In the wake of information technology development and professional management, accountants are no longer confined to keeping and auditing accounts but have wider and greater responsibilities. They have become financial specialists who make use of their accounting skills and techniques in conjunction with modern computerised information systems to analyse, interpret, plan and budget for the efficient control of a company's business affairs, and assist the management in making strategic decisions.
The accounting profession includes Professional Accountants, Professional Auditors, Accounting Trainees, Accounting Clerks and Bookkeepers, etc.