Tendencies and Challenges in Development of the Profession of Accountant
The article is aimed at defining directions in the development of the profession of accountant, in view of the global tendencies in the labor market. To this end, the materials of researches, surveys, reports of reputable international organizations are analyzed and generalized, allowing to allocate the today’s problems and define the challenges facing both the modern accountant and the accountant in the future. As a result of this study, it is determined that modern specialists move from performing technical accounting functions to supporting the management of companies, as well as play a significant role in improving the development of society as a whole. It is determined that the main importance in the strategy of development of accountance companies and specialists in the field of accounting will be acquiring of the latest technologies, soft skills, professional flexibility. It is substantiated that the change of priorities will turn the challenges facing the profession of accountant into its advantages in the labor market. Prospects for further research in this direction are the definition and structuring of a complex of the technical, ethical and interpersonal skills and competencies for the career development of professional accountants in the future.