The Human Side of IFRS - Careers - CFO.com

For career advancement purposes, gaining bona fide expertise in international standards in the short term may be a sure ticket to bountiful career rewards. "It's one of two very hot areas, fair value being the other one," said H. David Sherman, an accounting professor at Northeastern University and a former Securities and Exchange Commission academic fellow. "Anybody becoming an expert in either of those areas has a guaranteed career for many years.

"An accountant who establishes a position as the "go-to" person on IFRS within a company will have great influence over how the company appears to the public, especially analysts and investors, Sherman noted.

The Human Side of IFRS - Careers - CFO.com