Open AccessAccounting Automation and the Future of the Accounting Profession
Author(s) -
Ramiro Rodrigues Sumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
núcleo do conhecimento
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2448-0959
DOI - 10.32749/nucleodoconhecimento.com.br/accounting/accounting-profession
Subject(s) - accounting , automation , order (exchange) , bureaucracy , accounting information system , management accounting , business , process (computing) , problematization , public relations , political science , engineering , computer science , finance , law , mechanical engineering , art , literature , politics , operating system
The presence of quality in the services provided is indeed indispensable for the survival of the accounting profession, since it translates into the objective of an accountant. Information systems, new artificial intelligence technologies and innovation, when connected with the expertise of accounting professionals, can result in greater performance of companies and, consequently, the economy. Considering that the profession of the accountant seeks to provide tax information to the tax authorities, this article aims to demonstrate that this profession is in a process of migration with regard to the automation of tasks, in order to become a management tool capable of assisting in assertive decision-making, in order to contribute to the performance of the companies’ social responsibility. The problematization of this study is based on the following problem question: What will be the role of the accountant with the automation of accounting? Will the accounting profession end as predicted by the Sapiens Institute in 2018 research? To achieve the objectives, the literature review was used. As results, the article demonstrated the role of the accountant in the process of development and growth of companies before and after the automation of bureaucratic processes, as well as the perspective of future scenario of the profession. Thus, it was found that the accounting profession undergoes a sudden change of positioning so that it survives as a profession and maintains its role with the society and economy of the country.