Interview paper questions for people working in the accounting field???
Interview paper questions for people working in the accounting field???
1. How did you become interested in pursing a career in this field?
2. What is your educational experiential backgrounds as it relates to your accounting job?
3. What does your job entail? What does an average day at work consist of?
4. In your opinion, what are some of the skills needed to be an accountant?
5. What are some of the highlights of your career? Low points?
6. Finally, any suggestions or tips for me?
Answers:
Emily E: 1. took an accounting class is high school and loved it!
2. I have a BSinBA with an accounting major
3. I do a little bit of everything, slow time of year for me. Financial statements, payroll, payroll taxes, personal and corporate taxes, any bs clients want to pay me to handle!
4. Need to understand people, accounting principles, Be able to talk to clients that know nothing about accounting and don't want to!
5. I love helping those who want to be helped! I hate those who don't understand and will do nothing that is in their best interest!
6. You either love it or hate it, there is no in between!
2007-11-01 11:12:49
2007-11-01 11:12:49
Chosen Answer
Alan K: 1. High school course. It turned out I was good at it. 2. BS in business administration, major Accounting. 3. I'm a controller of a small company. I prepare monthly financial statements and variance analysis reports when I'm not on Yahoo, payroll and human resources, manage cash levels and payable disbursements and occasionally take out the trash. 4. Patience, common sense, strong set of morals. 5. Highs - Getting my CPA license, becoming a controller it means I know something. Lows - it seems when something goes right it is the exception. Nearly everything I deal with messed up in some way or another. In public accounting, you have to compromise a lot of your personal life, the hours long, and there is the stress of deadlines. 6. Aim as high up the ladder as you can go - good grades, meet the right people who can help you along, stay focused on what you want out of it. I agree with the previous poster you can't do this halfway. The reward after wards can be amazing. If later you decide this is not for you, that's okay. Many of my friends have left the profession. My own brother is a CPA as well and now runs his own home improvement company.
2007-11-01 11:59:55
Alan K: 1. High school course. It turned out I was good at it. 2. BS in business administration, major Accounting. 3. I'm a controller of a small company. I prepare monthly financial statements and variance analysis reports when I'm not on Yahoo, payroll and human resources, manage cash levels and payable disbursements and occasionally take out the trash. 4. Patience, common sense, strong set of morals. 5. Highs - Getting my CPA license, becoming a controller it means I know something. Lows - it seems when something goes right it is the exception. Nearly everything I deal with messed up in some way or another. In public accounting, you have to compromise a lot of your personal life, the hours long, and there is the stress of deadlines. 6. Aim as high up the ladder as you can go - good grades, meet the right people who can help you along, stay focused on what you want out of it. I agree with the previous poster you can't do this halfway. The reward after wards can be amazing. If later you decide this is not for you, that's okay. Many of my friends have left the profession. My own brother is a CPA as well and now runs his own home improvement company.
2007-11-01 11:59:55