Women accountants are more interested in promotion than their male counterparts, research by Robert Half and the ICAEW has revealed.

Its latest study revealed that 47% rated opportunities for promotion as an important influencer in determining job satisfaction, compared with just 40% of men.

While women appear more interested in climbing up the career ladder, the research also revealed another surprising statistic – working overseas is not of major importance for accountants when it comes to career opportunities.

When asked about the importance of an opportunity to transfer or a secondment overseas, only 7% of all chartered accountants surveyed stated that it played an important part in ensuring their job satisfaction, well below a good 'informal' work social life (11%) and the company's environmental policy (12%).

In terms of job satisfaction, training featured high on the list for all job roles, particularly for chief accountants, tax specialists and business analysts.

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