РЕАЛІЇ ТА ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ РОЗВИТКУ БУХГАЛТЕРСЬКОЇ ПРОФЕСІЇ В УКРАЇНІ

Objective. The objective of the article is to analyze the current state of development of the accounting profession in Ukraine, to reveal the main directions and ways of accountants' competitiveness increase in the labor market in Ukraine. Methods. In the process of study general scientific and special methods and techniques of knowledge are applied as well as the methods of analysis, synthesis, grouping, abstracting, generalization, induction and deduction. Results. On the basis of the study the existing approaches to the definition of requirements to professional accountant are analyzed, and the contribution of specialists in accounting in the development of the enterprises of the state and society is formalized.