accountant
Ledger keeper's profession
An accountant is a professional who keeps, audits, or inspects financial records.
Accountants prepare tax returns, track expenses, and ensure businesses comply with financial regulations.
The work ranges from routine bookkeeping to complex corporate audits: Our accountant found several deductions we'd missed.
Certified public accountants (CPAs) have passed licensing exams.
Financial record book
- journalRecord of daily events
- entriesItems logged or submitted
- debitsRecorded account reductions
- creditsUnits toward graduation
double-entry · reconciliation · trial balance · general ledger · posting · balances · transaction · record
Licensed accounting professional
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
- controllerDevice directing a system
- comptrollerChief financial oversight officer
- CFOTop corporate money officer
clerk · analyst · partner · firm · license · ethics · continuing education · Big Four
Compulsory government revenue collection
- IRSFederal tax collector
- deductionsConclusions from reasoning
- returnsProfits from investments
- withholdingKeeping from another
filing · refund · liability · exemption · credits · brackets · depreciation · amortization
Owned items of value
- liabilitiesAmounts owed to others
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- revenueBusiness income total
- expensesMoney spent on things
cashflow · profit · loss · capital · dividends · budgeting · forecasting · valuation
Adhering to requirements
- verificationProving something accurate
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- reviewCritical written assessment
findings · controls · materiality · forensic · discrepancy · internal audit · external audit · GAAP
Focused on small elements
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- organizedSystematically arranged
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
diligent · accurate · analytical · trustworthy · ethical · discreet · number-cruncher · meticulous
ledger
Financial record book
credits · double-entry · reconciliation · trial balance · general ledger · posting · balances · transaction · record · daybook
CPA
Licensed accounting professional
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
- controllerDevice directing a system
- comptrollerChief financial oversight officer
CFO · clerk · analyst · partner · firm · license · ethics · continuing education · Big Four · practice
taxation
Compulsory government revenue collection
- IRSFederal tax collector
- deductionsConclusions from reasoning
- returnsProfits from investments
withholding · filing · refund · liability · exemption · credits · brackets · depreciation · amortization · write-off
assets
Owned items of value
- liabilitiesAmounts owed to others
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- revenueBusiness income total
expenses · cashflow · profit · loss · capital · dividends · budgeting · forecasting · valuation · financial statements
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- verificationProving something accurate
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
review · findings · controls · materiality · forensic · discrepancy · internal audit · external audit · GAAP · attestation
detail-oriented
Focused on small elements
methodical · diligent · accurate · analytical · trustworthy · ethical · discreet · number-cruncher · meticulous · systematic
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- workersworkers, employee, employees, laborer, laborers
- worker typesteacher, doctor, nurse, lawyer, chef
- office lifecubicle, desk job, desk jobs, office job, full-time job
- business jobsconsultant, analyst, manager, banker, broker
accountantartist
Maker of creative works
musician · poet · painter · creative · free spirit
accountantspendthrift
Reckless with money
gambler · speculator · big spender · profligate · squanderer
accountantdaredevil
Reckless risk-taker
adventurer · thrill-seeker · wild card · maverick · free spirit
- police accountabilityScrutiny of law enforcement conduct
- hold accountableRequire someone to justify actions
- tax accountantLevy calculation professional
- held accountable
- holding accountable
- governmental accountabilityOfficials answering for decisions
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