I.T. SKILLS ACCOUNTANTS: A STUDY ON JOB ADS
Abstract
Purpose — This study aims to identify the IT skills required for accounting staff, managers, and supervisor positions in the labor market. It aims to assist prospective accounting graduates in building the necessary skills to obtain the desired career.
Design/methodology/approach — This study has utilized the content analysis method to analyze 543 job advertisements from the job street website. The data was then tested using the Kruskal-Wallis test to determine the differences in the skill requirements between positions.
Findings — The most in-demand skills across all positions are those associated with Microsoft Office and accounting software. The difference in needs at staff, supervisor, and manager positions was confirmed.
Practical implications — This study informs prospective accounting graduates about the labor market’s skill requirements and is expected to raise graduates’ awareness and understanding, allowing them to prepare the skills required for the expected jobs.
Originality/value —This study contributes to the previous literature by identifying the intensity of the need for information technology skills in the current digital era through the percentage of needs. Framed in the signaling theory, the content analysis of the paper presents the comparison of skills required among different positions (staff, supervisor, manager).
Keywords — accountant; content analysis; IT skills; job advertisement; data analytic; accounting software
Paper type — empirical paper
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2022 The International Journal of Accounting and Business Society
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
The copyright of the received article shall be assigned to the journal as the publisher of the journal. The intended copyright includes the right to publish the article in various forms (including reprints). The journal maintains the publishing rights to the published articles.