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Information management challenges for the professional accountant in business

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Information professionals have fundamental skills that — if harnessed optimally — have the potential to be of significant value to professional accountants working in business. The accounting profession is grappling with issues emerging from a changing external environment. The roles, responsibilities and priorities of those with a finance function — especially those in business — are evolving, bringing about shifts in information needs. The opportunity for information professionals is to assert and demonstrate the relevance and value of their skill set to the emerging, more strategic finance function. This article provides an overview of the developments impacting accountants in business to highlight potential opportunities for information professionals.

Key Words: finance directors • finance function • information management • information needs • professional accountants in business

Business Information Review, Vol. 25, No. 3, 160-164 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0266382108095041


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