A PROFILE OF TODAY’S ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TEACHING CONTENTS AND MARKET REQUIREMENTS

• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Marcos Antonio de
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Vergilino, Caroline da Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Administração (São Paulo. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://raep.emnuvens.com.br/raep/article/view/102
• topic: accounting professional; labor market; accounting education; profissional contábil; mercado de trabalho; educação contábil

This article aims to investigate the extent to which the teaching content offered by Higher Education Institutions (hei) of Rio Grande do Sul (rs) comply with the demands of the market for accounting professionals. This comprises exploratory research using a qualitative approach with quantitative aspects. Data was collected in the 2nd half of 2010 through a questionnaire sent to the coordinators of university Accounting degrees offered in rs, and from a selection of job advertisements published by headhunters in the Revista Exame magazine [for the period January 2008 to December 2009]. Analyzing the job vacancies revealed a demand for professionals with extensive knowledge, skills and an innovative approach. On the other hand, the results of the detailed analysis of the curricula provided by the course coordinators showed that they do not include some basic knowledge and various skills required by the market. Moreover, the results indicate that the greatest differences between education and the market focus on personal and non-technical skills.