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Albrech, Clark, Smtih, Stock, dan Woodfield (1994), and Nacher and
Abdullah (2011), the accounting graduates should have the following seven competencies:
1. Communication capability
2. Capability for developing information and distribution 3. Capability for decision making
4. Knowledge of accounting, auditing, ad taxes 5. Knowledge of business and environment 6. Professionalism skill
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ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE CHALANGE FOR ACCOUNTANT
PREFESSION: THE ROLE OF ACCOUNTING EDUCATION INSTITUTION
Dr. Hasan Fauzi, CA., CSRS Faculty of Economics and Business Sebelas Maret University International Visiting Scholar School of Accountancy College of Business Universiti Utara Malaysia
The Sift of Accounting Paradigm
Supply-driven to Demand-driven
Supply-Driven, graduates are produced based on what accounting education institution want to produce
Demand-Driven, graduates based on market, users
Link and Match are created, graduate are expected to have market qualification
Graduates are processed using teaching and research activities
Transformation Process in Accounting Education Institution
The Role of Research Activity
Like R & D department in a company Research can inspire new program and development for the transformation process in accounting education
Thus, the more research activities, the more chance to have new innovation in accounting education
Demand-Driven
Market oriented
The important changes: Globalization and Information Technology
In terms of level: ASEAN to Asia Pacific and others areas
Market and business are also globalized No borders and no barriers to entry to any country
Investment, Goods, and services
Advancement of Information Technology
Due to the IT advancement, Something impossible to in the past are possible to do now Cortex company Vs Microsoft (Hamel and Prahalad, 1994)
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Accounting Graduate and AEC2015
The changes in global market should be responded Acc Ed institution by making adjustment of competences required
What kind of competences? ready to compete
Or overseas graduates fill labor market
THE REQUIRED QUALIFICATION OF ACCOUNTING GRADUATES
Communication capability
Capability for developing information and distribution
Capability for decision making
Knowledge of accounting, auditing, ad taxes Knowledge of business and environment Professionalism skill
Skill of development and leadership
Communication capability
This capability includes the one for written and oral presentation.
In addition, this competence also requires that the graduates have ability to read and evaluate the written materials as well as understand the group and interpersonal dynamics
Capability for developing information and distribution
Understand the role of information technology in solving business and accounting problems. Understanding the system development cycle for planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating is also required for accounting graduates.
Included in this competence is capability of applying the selected basic programs to solve the business problems.
Capability for decision making
This capability requires accounting graduates to solve both structured and unstructured problems in a new business situation.
This competence also demands the graduates to derive conclusions of specific situations as well as take a priorities based on the limited resource.
Knowledge of accounting, auditing, ad taxes
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Knowledge of business and environment
This competence includes understanding on economic factor, social, and culture affecting business in global situation.
In addition, graduates are required to have knowledge on managing and mechanism of business organization.
Finally, the accounting graduates are expected to understand the type of financial institutions and mechanism of capital and financial market.
Professionalism skill
high level of professionalism, characterized by accounting graduates with capability of identifying ethical aspect and applying it to their task application.
Another characteristic is motivation of the graduates to keep learning in an attempt to improve their professionalism.
This competence also demands the graduates to have the capability of effective working under pressure situation.
Skill of development and leadership
This competence includes the one of graduates to have effective cooperation in the varied groups.
they are expected to successfully organize and delegate jobs to subordinates as well as motivate others. the graduates are demanded to play important role in resolving the existing conflict in their area.
In coping with the happening changes, the graduates have to understand methods to create and manage the changes.
Finally, in the capacity of leader, the graduates have to be competent in using data, exercising judgments, evaluating risk, and solving the problems they are facing.
ACCOUNTANT PROFESSION: DEFINED AND THE ROLE OF ACCOUNTING EDUCATION INSTITUTION
What produced in accounting education institution
are some sub-professions in accountant profession. In terms of preparation of accountant association for its members, is Indonesian accountant profession ready to face AEC 2015? The preparation of Indonesian accountant profession to face AC 2015 is very much contributed by Accounting Education Institution.
CLOSING NOTES
the accounting education institutions should keep