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New Technology And Desired Skills Of Early Career Accountants, Denise Jackson, Grant Michelson, Rahat Munir
New Technology And Desired Skills Of Early Career Accountants, Denise Jackson, Grant Michelson, Rahat Munir
Research outputs 2022 to 2026
Purpose:
Technological advances have led to accounting roles shifting from transaction focussed tasks to using data generated by technology to inform stakeholder strategies, resulting in changing skill requirements. This study aims to investigate how early career accountants (ECAs) and organisations value different skills among ECAs, how technology is impacting on these skills and the preparedness of ECAs for future technological work in different organisational settings.
Design/methodology/approach:
The research adopted a multi-stakeholder, mixed-method approach, surveying 315 ECAs and 175 managers/recruiters and interviewing 10 from each group. The sample drew from different industry sectors and organisation types in Australia, with all states …