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- Financial audits: Ensure that financial records are accurate
- Bank statement reconciliation: Reconcile bank statements
- Payroll calculation: Calculate payroll
- Financial record keeping: Keep and interpret financial records
- Risk analysis: Perform risk analysis evaluations
- Financial reporting: Report on financial performance, cash flows, and financial position
- Financial advice: Provide financial advice and solutions to financial problems
Skills
- Business knowledge: Work with professionals across departments
- Technology expertise: Use accounting tools like QuickBooks
- Communication skills: Work with clients and other professionals
- Flexibility and adaptability: Adapt to changing business needs
- Creativity and problem solving: Solve financial problems
- Analytical skills: Analyze financial information
- Attention to detail: Focus on all areas of a project
Work setting
Accountants can work in small or large organizations, or be self-employed. Some accountants specialize in areas like bookkeeping, tax, or auditing.