Perfil de competências digitais requerido dos profissionais da área contábil diante da transformação digital

Abstract

Digitization drives the development of skills to enhance the Digital Transformation of organizations, educational institutions and society as a whole. This research aimed to analyze the profile of digital skills required of professionals in the accounting area, seeking to highlight the implications and challenges of technological changes in the world of work. Therefore, a descriptive research with a qualitative approach was carried out. Data were collected through two stages. The first phase occurred through a systematic review of the literature and the second phase was through an interview. Data were analyzed using content analysis. The results showed that professionals working in the accounting area need to adapt to digitalization, adding value to new activities and proving that training based on competence and the need for alignment between academia and the world of work must occur. A matrix was identified with the ten most relevant digital skills for professionals, with greater emphasis on digital skills related to analytical and critical capacity, such as critical thinking, problem solving and decision making; Digital Knowledge and Digital Partners and Computing and Advanced Technologies, due to emerging disruptive technologies. It is concluded that the change of priorities and the will to learn how to learn, in the face of Digital Transformation, will transform the challenges faced by the accounting area and the accounting profession to their advantage, so that these professionals stand out in the exercise of their profession.