![[Featured image] An accountant works at their laptop computer in a brightly lit office.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2AAVVOpcN7Mr4RC3h3SiI2/d4c1830d85c60c04763c0126fcd8e823/iStock-1150572105.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
What Does an Accountant Do? And How to Become One
If you’re organized and enjoy working with numbers, a career in accounting could be a good fit. Find out how to get started, including the key skills you'll need to be successful.
March 21, 2022
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![[Featured Image] A businessperson in a white blazer and black top with gold buttons smiles while reviewing an accounts payable report in an office with white shelves, black binders, and books.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2HD53Uk4ka61VeS7rQmcxp/1ca768882dd654e8baf56379ea367b99/GettyImages-1565261690.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A smiling tax accountant dressed in a suit and tie sits with their client at a table in a well-lit office and uses their laptop to explain to the client their finances.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7i3gqKQQfrbG5DdlArn4uQ/ce537e07921f75d4d5f73e3975a584fc/GettyImages-660142614.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)


![[Featured Image] A smiling financial controller tilts their glasses as they read a report that they hold in their other hand and sits in front of two computers in their office.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7yAWsM4rour9o5XcUNG3tH/12356f4c38117c648c8c936552b059e5/GettyImages-1329000536.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A financial analyst goes over a report with company stakeholders at a conference table.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5yiKAn5HMfJCEs7Nxu7LHW/543a8cdb57a437242d94bc515fe7465e/Business-professionals-discussing-over-a-graph-1127726411_8477x5651.jpeg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A financial advisor in a wheelchair sits in front of a computer with a stack of financial reports in front of her.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1lHO6XImoEOcse5haqfCa3/1b7388f6d80d4f4c47b2d05fb08a02cf/GettyImages-1082631034.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A loan officer in a white button-up shirt speaks with a client in a brightly light bank lobby.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2G8Up2arnbjwSUTKAwhEH9/d6ff28c05c090fcae955b50412d1fd7b/GettyImages-143382206.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A bookkeeper works at their laptop computer next to a window.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7fJYo2PyzMO7Hlq1uuzWaq/3034fe807a94a0d84b6cc057c187589f/BookkeepingLaptop.jpeg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)

