Contribuição à melhoria da atuação profissional do contador na cidade São Paulo : pesquisa face às exigências do mercado de trabalho

Abstract

The scope of this research work is to identify the requirements of the market ,define the necessary qualifications for the position of an Accountant, and analyse it in the professional market of São Paulo city. For this purpose, literature in the field gave the theoretical grounds and job advertisements published in newspapers or shown in Internet seeking for an accountant in the preriod of jan through dec 2002 were used. The results of the research pointed out what Knowledge and skills are required from an accountant in the present economical context , where technology and quick information exchange demand new attitudes and solutions to problems faced by such professionals. The trend shown is that the Accountant has a broader managemental performance taking part of the decision making of the business, with a high etical attitude. From these data, it is possíble to rethink the role of the accountant and extract elements of how to better get prepared for a competitive performance in the field.