GST has New Job Opportunities in Store for Accountants
During 2017, volatile economic conditions and recession unfolded as a hard hitting fact for many job seekers and employees across a few industries. In the current year, experts have estimated employment of about 20,000 professionals for finance jobs. Thanks to the full-fledged GST roll out that has opened new opportunities for both fintech and firms from different sectors to adapt and comply with the new tax regime. With the government pushing for online tax filing and reporting, graduates with a basic finance degree and IT background can be a part of the big picture by grabbing new job opportunities in core areas such taxation, accounting and data analytics. The need to go fully digital and also understand the GST tax format and practices is creating sizable demand for certification and vocational training in the same area. This trend has significantly replaced the previous format of employing only MBA graduates and Chartered Accountants. A few companies are looking to ...