Accounting: A Career As A Chief Financial Assistant

An accountant can be described as someone who reviews the financial information for a client or business. Their job is to make sure that the numbers are correct and payments are made on time. Some of the duties of an accountant are to help lower costs, create budgets, keep track of financial records, set up tax returns, make sure taxes are paid on time, and so many other tasks (U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015). After all of the research and talking to someone in the field I will be discussing job duties and daily life of accountants, their salary and job openings, and skills and education needed. There are a few different types of accountants such as management accountants, government accountants, and public accountants. The individual that I interviewed was a Chief Financial Officer for a company here in Michigan and she did work just for the company that she worked for. The main difference between all of the different accountants is who they work for. It could be the government, an individual, or their company they are at (U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015). The …show more content…
Also, if someone is looking to receive a higher pay or get a better job it is highly recommended that they become a CPA (Study.com). Some of the skills that my interviewee said are important when going into accounting is being organized, detail oriented, good communication skills, and being friendly. A skill that is especially important to have is being able to focus. There are a lot of numbers they work with and it is important to not get distracted because if someone were to mess up just one number it will turn into a domino effect. She added that many people believe accountants spend much of their time in an office but that is not totally true. She spends a lot of her time in her office, in coworkers offices, and traveling to other companies (D. Hillsburg, personal communication, December 1,