Opportunity for accountants presents challenge for firms

Crain’s New York Business

The accounting industry is growing—and looking for more help. Of the 30 firms on Crain's list, 22 have expanded their total of New York-area professionals in the past year, culminating in an 11.4% overall growth rate. But this gain is mainly representative of the Big Four (PwC, EY, KPMG and Deloitte), which have increased their staffs at a 13.8% rate. The rest of the firms on the list experienced just a 4.5% bump, although it's not for lack of capacity.