Um estudo sobre o perfil do contador frente às exigências do mercado de trabaho nacional para vagas na área Contábil

Abstract

The accountancy profession is as old as the beginning of civilization. Over the years, this profession has been suffering several changes, due to the demanding market and by the evolution of accounting science. To the professional, it is desirable to develop competencies and skills necessary to follow this evolution. Within this context, the present study aimed to identify the profile of the accountant professional required by the labor market. For this purpose, it was applied a questionnaire developed by Ferreira (2011), to identify the requirements of the contracting companies through the advertisements provided by sites for recruiting. The sites used in the study were: Catho, Manager, InfoJobs and Michael Page, in June 2014. 120 advertisements were analyzed and the data were treated with content analysis, descriptively. The questionnaire was divided into six topics, as follows: identification, formation, technical profile, management profile, behavioral profile and benefits. The results were described according to the topics of the questionnaire, in a percentage and decreasing order, with the most mentioned requirements by contracting companies. At the end of this research, it was concluded that the profile of the accounting professional required by the labor market is based on a qualified professional to act on tax and accounting routines and should have ease with teamwork, leadership, oral communication, proactivity and mastery of different languages.