Any accountants about. whats it like. please help
2006-06-30 12:15:53 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Most of today's accounting is theoretical and legal. Yes, you will have to have a basic understanding of mathematics and in college you will likely have to complete two semester of undergraduate business calculus. But in your day-to-day work you will utilize basic math and algebra as another user stated. Where the average accountants are separated from the good ones are how they interpret the results of their math and how they apply it to the laws and standards set forth by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US Government, just to name a few. This is the part of your accounting curriculum where you will need to focus the bulk of your energies and in most universities where the schools try to weed people out. So don't ever count yourself out and don't ever discount study groups and tutoring. Chase your dreams.
2006-06-30 12:45:42 · answer #1 · answered by cptdrinian 4 · 7⤊ 2⤋
My sister is a very good accountant with her own practice in NYC and she handles taxes too yet she was not particularly good at math. You need to be very organized and meticulous. That, she is. You say not super good. You don't need geometry or trigonometry, but you do need arithmetics, even if computers help a lot. That is the only part of math you need, add, subtract, multiply, divide. It should jump at you if there is an error when you're working with a calculator or computer. By the way, you must be technologically savvy. You'll work with spreadsheets.
Why do people confuse math or rather reduce math to arithmetics? There are math professors I know who don't have their multiplication tables memorized.
2006-06-30 12:26:23 · answer #2 · answered by browneyedgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the math that accountants do is lower level math compared to calculus and such. Accounting is more about tracking money and using/ creating spreadsheets to get the information that you need. When I was taking accounting classes, I was doing double entry math in my head. If you struggle with simple math, than you might want to try another field.
2006-06-30 12:37:45 · answer #3 · answered by andy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most math is done by computers these days. Being an accountant has more to do with paying attention to detail, and understanding accounting principals rather than math.
2006-06-30 12:22:33 · answer #4 · answered by irongrama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats what a calculator is for...you just have to understand principles and stuff related to crediting and debiting accounts. Accounting can be fun if its what you truly want to do. Math is a part of it but calculators can solve most problems...as well as excel.
2006-06-30 12:17:29 · answer #5 · answered by okronbon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ofcourse u can! Even if u are not good in maths u need to understand the requirements of the situation.
2006-06-30 12:29:20 · answer #6 · answered by Simple 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i am an accounting student right now and you def do no need math skills b/c everything is computerized, you just need to be careful and patient when putting down the numbers
2006-06-30 12:20:56 · answer #7 · answered by nina3vedi@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you cannot be an accountant without being fairly proficient in math.
2006-06-30 12:19:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, computer do all the work now days and the math is basic.
Good attention to detail and organizational skills are traits to have.
2006-06-30 12:18:26 · answer #9 · answered by harPOON capt uss TANG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
basic math is all you need in accounting---it is not rocket science. if an accountant comes along and says otherwise, pimp slap that dork.
you just need to know these damn priniciples these damn nerdy accountants made up (it's called GAAP).
2006-06-30 12:23:13 · answer #10 · answered by St. Anthony of Y!Answers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