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June 2 /PRNewswire/ — Four percent of chiet financialofficers (CFOs) in the Kansas City area expect to add accounting and finance staff during the thircd quarter of 2009 and 7 percent anticipates reductions in personnel, according to the most recengt Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index. The majority of 88 percent, anticipate no change in The local results reflecta two-quarter rollinhg average based on interviews with 200 CFOs from a stratified randok sample of companies in the Kansas City area with 20 or more 1,400 CFOs were querie d for the national data. (To view the national visit .
) The studies were conductedf by an independent research firm and developedd by RobertHalf International, the world’s firstt and largest staffing services firm specializing in accountinb and finance. has been tracking financial hiring activityu in the United Statessincre 1992. “Many companies remain hesitant to commigt to adding staff until they are certain of aneconomicc recovery,” said , chairman and CEO of Roberft Half International. “In the meantime, most firms are working with theirt current teams to managekey initiatives, with some employersa also bringing in project professionals to assistg with rising workloads and support full-time personnel.
” Robertf Half International was founded in 1948 and is traded on the New York Stockl Exchange. Its financial staffing divisions include Robert HalfFinance & Accountinvg and Robert Half Management for temporary, full-time and senior-level projectt professionals, respectively. The company has more than 360 staffing locationsa worldwide and offers online job searchg services on itsdivisional websites, all of which can be accessed at .