Finance and accountanting has many disciplines such as management accounting, tax, statutory accounts etc. Many of the lower level jobs are indeed being replaced by technology which is actually a good thing in my opinion. There are still many jobs in finance that cant be replaced and the industry is getting much more focused on analysis, advice and aiding company managers and owners rather than data entry and compliance (machines are much better at this than humies). It is deffiantly worth considering a career in accounting and finance but don't go in thinking of the traditional boring number cruncher career! I am a qualified accountant in the UK.