TELL anyone that you are an accountant and the first thing that comes to mind is a Scrooge-like personality poring over figures in a ledger and hitting those well-worn calculators. The truth is, there is more to accountants and accountancy in general than meets the eye.
As one of the most respected and oldest professions in the world, it has evolved over the years into a very exciting and dynamic field. But what exactly do accountants or auditors of the modern age do? How do people get trained to become one? And what does the future hold for those in the profession?