pity I missed this post at the time. I am a CPA and I also focus on providing CPD to accountant on an annual basis. Many accountants dont want to change either, there is a massive resistance. One of the reasons the qualifying syllabus should be under constant review.

there is plently of opertunity for accountants to provide more valued added services such as Business Intellagence now that other roles are becoming more automated. Compliance will always remain, but if accountants could add more value, they dont need to worry about their jobs.