The Relevant Skills for Forensic Accountants – Can the Romanian Accounting Education Programs offer them?

In Romania for becoming a forensic accountant it is necessary, as preliminary conditions, first,to have a bachelor`s degree in accounting or finance, and second, to attain a certification, aschartered accountant, given by the professional body, CECCAR, and after that, as forensicaccountant. The purp...

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Main Authors: Bobițan Nicolae, Dumitrescu Diana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ovidius University Press 2017-01-01
Series:Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series
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Online Access:http://stec.univ-ovidius.ro/html/anale/ENG/2017/Section-V/5.pdf
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Summary:In Romania for becoming a forensic accountant it is necessary, as preliminary conditions, first,to have a bachelor`s degree in accounting or finance, and second, to attain a certification, aschartered accountant, given by the professional body, CECCAR, and after that, as forensicaccountant. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the Romanian academic educationand the professional education can assure all the relevant skills for a forensic accountant. In orderto achieve the objective, first, the authors investigated the most important studies which have thepurpose to identify the relevant skills for a forensic accountant. Second, the authors reviewed thecurriculum of the most important faculties with the aim to find and connect different courses withdifferent skills. The purpose was to determine how the forensic accounting education, offered to theprofessional accountants, assures them, all the relevant skills that are necessary in the profession.
ISSN:2393-3127
2393-3127