Accountants and CPAs tend to excel at math. They also have excellent analytical skills and, because they have to communicate with others, often have good interpersonal skills. Though many of these individuals are already good with their finances prior to working as an accountant or CPA, a perk of the job is gaining even more financial knowledge, which can help accountants and CPAs with personal financial matters.
However, accountants need more than simply financial knowledge to do their jobs well. They must also have strong organizational skills and be extremely detail-oriented. Accounting records must be impeccable since businesses rely on them to make sound decisions. Sloppy records cannot only put a company’s financial stability in question; they may also have legal repercussions under corporate responsibility laws.