Talent is a
“scientific” art which sets up a person uniquely amongst a group.
Once I was
engaging a valuation professional to value shares of the company for a legal
& taxation purpose, I explained him my requirement for valuation and
provided him with all financial numbers / projections. Before going through the numbers the first
question from him was “How much value you want”, though this question stunned
me I was astonished by his talent of creativity and “customer satisfaction”.
There are many
more “Accounting Talents” similar to the above (but in a larger scale) to name
a few which are familiar to most of us – Enron, Arthur & Anderson,
Worldcom, Lehman Brothers and Satyam.
All these are examples of Accounting Talents which made some individuals
extremely rich (albeit for a short of time till they were caught). Obvious question – how many more are still
there yet to be caught and still making millions?
Talent of an
accountant is best personified on how hard he stands for values & ethics of
the profession. Luckily for me my organization supports this.
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