical skills," says Amy Langer, a partner at SALO in Minneapolis. "The more technical a job is, the harder it is to fill." Accountants with at least three years of experience are especially in demand, notes Langer. This is due, largely, because the state changed the requirements to earn the CPA designation.

This Year's Best Accounting Jobs [StarTribune.com]