Are you one of the 85% of U.S. professionals looking for a new job in 2024?

By Kirstie McDermott

Some 85% of American employees are planning to look for a new job this year, according to a recent report. That's up from 67% a year earlier, so what is prompting the majority to look for a new role in 2024?

There are a number of reasons for it, one of which is a continuation of the pandemic's "Great Resignation" stampede. Workers are still looking for better options to meet their needs, whether that is for more money, better flexibility in terms of working conditions or better benefits across healthcare and retirement.

While 2023 was a shaky 12 months for finance professionals in many ways, and replete with layoffs across the country––five of the U.S' biggest banks cut a combined 20,000 jobs––the year ended with the economy looking better than predicted.

The unemployment rate was at 3.7% in November, and this year, the Federal Reserve may introduce interest rate cuts. Additionally, inflation was down to 3.1%, from a punishing high of 9.1% in July 2022.

That's giving workers confidence to look for a new job in 2024. But it might not be quite as easy this year as it has been. That very tight labor market observed during the Covid-19 crisis which fuelled all those job moves, has now softened.

According to jobs site Indeed, the number of job ads for finance and other white-collar fields has fallen below pre-pandemic levels. There are still plenty of roles on offer, but you may find that competition for them is fiercer, and time to hire is longer.

A new finance job for 2024
If you do intend to get a new job this year, there's no better time to start than right now. The  Financial Planning Job Board is a great resource for job-seekers as it contains thousands of relevant jobs all across the U.S.

Browse the job board to find a role that's right for you, or you can discover three current vacancies below.

Pricing Analyst, Autodesk, Portland
Autodesk is looking for an enthusiastic Pricing Analyst to join its Pricing Strategy team. In this role you will help improve Autodesk's corporate pricing framework and identify areas of revenue generation. You will also partner with other analysts on the team to build enhancements to its Pricing Dashboard in PowerBI. You will add capabilities to the dashboard and use the tool to bring insightful pricing strategy presentations to executives. As such you will collaborate with teams such as Finance, Pricing Ops, Business Models to develop pricing team's business intelligence and pricing strategies across Autodesk. If this sounds like you, apply here.

Senior Financial Analyst, Open Source Sales Finance, Oracle, Austin
As a member of the Global Business Finance team, the Senior Financial Analyst will provide finance support to the open source sales org at Oracle. This includes business partnering, management reporting and analysis to enable decision-making and meet business goals. You will serve as the finance business partner to the global sales organization for open source businesses (Java, Linux, My SQL), be the finance liaison supporting GTM planning and quota setting process, and offer analytical insights to the process to drive margin growth. Additionally, you'll be responsible for all financial P&L modeling that supports annual budget, forecast and other key initiatives, and you'll perform business analysis and financial modeling to support decision making. See all the application criteria.

Senior Subcontracts Administrator, ENSCO, Inc., Springfield
ENSCO Inc.'s Procurement Department manages all aspects of the company's subcontracts efforts for systems integration, research and development, and engineering programs in support of its U.S. government, commercial, and international customers. As a Senior Subcontracts Administrator, you will also collaborate with the company's corporate functions including contracts, procurement, finance and program management personnel, and external entities addressing business risk and contractual matters. You will also ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and perform all other position related duties as assigned. Find out more information here.

Find your next job in the finance industry today on the Financial Planning Job Board