At a time when the accounting profession is undergoing a profound transformation, Accountant today. Strategic guide to governing AI, people and processes in the modern studio It is intended as an orientation tool rather than a technical manual. The volume, signed by Luca Piovano and published in an independent edition in ebook and paper format, it is available on Amazon and is introduced by the preface of Luca Asvisiopresident of the Order of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Turin.
The starting point is clear: artificial intelligence is not the only variable at play, but it has accelerated dynamics already underway, making strategic choices on organisation, study model, relationship with clients and collaborators no longer postponable. Accountant today arises from the direct experience of those who experience this transition from the inside and focuses on the “why” and “when” to adopt certain solutions, even before the “how”.
The book is divided into five parts that accompany the reader from the new paradigm of the profession – between margin compression, increasingly standardized services and the crisis of generational turnover – up to the themes of ethics and regulation, with an analysis of the European AI Act and the Italian legislation on artificial intelligence. At the centre, the idea of the accountant as a trusted support in an increasingly automated ecosystem, capable of governing technology without being overwhelmed by it.
There is no shortage of operational sections dedicated to the accounting, tax and advisory areas, as well as particular attention to the organization of the firm and its attractiveness for the new generations. The volume is completed by a glossary, an overview of the AI tools on the market and a methodological note that explains how artificial intelligence was used in the writing process: not as a substitute for the author, but as an advanced editor.
Accountant today it is therefore a lucid and current reflection on a profession that is changing its skin, and which must decide whether to undergo the change or govern it. A book that talks about technology, but above all about professional identity.
