Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Yönetim ve Ekonomi Araştırmaları Dergisi, cilt.20, sa.4, ss.115-137, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
Covid-19 has spread all over the world and humanity faced with uncertain situations. These
ambiguous conditions have also affected the public accountants in terms of their working schedules and
social lives, as they have affected every sector. The public accountants have continued their key role
between government and corporations with great effort during the Covid-19 period. Covid-19 has
forced the accountants to quickly adapt to this change in work arrangement with the support of the rapid
development of technology. This study aims to examine the responses of professional accountants in the
frame of remote working due to Covid-19 and their adaptation to the digital transformation. In this
research, the data was collected by semi-structured interviews, which are one of the qualitative methods.
The interviews were conducted with 12 certified public accountants, and their responses were recorded.
The results of the interviews were classified under six main themes within the framework of the answers
of the participants. Accountants stated that digital transformation gained speed and remote work
mounted during the pandemic period. Professionals who experienced working remotely, albeit forcibly
during this period, stated that accounting can also be done from home, and that the regulation that
requires obtaining an office should be updated. They also stated that during the period, there were
various changes in the working schemes compared to the previous period and that they could not get
enough support from the government agencies with decision authority.