This article was originally published in the AICPA CPA Insider

Balancing the workload can be a real challenge for accounting professionals. At any given time, one firm could be stretched too thin juggling projects and have to turn away work, while another professional is looking to fill space in their schedule. Introducing Intuit Accountant Work Exchange — a place where accountants with too much work and those who want more work can help each other out.

How to Use Accountant Work Exchange

Whether you’re looking for help or seeking a project to work on, Accountant Work Exchange is an easy way to make a connection. Here’s how it works:

1. Visit Accountant Work Exchange and create a profile about yourself or your firm.
2. Choose “Find Help” to post a job or project. Or “Find Work” if you want to look over the projects listed on the site.
3. Exchange information — those posting a project, reviews the profiles of the professionals interested in the project, and then makes contact.

That’s it. You have access to a very qualified prospect pool that can help you expand your practice or smooth out your workload AND you can also look for projects that interest you.

Growing Your Practice the Smart Way

If you’re already too busy and a new client comes through the door, what would you do? Work more hours and hope it all works out? Hire an associate and add to your payroll overhead? This is where the Accountant Work Exchange can make life easier. You can find a qualified accounting professional to help smooth out your peaks in demand whether it’s for a specific project or certain period of time. You grow your practice without the burden of full-time headcount.

Here are just a few of the benefits for accounting firms using Accountant Work Exchange:

• Search for help that is versed in your tax products or work-style;
• Search for help with expertise you may need (example: other states filing laws);
• Search for help in less-expensive markets; or
• Offer your services in more expensive markets!

Finding Work Has Never Been Easier or More Flexible

Accounting professionals sign up with Accountant Work Exchange for a variety reasons. Some want to fill gaps in their workload, while others look for the flexibility to work when and where they want. On the site, you’ll find everything from contract work to part-time to full-time jobs. Unlike the huge job-portal Web sites, you won’t have to weed through pages of job listings to find accounting projects. Accountant Work Exchange is only for accounting professionals.

How Is Accountant Work Exchange Different?

Sure there are other job-posting sites. But Accountant Work Exchange is brought to you by Intuit, the makers of ProSeries, Lacerte and QuickBooks. With hundreds of thousands of accountants using our products and in a wide range of specialties from tax to accounting and more, you’re certain to find qualified job seekers and interesting projects on Accountant Work Exchange.

Good Help Is (No Longer) Hard to Find

Discover how Accountant Work Exchange can help your practice. You can post and create your profile for free and see the potential for you to build your network by breaking down geographic barriers and staffing bottlenecks. (Note: There are fees associated with some features of the site — starting at $35 per month.)

Compare Accountant Work Exchange to other listing sites that charge $249 or more for a single posting and you’ll quickly see how affordable and effective it is. Learn more about new Intuit Accountant Work Exchange.

“It gives me the ability to expand my practice across geographical boundaries.”

Jeffrey L. Foreman, CPA PC

“Accountant Work Exchange has become a very inexpensive way to pull in business and increase income.”

Harrison Lund, CPA