Table A2 Skill items and item loadings...

Table A2

Skill items and item loadings on factors

Skill group	Current level	Future importance
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Technical accounting skills	–	–
General accounting knowledge and theoretical understanding	0.68	0.69
Bookkeeping and financial statements	0.74	0.81
Taxes	0.62	0.66
Accounting software	0.66	0.59
Management accounting skills	–	–
Internal financial reporting (creation and analysis)	0.79	0.81
Budgeting	0.85	0.78
Cost accounting	0.83	0.86
IT skills	–	–
General technological knowledge	0.55	0.64
Different IT systems	0.54	0.66
Programming	0.83	0.73
Data processing	0.73	0.67
Robotics and AI	0.75	0.76
Intellectual skills	–	–
Problem solving	0.72	0.78
Decision making	0.59	0.64
Analytical reasoning	0.75	0.73
Critical thinking	0.76	0.72
Logical and mathematical reasoning	0.73	0.69
Communication and social skills	–	–
Customer service	0.76	0.74
Active listening	0.77	0.80
Written communication and interaction	0.76	0.78
Verbal communication and interaction	0.82	0.83
Teamworking and interaction	0.73	0.70
Networking	0.60	0.64
Negotiating	0.62	0.73
Emotional intelligence (EI)	0.70	0.71

Skill group	Current level	Future importance
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Technical accounting skills	–	–
General accounting knowledge and theoretical understanding	0.68	0.69
Bookkeeping and financial statements	0.74	0.81
Taxes	0.62	0.66
Accounting software	0.66	0.59
Management accounting skills	–	–
Internal financial reporting (creation and analysis)	0.79	0.81
Budgeting	0.85	0.78
Cost accounting	0.83	0.86
IT skills	–	–
General technological knowledge	0.55	0.64
Different IT systems	0.54	0.66
Programming	0.83	0.73
Data processing	0.73	0.67
Robotics and AI	0.75	0.76
Intellectual skills	–	–
Problem solving	0.72	0.78
Decision making	0.59	0.64
Analytical reasoning	0.75	0.73
Critical thinking	0.76	0.72
Logical and mathematical reasoning	0.73	0.69
Communication and social skills	–	–
Customer service	0.76	0.74
Active listening	0.77	0.80
Written communication and interaction	0.76	0.78
Verbal communication and interaction	0.82	0.83
Teamworking and interaction	0.73	0.70
Networking	0.60	0.64
Negotiating	0.62	0.73
Emotional intelligence (EI)	0.70	0.71

Note(s): The table covers the skills that were retained and grouped for further analyses

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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