Measuring the lean accounting knowledge levels of accounting professionals: Sample of Kars province

The aim of this study is to measure, using demographic factors, the lean accounting knowledge levels of independent financial advisers connected with the Kars Chamber of Certified Public Accountants who work in the province of Kars. Independent accountants and financial consultants who work in the province of Kars make up the main body of the study. The sample was formed using the basic random sampling approach, and the research used the descriptive research technique, one of the quantitative research methods. The survey method was utilized to collect the research data. In this context, 37 of 39 independent accountants and financial advisors operating in the province of Kars were reached and the survey was conducted. Reliability analysis, frequency analysis, factor analysis, independent sample t- tests, and One Way Anova tests were utilized in the study of the research data. The analysis was conducted using the SPSS 26 statistical package program. The analyses conducted as part of the study's objectives revealed that there was no discernible variation in the level of lean accounting knowledge in terms of the demographic variables. The knowledge of lean accounting professionals who took part in a training or seminar related to the subject has been demonstrated to be very high.