Accountants look to educate younger generation in latest tech skills | Accounting Today
By Michael Cohn October 28, 2020, 5:02 p.m. EDT Institute of Management Accountants president and CEO Jeff Thomson told an online meeting Wednesday of the Accountants Club of America about how the profession can appeal more to young people by emphasizing technology know-how in areas like data analytics and data science. “This really is a race for relevance and the future of our profession,” said Thomson. “It really is about velocity, the rate of change of technology and our ability to absorb and leverage technology for betterment of our effectiveness and efficiency.” He sees a move in college and university accounting programs to train students in technology skills. “More and more…