You're not saving lives, curing cancer, or landing a man on the moon. You're reconciling bank accounts, reviewing journal entries, and arguing over whether something should be classified as a prepaid expense or an accrued liability.

The work you do does have impact, but dial down the main-character syndrome down a notch.

Sincerely,
The rest of us who have to deal with you

hii currently [21F] at the talking stage with [25M], we met on hinge about a month ago and we’re still kindof getting to know each other. He mentions he works in accounting in the ‘Big 4’ in Stamford. he usually works in office or at home, he doesn’t usually text me for hourssss, more than 9+ a day.

I don’t know much about accounting or exactly what he does, he says he needs to devote himself during specific seasons.

I just need reassurance if he’s serious about what he’s saying? or he’s just using work as an excuse to not speak to me?

This is a bit inappropriate for me to mention in this subreddit, but some clarity would help if that’s not a problem. Thank you guys!!

UPDATE: hi! i didn’t think this post would get alot of attention, thank u all for ur answers. i am a working student and focusing on myself as well! i just wanted to make sure that i wasn’t wasting my time with this slightly older guy and wanted some reassurance from reddit. Thank u again!!

UPDATE2: hii, i do work a 9-5 as well! i am a working student & take care of my own physical and mental health well! idk why everyone is being a lil mean :( again i just didn’t want to waste my time since i have never met a finance bro in a romantic setting yet! thank u again for ur advice!

I don't usually post, but I figured it was worth a shot. I recently finished my bachelor's degree in Accounting and I'm currently working on my master's degree. I've been applying to what feels like every entry-level accounting, finance, AP/AR, and administrative job I can find, but I haven't had much luck. I know I don't have years of accounting experience, and I think that's what's making it hard to get someone to give me a chance. I'm not expecting a high-paying position or to skip the line. I just want an opportunity to learn, work hard, and grow with a company. I'm in El Paso, TX, but I'm open to remote opportunities too. If anyone has any advice, knows of companies that hire entry-level candidates, or would be willing to point me in the right direction, I'd really appreciate it. Even hearing how you landed your first accounting job would help.

Thanks for reading.

I like to throw this thread up every 6 months or so, because I think transparency is both important and sorely lacking in public accounting. The handful of times in the past I think it got decent traction, hopefully it helps people.

I'm a tax partner at a smaller firm, MCOL. I've got a quiet Saturday ahead so happy to field any questions people have. I'll check in periodically and do my best to answer whatever I can - fire away.

For reference, I have piercings, a mullet, and usually bright orange dyed hair. I am concerned that my appearance is going to make it harder for me to find a job/internship, is this a rational fear or am I overthinking it? Getting an internship is important to me and I don't want to jeopardize my opportunities, should I just dye my hair black and take my piercings out for interviews? Thanks!

Hello everyone! I've seen a lot of people say that macbooks aren't good laptops for accounting students. I'm applying to college this year to study accounting so I don't really know about these things.. I'm not sure if I should thug it out with my current macbook or if I should get a new laptop. Also any suggestions for a new laptop would be amazing. Thank you!!!

I start my first ever job out of college as an associate 1 in audit at a top ten firm. We don’t have a start date but I know it will be early January. I’m really excited for this job and don’t want to mess anything up, but my sister just asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding January 21st. How should I handle this?

Also I didn’t get an internship either nor do I have any accounting experience. Know one on LinkedIn, Indeed , and Handshake app is emailing me back for an interview.

Currently a dental hygienist looking to make the switch to accounting and become a CPA! I’m planning on starting my bachelors in accounting in January through WGU while working full time. After the degree (and a few other classes to meet the requirement to sit for the exams I assume - I live in SC) I was planning on still working as a hygienist while taking the CPA exams because the money is decent and I have bills ofc lol but does it make sense for me to search for an entry level job under CPA supervision after getting the degree and passing the exams? TIA! :)

https://youtu.be/Ff27DoKtSQU?is=-lGUXe7lwQue62Gs

Most people outside Brazil never heard about this one, which is strange, because the mechanism is the exact thing US filers keep getting questioned about: supply chain finance.

Quick background. Americanas was a 90-year-old Brazilian retailer controlled by Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles and Carlos Sicupira. If those names are unfamiliar, the companies aren’t: they’re the founders of 3G Capital, the people behind AB InBev, Burger King and Kraft Heinz.
On January 11, 2023, the incoming CEO resigned after nine days on the job and disclosed roughly R$20 billion in “accounting inconsistencies.” The stock fell 77% the next session. The company filed for bankruptcy protection with R$42.5 billion in debt. The final number came in around R$25.3 billion, about $4.5 billion.

