ABSTRACT
The industrial revolution 4.0 can be an opportunity, challenge or threat for various professions including the Accountant. One of the challenges that must be faced is technological disruption. If the Accountants can’t adapt to changes, there is no guarantee they will survive in competing with others. Accounting students who will become the next Accountants must prepare themselves to become competitive professional Accountants. This research has a purpose to answer the problem formulation and analyze the skills of accounting students in preparing for Accountants competency in the fourth industrial revolution era. The research method used is a case study with a descriptive analysis approach. Data collection techniques applied are observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The results of this study indicate that accounting students have soft skills including Intellectual skills, Technical and Functional skills, Personal skills, Interpersonal and communication skills, and Organizational and Business Management skills. Soft skills of accounting students have an effect on Accountant competency. Hopefully, those skills can become innovation and reference for the development of skills of accounting students in preparing for Accountant competency in the industrial revolution 4.0 era.
