Innovative Accountants in the future

Abstract

This article aims to analyze and synthesize the potential of accountants in the future, which arises from the rapidly changing situation of the world under the current wave of globalization. Currently, the country's development is driven by innovation and digital technology, resulting in accountants having to adapt to changes that occur. If accountants continue to work in the same way, they will fall behind and unable to cope with changes caused by the inflow of international business investors and foreign accounting professionals, as well as the use of new digital technologies. Therefore, as a professional accountant, it is necessary to develop important basic skills, including knowledge, accounting practices, accounting examinations, accounting management, tax accounting, and education and accounting technology, which cover the five essential professional accounting skills: 1) intellectual skills, 2) practical and job-related skills, 3) personal characteristic skills, 4) interpersonal and communication skills, and 5) organizational and business management skills, which are a lifelong learning process from studying literature, reviewing relevant theories. Accountants need to be aware of and reskill themselves in three important skills: 1) technology skills, 2) data analysis skills, and 3) communication skills.