5. Financial Services and Tax Preparation
Money management inherently requires immense trust; older adults naturally project the stability and wisdom clients seek when handling their finances. The financial services industry frequently recruits mature workers for seasonal tax preparation, freelance bookkeeping, and administrative support.
Major national firms offer fast-track training programs starting in the fall to certify new tax preparers ahead of the notoriously busy spring season.
This industry aligns perfectly with the lifestyle of many semi-retirees. You can work intensely from January through mid-April, generating a substantial income cushion, and then take the remaining eight months of the year entirely off.
If you possess a background in corporate accounting, transitioning into freelance bookkeeping for local small businesses is a seamless, highly lucrative move. Using modern cloud software, you can manage ledgers securely from home, taking on only as many clients as you comfortably want to handle.
11 Responses
I would be interested in computer programming on mainframe computer. I write mostly in Cobol, JCL
and some SQL. I want to work from home and be able to program while traveling from KY to NC. If you have anyone interested in my skills, please let me know.
As a former CNO, I would be interested in learning more about the healthcare opportunities.
Thank you!
Retired mechanical engineer of 40 yrs. Owned lawnmower repair shop for 20 yrs. Have around the US, Cannada and Algeria. I still do HVAC engineering /design and plumbing engineering/design.
Develop start up procedures , specifications and specialty instruction for installation of equipment and materials.
Interested in continuing my experience with Architectural Firm or Mechanical Firm
Can you provide links to where we can apply for these jobs?
I have experience as a bookkeeper, coordinator, Executive Director Drug and Alcohol services, formerly licenses counselor, Office Manager, and other skills. Would like something I can do from home as I care for another senior. I am 81 and still working full time for very low pay.
Interested in translating French and Haitian Creole at home.
Interested in translating at home French and Haitian into English and back.
Sr. Project/Program Manager with a Master’s Degree in Information Technology (20 Years experience)
Interested in managing projects remotely.
After 40 years construction and supervisory skills , I WAS retired.
I wasn’t ready to retire and surely miss the income supplement.
Furniture touch up and repair
Backhoe and trenchers
Aluminum storefront,windows and doors with hardware
Exhibit and training aids fabrication
Is being aged out a disability which most seniors experience???
Top management retail/wholesale.
40 yrs experience with excellent results.
Sears Roebuck, Director of Personel over 3500 employees. Bilingual
10 jewelry stores as co owner.
President/CEO General Electric Appliances Caribbean.
President Grupo Cóndor LGE electrónics/ appliances.
Able to turn around a company to become profitable. Expert in P&L.
Best Customer Service Store Sears Roebuck &co For 10 consecutives yrs. Expert in Customer Service at any level.
I am a seamstress and would like to find a position that would allow me to use my experience.