Why accountant is different (iate) to others?

 by: Azhar Musafi

“Languages of business” is the definitions of accounting, and accountants are the one who construct this language to all user. By that fact only, accountant is differ to others because the capability of complex knowledge in business world. 

1.      High Caliber of Future Business Leader

No others profession that need as comprehensive knowledge as accountant. In facts, accountants are able to know and develop good internal control, effective business processes, and efficient budgeting. Not only that, by this skills accountant “a must” knowing company profitability, growth, and sustainability. Once a problem occurs, by evaluating business processes and actual budgeting accountant able to address accurately and solve it by capability as leader. Thus, being accountant people will have several specialty such as think faster, better and adaptable with math.

2.       Integrity is a Must – for aggregate prosperity

One of the accounting codes of conduct is integrity; by then accountant performing this code will show real condition of company in particular and show economic condition as a whole. So that, people decision on allocation its resources will efficient and the prosperity will be possible to be equal.

3.       Corruption fighter

As Indonesia one of most corrupt country, for sure a good accountant is one the agent for fighting with corruption. Through knowledgeable audit process, independent, and highly professional accountant that work as auditor, they will be able to detect any fraudulent in private or even government sector. In this point, if auditor put high attention in audit private sector that own by shareholder only, of course auditor will put more and more attention on auditing government sector because the owner is the entire citizen in Indonesia. So, good accountant and auditor are needed to maintain all assets and resources and use those assets efficiently without any corruption.

Yes, accountants are paid by the company where they working for, but for sure the benefit for the highly fairness of financial statements will be gained by the society. In other words, accountant is professions that caring for society, not a profession that only think what the benefit for their own like any others.

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