Competency mapping: improvement needs of analysts from the area of expertise in accounting at the Federal Public Ministry

Purpose: The study aims to analyze the skills of expert accounting analysts in the Brazilian Federal Public Ministry. Methodology: The development of the research was carried out through descriptive statistics, with a quantitative approach. The technique was a survey, from a questionnaire with 37...

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Main Authors: Ariel Prates, Jonatas Dutra Sallaberry, Leonardo Flach, Ivam Ricardo Peleias, Romina Batista de Souza de Lucena
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Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte 2020-01-01
Series:Revista Ambiente Contábil
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufrn.br/ambiente/article/view/19621
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author Ariel Prates
Jonatas Dutra Sallaberry
Leonardo Flach
Ivam Ricardo Peleias
Romina Batista de Souza de Lucena
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Jonatas Dutra Sallaberry
Leonardo Flach
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description Purpose: The study aims to analyze the skills of expert accounting analysts in the Brazilian Federal Public Ministry. Methodology: The development of the research was carried out through descriptive statistics, with a quantitative approach. The technique was a survey, from a questionnaire with 37 questions, with a Likert scale. The instrument questions were raised about the importance, the competences and its impact on work performance. Results: The results indicate that only four skills have satisfactory command of the respondents, and five skills need improvement: continuous training, fraud investigation techniques, writing, legal knowledge and think like a criminal. Behavioral skills were considered more important than the technical. Still, some important skills in the international context had low averages in the Brazilian context. Contributions of the study: The study allows to know the skills of expert accounting analysts in the Brazilian Federal Public Ministry, considering the aspects of importance, domain and impact on work performance. The results can be applied for the development of training activities in the sample institution as well as to other institutions offering similar picture. The study can also be replicated as a diagnosis for other institutions and frameworks of accounting and forensic professionals, serving as a comparison parameter.
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spelling doaj.art-24c5a18ec7774b17a1d643d880c4a0232022-12-22T03:57:34ZporUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteRevista Ambiente Contábil2176-90362176-90362020-01-0112119621Competency mapping: improvement needs of analysts from the area of expertise in accounting at the Federal Public MinistryAriel Prates0Jonatas Dutra Sallaberry1Leonardo Flach2Ivam Ricardo Peleias3Romina Batista de Souza de Lucena4Federal University of Rio Grande do SulFederal University of Santa CatarinaProfessor of the Graduate Program in Accounting (UFSC)Professor and researcher (Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado - FECAP) Professora of the Graduate Program in Accounting (UFRGS) Purpose: The study aims to analyze the skills of expert accounting analysts in the Brazilian Federal Public Ministry. Methodology: The development of the research was carried out through descriptive statistics, with a quantitative approach. The technique was a survey, from a questionnaire with 37 questions, with a Likert scale. The instrument questions were raised about the importance, the competences and its impact on work performance. Results: The results indicate that only four skills have satisfactory command of the respondents, and five skills need improvement: continuous training, fraud investigation techniques, writing, legal knowledge and think like a criminal. Behavioral skills were considered more important than the technical. Still, some important skills in the international context had low averages in the Brazilian context. Contributions of the study: The study allows to know the skills of expert accounting analysts in the Brazilian Federal Public Ministry, considering the aspects of importance, domain and impact on work performance. The results can be applied for the development of training activities in the sample institution as well as to other institutions offering similar picture. The study can also be replicated as a diagnosis for other institutions and frameworks of accounting and forensic professionals, serving as a comparison parameter.https://periodicos.ufrn.br/ambiente/article/view/19621skills. forensic accounting. forensic accounting.
spellingShingle Ariel Prates
Jonatas Dutra Sallaberry
Leonardo Flach
Ivam Ricardo Peleias
Romina Batista de Souza de Lucena
Competency mapping: improvement needs of analysts from the area of expertise in accounting at the Federal Public Ministry
Revista Ambiente Contábil
skills. forensic accounting. forensic accounting.
title Competency mapping: improvement needs of analysts from the area of expertise in accounting at the Federal Public Ministry
title_full Competency mapping: improvement needs of analysts from the area of expertise in accounting at the Federal Public Ministry
title_fullStr Competency mapping: improvement needs of analysts from the area of expertise in accounting at the Federal Public Ministry
title_full_unstemmed Competency mapping: improvement needs of analysts from the area of expertise in accounting at the Federal Public Ministry
title_short Competency mapping: improvement needs of analysts from the area of expertise in accounting at the Federal Public Ministry
title_sort competency mapping improvement needs of analysts from the area of expertise in accounting at the federal public ministry
topic skills. forensic accounting. forensic accounting.
url https://periodicos.ufrn.br/ambiente/article/view/19621
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