The traditional view of accountants as merely 'bean counters' is slowly becoming a thing ofthe past. For centuries, account- ants have been employed to report on the bt numbers. They have sat there in their little st corner, surrounded by stacks of paper and computer printouts, and have told us whether or not we have made a profit. But more and more, accountants are finding that management doesn't need them to report on the numbers. With today's w technology, management already has access to software programs which do this T work for them. So what will the luture accountant do? According to Mr Hamilton-Smythe, the Managing Director of KHz Enterprises, 1 the large international manufacturing