Identify and describe the generic or professional skills that employers require in the area of financial accounting.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING THEORY

You are required to:

1. Identify and describe the generic or professional skills that employers require in the area of financial accounting. You should consult:

At least five academic journal articles, although eight articles will ensure better coverage of the research

Professional sources and books can be used in support,but not instead of academic articles, so you still need your FIVE ACADEMIC JOURNAL ARTICLES (AT LEAST!)

Draw some conclusions about the kind of skills employers require.

Note that these skills do not include the technical skills concerning specialist knowledge of accounting rules and procedures and you should not consider skills of this kind in this coursework.

2. Select three of these skills and explain how the work you have done in modules taken in the area of financial accounting has helped you to acquire these skills.

You may include auditing modules in this area but not modules in management accounting, finance or taxation.

If you are a credit entry student you can refer to your previous studies in financial accounting and the learning outcomes that are relevant to achieving these skills.

You can include this module, Financial Accounting Theory.

3. Discuss whether you think that these generic skills should form a greater part of an Accounting degree than has been your experience.