With the myriad of opportunities available to professional accountants across positions, locales and sectors with the ability to progress in many different roles, accountancy is a passport to meaningful and rewarding careers in both the private and public sectors. This was the theme of the latest meeting of IFAC’s Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Advisory Group held in New York City, which convenes a global and diverse group of professional accountants working in a variety of leadership positions in business and the public sector
A new article from IFAC explores five opportunities identified by the PAIB Advisory Group available to professional accountants to shape a career for themselves with lasting impact. By enabling digital transformation, connecting organizational goals to corporate sustainability targets and the sustainability development goals (SDGs), and by helping to manage short and long-term trade-offs, professional accountants are contributing to more resilient and sustainable organizations and economies
“The accountancy profession is evolving, and there has never been a better time to be an accounting and finance professional,” said Sanjay Rughani, IFAC PAIB Advisory Group Chair. "Professional accountants are critical to driving sustainable prosperity, and we are at a time of unprecedented opportunity to meet the increasing demands for finance and accountancy skills from our multiple stakeholders, including society at large.”
https://www.ifac.org/news-events/2023-06/five-opportunities-make-accountancy-passport-meaningful-careers-private-and-public-sectors