“Accountants working the private sector as internal auditors review and verify their companies’ financial and information systems, management procedures, and internal controls.”

“Many corporate executives have a background in accounting, internal auditing, or finance. Public accountants often advance to positions with more responsibility in one or two years and to senior positions within another few years.”

“Most accountants already use digital tools and are optimizing processes to go paperless. Yet as technology continues to advance and further automate numerous functions, conversations turn to the prospect of human-less accounting.”