Accounting is a broad term that encompasses multiple different job titles and roles within organisations. There are three main types of accountants—financial accountants, management accountants, and government accountants—all of which focus on different aspects of the profession. Internal and external auditors are also closely related.
An accountant is a professional who is responsible for keeping, producing, and interpreting financial records. Most accountants are responsible for a wide range of finance-related tasks, either for individual clients or for larger businesses and organisations employing them. There is also significant research output in academia pertaining to issues in accounting theory and practice.
The Accounting Hall of Fame® is a general award open to all accountants, CFOs, university academics, etc., in the financial, managerial and audit fields. Therefore, those who have made a significant contribution to the following field of accounting, both in the profession and academia, will be eligible to be nominated for the award.
- Financial Accounting
- Managerial Accounting
- Cost Accounting
- External Auditing
- Internal Auditing
- Tax Accounting
- Accounting Systems
- Fiduciary Accounting
- Forensic Accounting
- Corporate Governance, etc.