AAT Comment: What I wish I’d known when I started my bookkeeping career

AAT_Team

As with any new career, starting out as a bookkeeper can be daunting.

But many have gone before, and many are willing to offer advice on what to do and what not to do on the first steps of your career path.

Steve Pipe, a chartered accountant and author of The World’s Most Inspiring Accountants, has interviewed multiple award-winning bookkeepers for his next book, The World’s Best Accountancy Practices, and has compiled several helpful tips along the way.

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Excellent article

Highlights the importance of embracing technology and new applications in order to offer clients more advisory/consultancy services in real time.

Interesting that many CPA firms in the USA are moving towards bookkeeping and technology in order to offer clients more value added services. I believe this is a trend that we will see in the UK especially when MTD comes along and compliance is automated.

milescpareview

Accounting basics and concepts are that you would need!