Technical skills are nice, but if you really want to move up you should pay attention to your communication and people skills, too. In recruiting and HR parlance, these are often called "soft skills," and their increasing importance reflect both changing demographics and the changing nature of an accountant's job.
Jim Cote of Accounting Management Solutions, a New England provider of accounting, financial management and recruiting services, says skills like writing and presenting persuasively "are what enable leaders to educate and lead." And, he says, “greater use of information technology helps get the job done ... but that means the people you bring on board must have broad and deep technical skills. They also must be able to work with a wide range of people, which is where soft skills become critical.”
This is all out of a press release, but they're really good points.
Financial Professionals Need Technical and Soft Skills, According to AMS [AMS]
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