Transformation of Accountant Functions under Global Challenges

The accountant's timely response to challenges is not only a guarantee of the survival and development of the profession itself but also a matter of the effective functioning of the economic system as a whole. Today, the methodical patterns of the accountant's daily work are changing, resp...

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Main Author: Yuliya Shenderivska
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Institute of Accounting and Finance 2022-12-01
Series:Облік і фінанси
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Online Access:http://www.afj.org.ua/pdf/944-transformaciya-funkciy-buhgaltera-pid-vplivom-globalnih-viklikiv.pdf
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description The accountant's timely response to challenges is not only a guarantee of the survival and development of the profession itself but also a matter of the effective functioning of the economic system as a whole. Today, the methodical patterns of the accountant's daily work are changing, responding to the social, informational, and digital transformations of the economic environment caused by global challenges and the introduction of innovative technologies. In this case the accountant's functions can also transform and change. The article aims to determine the actual functions of the accountant and establish the essence of the influence of global challenges on them. Based on the analysis of approaches to the interpretation of accounting functions by Ukrainian and foreign scientists, a connection between accounting functions and the functions of an accountant was established. It was found that the accountant's role in the enterprise management system is represented by six functions: organization, communication, accounting, control, analytics, forecasting and planning. The accountant's functions do not exist separately but are in close interaction with each other and are divided into levels: Level 0 – system-forming functions; Level 1 – basic functions; Level 2 – management functions. It was found that accounting functions are affected by four groups of global challenges (technological, economic, political, and social). The consequences of such influence are as follows: an increase in the specific weight and value of professional judgment due to the automation of standard processes; the need to implement a more flexible and individualized work organization; the need to find competitive advantages in the global market; expanding the radius and increasing the speed of communication; increasing relevance of cooperation and communication within the professional social movement; separation of software control; expanding the number of factors to be considered; stimulation of increased planning flexibility; the need to work with non-financial indicators; the need to be able to react to unforeseen circumstances quickly.
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spelling doaj.art-a5e7ee6ac5844f11b2cfa36cae651fc62023-02-07T12:56:20ZdeuInstitute of Accounting and FinanceОблік і фінанси2307-98782518-11812022-12-014(98)233110.33146/2307-9878-2022-4(98)-23-31Transformation of Accountant Functions under Global ChallengesYuliya Shenderivska0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5660-2997"Institute of Agrarian Economics" National Scientific Centre, Kyiv, UkraineThe accountant's timely response to challenges is not only a guarantee of the survival and development of the profession itself but also a matter of the effective functioning of the economic system as a whole. Today, the methodical patterns of the accountant's daily work are changing, responding to the social, informational, and digital transformations of the economic environment caused by global challenges and the introduction of innovative technologies. In this case the accountant's functions can also transform and change. The article aims to determine the actual functions of the accountant and establish the essence of the influence of global challenges on them. Based on the analysis of approaches to the interpretation of accounting functions by Ukrainian and foreign scientists, a connection between accounting functions and the functions of an accountant was established. It was found that the accountant's role in the enterprise management system is represented by six functions: organization, communication, accounting, control, analytics, forecasting and planning. The accountant's functions do not exist separately but are in close interaction with each other and are divided into levels: Level 0 – system-forming functions; Level 1 – basic functions; Level 2 – management functions. It was found that accounting functions are affected by four groups of global challenges (technological, economic, political, and social). The consequences of such influence are as follows: an increase in the specific weight and value of professional judgment due to the automation of standard processes; the need to implement a more flexible and individualized work organization; the need to find competitive advantages in the global market; expanding the radius and increasing the speed of communication; increasing relevance of cooperation and communication within the professional social movement; separation of software control; expanding the number of factors to be considered; stimulation of increased planning flexibility; the need to work with non-financial indicators; the need to be able to react to unforeseen circumstances quickly.http://www.afj.org.ua/pdf/944-transformaciya-funkciy-buhgaltera-pid-vplivom-globalnih-viklikiv.pdfaccountingaccounting professionaccountant functionsglobal challengeshierarchy of accounting functions
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Transformation of Accountant Functions under Global Challenges
Облік і фінанси
accounting
accounting profession
accountant functions
global challenges
hierarchy of accounting functions
title Transformation of Accountant Functions under Global Challenges
title_full Transformation of Accountant Functions under Global Challenges
title_fullStr Transformation of Accountant Functions under Global Challenges
title_full_unstemmed Transformation of Accountant Functions under Global Challenges
title_short Transformation of Accountant Functions under Global Challenges
title_sort transformation of accountant functions under global challenges
topic accounting
accounting profession
accountant functions
global challenges
hierarchy of accounting functions
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