Accounting Outsourcing Trend Continues

Outsourcing advisory firm EquaTerra continues to see demand for outsourced accounting and finance services.

One third of the company's advisors cited finance and accounting outsourcing as a leading demand area in the second quarter of this year. Demand for these services is particularly strong in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

Leading the way in the outsourcing charge is IT outsourcing, with half of EquaTerra's advisors citing this as the strongest functional growth area in the second quarter.

Overall outsourcing demand rose 50 percent in the second quarter in the EMEA region and increased 30 percent globally for EquaTerra advisors.

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