COMPETENCIES FOR ACCOUNTING POSITIONS IN POLAND ANALYSED FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF INDUSTRY 4.0.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to reveal the most important transversal competences for accountants on various levels in the context of Industry 4.0 in Poland. Design/methodology/approach: The purpose is fulfilled by analyzing the competency requirements from job advertising using the methods of descriptive and mathematical statistics. Findings: The empirical part shows the dominance of hard finance and accounting competences, followed by data analysis and management ones. It was also revealed, that personal competences are not the crucial ones, similar to the ability to use foreign languages. Research limitations/implications: The data were collected from only one online job portal. In the future analysis of bigger data set are planned, together with identifying the barriers for competence groups and international comparative study. Practical implications: Candidates will know what to focus on while applying for the job, and employers gathered a good source of benchmark for their job advertising. Originality/value: The paper focuses on a specific set of competences for accounting jobs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]