With this year’s January 31 deadline for tax returns out the way, you might finally have enough time to kick back and relax.
Or are you catching up with the backlog that built up while you dealt with last-minute clients clutching shoeboxes filled with bank statements and petrol receipts?
Well, it’s only possible to do the sort of complex, detailed work accountants do on a daily basis if you’re refreshed and alert. Thankfully on s1jobs there are plenty of vacancies that will help you to establish a healthy work-life balance.
But you must be proactive – when selecting a new job don’t just look at the salary and pension on offer. Dig deeper and find a role that matches your lifestyle.
To help, we’ve made a list of the options you might want to consider.
The creative type
You’ve a head for figures but also an artistic streak. Working for a gallery, book trust, film company or theatre group would fulfil both your needs.
The family first
Your priority is your kids? Quite right! So you need good maternity or paternity allowances, the option to work flexibly and the first pick of the holiday rota. Don’t settle for less.
Fresh air fiend
When the working week is over you like to pack a rucksack and head for the hills. Location is key. You don’t want to spend Fridays stuck in a traffic jam when you could be hanging off a rocky ledge. Look for a firm that offers good access to the wilds and flexible Fridays.
Good intentions
You like to know your work is making a real difference. A charity, trust or social enterprise would make the ideal setting for your ethical and professional qualities.
Social animal
You don’t mind hard work but you like your free time too and don’t want to be office-bound at weekends when you could be hanging out with friends. Pick the public sector where many offices run on a tight nine-to-five schedule.
The night owl
You do your best work in the wee small hours or in the grey light of dawn. What you need is an employer who doesn’t mind if you work from home or at your desk three hours before the rest of the team arrive. What matters is the work gets done and to a high standard. Look for posts with ultra-flexibility and even the option to work from home.
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