In the era of big data, all walks of life are affected by internet, internet of things and cloud computing, the big data brings qualitative change to accounting development, and enterprise’s demand for accounting talents is also changing. However, in the traditional higher vocational colleges, there are some problems in accounting teaching, such as the low awareness of internet, too much attention to theoretical knowledge and the weakness of teachers. In the face of the change of the new situation, higher vocational colleges, which train the specialized accounting talents for enterprises, should make positive changes. This paper analyzes the predicament of accounting education in higher vocational colleges, and points out that under the background of big data, the teaching of accounting in higher vocational colleges should emphasize the cultivation of professional practice ability, optimize the setting of accounting courses, and construct the monitoring mode of digital teaching effect evaluation.