01757nas a2200181   4500008004100000245011300041210006900154260000900223300001200232490000700244520115600251653001501407100002001422700002401442700002101466700001801487856007001505       2015                        eng d00aEmployers' Perceptions of Information Technology Competency Requirements for Management Accounting Graduates0 aEmployers Perceptions of Information Technology Competency Requi  c2015  a403-4220 v253 aManagement accountants work in a computerized workplace with information technology (IT) being used for financial ledgers and reporting. Thus, the role of the management accountant has shifted from capturing and recording transactions to analyzing business issues. This paper examines the IT knowledge and skills that employers require of management accounting graduates. An exploratory field research approach was used to gather data. Chief financial officers (CFOs) and their subordinates at some of New Zealand’s largest firms were interviewed. These respondents were consistent in their requirements. In particular they emphasized intermediate proficiency with some Microsoft tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and familiarity with the structure and navigation of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to be able to process transactions such as accounts receivable or accounts payable. Of those requirements, Excel for analysis was by far the most important. Our contributions update and augment the literature by clarifying the perceptions of employers regarding the IT competencies required of management accounting graduates.10aAccounting1 aSpraakman, Gary1 aO’Grady, Winifred1 aAskarany, Davood1 aAkroyd, Chris  uhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09639284.2015.1089177