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class / concept name
 accountant
sub-class of

provider
full name, other names

accounting information provider, preparer,

description

accountants in business in various capacities; in charge of classification, recording, reporting, and analysis of financial information;

A professional accountant employed or engaged in an executive or non- executive capacity in such areas as commerce, industry, service, the public sector, education, the not for profit sector, regulatory bodies or professional bodies, or a professional accountant contracted by such entities.   [IESBA]
consists of following members (types)

bookkeeper  .  senior accountant  .  controller  .  CFO  .     

as a general term, includes

auditor  .  qualified accountant  .  professional accountant  .  

carries out

accounting
produces / generates / prepares

accounting information
thinks in terms of

accounting concept
follows

Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants -  IESBA - 2015 (Part C)  .  



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topic map of accounting and auditing, an ontology
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This page was first published in April 2002; last updated in June 2015.