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A Guide to Accounting Careers

Intuit

As an accountant, your responsibilities may include: Bookkeeping: You may record transactions for companies, helping them keep track of their expenses and income for tax, fundraising, and other purposes. CPAs audit financial statements and serve as tax, business and financial consultants to businesses and individuals.

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What Is Full-Charge Bookkeeping? Everything You Need to Know

Less Accounting

So let’s see what the basic duties of a full charge bookkeeper are , so you can have a better idea if that is what your business needs are. A full-charge bookkeeper is not a certified public accountant. Full-charge bookkeepers usually don’t provide advice on tax planning or try to act as financial advisors.