“SOFT SKILLS: Professional Attributes Performance Accountant”

Abstract

One of the prominent programs ABFII (Asian Banking Finance and Informatics Institute) Perbanas related to competitive regional and international market is inaugurating professional accountants. The competition can not be separated from the development of a dynamic business world, both professional individual who acted as head of the company or organization, as well as professionals, who contribute daily functioning in accordance with the individual job description. The accounting profession is required to meet quality than GPA (Grade Point Average), also must uphold the personal qualities, called Soft Skills, such as the values of Honesty/Integrity, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Ability, and the Ability to Cooperate. Soft Skills attributes are derived from a review of a survey published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), USA, 2012, against 457 corporate leaders (CEOs) in the United States, scale of 1 to 5 scale range. Scale 5 is the highest scale, and the scale of 1 is the lowest scale. Based on the NACE study, an accountant is required to have the ability to get the highest scale Communicate (4,69). Communication skill is the ability to convey a personal responsibility, including the ability to establish interpersonal relationships in the implementation of an organization. The attributes that marked the ABFII student graduates, especially accounting, is to be a Professional Accountant, competent , equipped with technology -based managerial thinking skills, ability to analyze and solve problems and financial accounting in accordance with accounting standards generally accepted in Indonesia and International. Communication Skills meaning the ability to convey ideas related to his job to others clearly. Communication Skills is also the required ability to interact and to collaborate with others. These abilities are part of the Soft Skills that complement the GPA which is a manifestation of the ability of a person's intellectual or cognitive abilities. Some attribute Soft Skills seed will be outlined in more detail in this paper.