Development of competencies of project management accounting specialists

The implementation of projects is a generally accepted practice of achieving the set goals with limited resources and time. The quality of modern domestic education largely determines the achievement of strategic and tactical objectives, both at the level of an economic entity and the state as a whole. The incompetence of specialists in various fields, including accounting and analytical, leads to the impossibility of introducing innovative technologies and tools into practical activities, which affects the financial condition of economic entities. The study revealed the market’s need for project management accounting specialists based on the analysis of vacancies of the most popular online recruiting platforms in Russia. The assessment of the competence matrix of project management specialists during international certification was carried out with the identification of the relationship between project management and accounting, management accounting in terms of elements (stakeholders, requirements and objectives of the project, risks and opportunities, quality, design and final product of the project, time and phases of the project life cycle, etc.). The significance of the competencies of these specialists is determined by means of a questionnaire and factor analysis of its results. Based on the collected information base, a model of competencies of a project management accounting specialist has been formed (project planning, project monitoring and control, project closure, cost management, procurement management, human resource management).