THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORK OF ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONALS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO CLARO

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze the effects that technology has been causing in the daily life of the accounting professional, especially in the municipality of São José do Rio Claro. Through the bibliographic review and the application of a questionnaire, it was highlighted how the professional deals with the advances of technology and his difficulty in adapting to this great change in his area of activity, accounting and its informational functions were approached describing the concepts, objectives of accounting and its generation of information to its users, the technological environment and its evolutions were conceptualized, highlighting the main tools in the accounting sector and the most modern aspects in current accounting and what will be the profile of the accounting professional and the future impacts for the automation of the sector, including advantages and disadvantages and the challenges to be faced. Research shows that Despite the great change in accounting with the implementation of technology, the accountants of the municipality of São José do Rio Claro dealt very well with the adaptation process implemented in their offices and using them in their daily live, seeing technology more as an ally than a threat.