Open AccessPublic Accounting as a profession in Mexico
Author(s) -
Adriana Paredes-Barrón,
Juan Silva-Contreras,
Miguel Ángel Andrade-Oseguera
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista de administración y finanzas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2410-342X
DOI - 10.35429/jaf.2019.18.6.17.21
Subject(s) - honesty , credibility , compliance (psychology) , public relations , function (biology) , action (physics) , work (physics) , accounting , political science , professional responsibility , sociology , business , psychology , law , social psychology , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , evolutionary biology , biology
Every profession has a function of responsibility to society, which implies dedication, compliance and permanent updating, credibility and, above all, appropriating their ideals, making them part of their being, with certain ideas, ethical compliance, values and practices that characterize him as a professional. Exercising the profession of Public Accountant implies a sense of social responsibility, of acting with integrity of values and ethics, if one takes into account that society demands such compliance, in addition to a behavior of honesty and certainty. In Mexico, the Public Accountant has different areas of specialization in which professionals can find work cavity today. The main objective of this article is to analyze and identify the functions of a future professional in Public Accounting as well as the work areas to be carried out.The background, essential characteristics, challenges and fields of action of the profession in Mexico are included, thus contributing to the election of career for university futures.