A lot of work in compliance and accounting is really about making the organisation legible. There's a certain amount of box-ticking for sure, but the analysis

A lot of work in compliance and accounting is really about making the organisation legible. There's a certain amount of box-ticking for sure, but the analysis and reporting are really about getting the data into a form that allows people to create narratives and have conversations. There is no ceiling for the amount of legibility that management can want. From an external perspective, the amount of legibility that external organisations can demand (via regulation) is sensitive to what seems possible. Reporting requirements seem to inexorably increase in scope and detail over time. I predict there will ultimately be no job loss due to efficiency improvements in these areas. It may in fact increase demand.