{"id":1372,"date":"2019-06-21T23:23:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T06:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addison.lwh.dev\/insights\/considering-becoming-consultant\/"},"modified":"2019-06-21T23:23:47","modified_gmt":"2019-06-22T06:23:47","slug":"considering-becoming-consultant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/considering-becoming-consultant\/","title":{"rendered":"Considering Becoming a Consultant?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many accounting and finance professionals who are seeking diverse projects, competitive compensation and a rewarding work-life balance choose careers in consulting. &nbsp;&nbsp;Coincidentally, many employers turn to interim financial consultants because they only need a particular skill-set for the duration of a project. Additionally, many employers will bring in an interim consultant to train and support their employees during system upgrades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consultant Project\nOptions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interim\nor \u201cGAP Financial Management <\/strong>\u2014 &nbsp;Using interim staffing allows businesses to\nfunction smoothly while in management\ntransition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project Management<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 These consultants\nestablish project plans, timetables, resource requirements and circumvent potential\nobstacles.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Staff Augmentation<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 During busy\nseasons many employers bring in short-term consultants to ease their staff\u2019s workload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Flexibility&nbsp;<\/li><li>Diverse Projects&nbsp;<\/li><li>Learning New Skills&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Challenges&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>High Pressure <\/li><li>Fluctuating Expectations&nbsp;<\/li><li>Learning New Office Policies&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Demand is high for financial professionals who can provide support and expertise on an interim and project basis. If consulting interests you and you have relevant experience in a Fortune 1000 company and are a Big 4 CPA and\/or an MBA from a Top 25 Business School, <a href=\"https:\/\/dlcinc.com\/apply-now\/\">click here<\/a>, to start searching our available opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many accounting and finance professionals who are seeking diverse projects, competitive compensation and a rewarding work-life balance choose careers in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1250,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"post_function":[],"post_audience":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1372","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-article"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Considering Becoming a Consultant? - Addison Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Demand is high for financial professionals who can provide expertise on an interim basis. 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