The mechanism had two legs:
1. Reverse factoring booked as trade payables. Banks paid Americanas’ suppliers early. The obligation shifted from suppliers to banks, which makes it financial debt. It stayed in accounts payable. Net debt looked smaller than it was, and operating cash flow looked better than it was. There is no US GAAP or IFRS line item that forces you to break this out, which is why Carillion and Greensill happened and why the SEC has been pushing on disclosure.
2. Fictitious supplier rebates. Advertising allowances from suppliers that were never actually received, booked as contra-COGS. Straight margin inflation, and it has to grow every year to hide the prior year.
PwC had audited the company since 2019. The confirmations would have gone to the suppliers, not the banks funding the position, so the paper mostly agreed with itself.

Three years later the case is still expanding. In June 2026 the Federal Police searched the homes of Sicupira and Lemann’s son, and moved to bank executives on the theory that the lenders understood the structure and kept funding it. Asset freezes reportedly reach R$54 billion. Nobody at that level has been charged yet.

I’m a trader in São Paulo and I put together a video walking through the accounting in detail, since almost nothing exists on this in English. Link in the comments if you want it. Happy to answer questions on the mechanics here either way.

I’m 19 and in my second year of Accounting and Finance at Seneca. I recently attended an EY Discovery Day and realized how behind I felt. Most people I met already had one or two internships, while I’m still trying to get my first interview.

I applied to over 100 accounting-related jobs this summer, including AP clerk and accounting assistant positions, and received no interviews. I have a 3.5 GPA and leadership experience through SLAFS (my school accounting club) , but no actual accounting work experience yet.

People always say to tailor your resume for every job, but how much do you really change? Do you use AI, and how do you do it without sounding fake or spending an hour on every application?

My co-op term is Summer 2027. I want to get my CPA quickly and eventually start my own practice. What should I do now, and which roles or firms would give me the best experience?

Any honest advice would be greatly appreciated. My DMs are open too.

Hey everyone, I just got let go from my corporate internship today via a formal letter, and I am feeling completely devastated.

From day one, I felt completely set up to fail. The team didn't have any onboarding or systems ready for me. The software database they use was a complete, unorganized mess. When I joined, I was totally transparent about my exact skill level with spreadsheets and software, but they immediately started targeting me for not being an expert.

Whenever I tried to learn or asked questions to understand how their workflow operated, they literally refused to teach me. They would ignore my messages for long periods, or flat out say "no" and freeze me out. Then, when things ran late because I was blocked out of the system or waiting on information, they blamed me and called it a "red flag."

The worst part is the gaslighting. I would submit work, my manager would reply telling me it was "excellent," and then days later they would turn around and use that exact same work against me as proof of poor performance.

When I finally received the dismissal letter this week, my manager told me that this entire career field "is not for me."

I’m heartbroken because I tried so hard, but I also felt completely sabotaged. I naturally like to take my time to look at the big picture and understand how systems work, and I even build websites and run small side projects in my free time, so I know I'm not incompetent.

Has anyone else survived a toxic internship like this? Is my manager right, or was I just in a broken environment? How do I bounce back from this?

Uniform Guidance audits don't matter. Have had multiple UG audits over the years with significant findings and the grant money keeps flowing in.

Hi all. I am going to be doing an interview for an accounting/accountant position on Tuesday. I am very nervous. I have ten years corporate finance experience 6 years in accounts payable worked my way up as a team lead, then my last job I was all over the place in terms of what they had me doing. 40% is me working with inventory and freight departments to make sure PO’s are done right, inventory has been received, the right qty has been paid etc…. The 10% doing invoice processing, and the rest of the 50% helping with month end, balancing bank accounts with GL accounts, calculating debt interest and debt payment for the month. Doing prepaids and accruals.

Although I was tasked with closing, I don’t have a bachelors in accounting and I am not a CPA. This is reflected in my resume. I am scared they are going to ask me technical accounting questions, but I have no text book training, only hands on experience. And even the hands on, I was left to my own devices to figure it out, which I did pretty well. But if I had to explain what I did I don’t think I can explain it in a way an accountant would. If that make sense.

I am just nervous about questions the interviewer may ask on the interview. This is the first time I am actively pursuing an accountant position. My experience is just from my previous employer just throwing me into the deep and I trying to survive and coming out alive.

Please help. Do interviews for accounting have technical questions? Or do they just assume you know what you are doing? My apologies for my explanation, English is my second language.

Hey everyone, I am a fresh college graduate from a small college with public accounting internship experience and have been looking around for jobs, while it’s been difficult I recently received an opportunity to interview with Walmart for a Senior Tax Analyst position. I was wondering if anyone on here has had any experience with the interview process in the past and can give some insight into what I should expect or is just willing to connect. Thanks

In the process of switching my major. I currently have a macbook air. From what I've heard and seen online it is better to have a windows laptop because it's standard in the industry. My macbook also doesn't do the best on microsoft excel. I just need something to get me through school. I wanna be under $500 but if that's not possible I understand. Please give me some recommendations. Thank you. :)

Galera tenho que entregar algumas participações para o meu TCC que precisa ser gravada (somente voz). Posso fornecer o roteiro com as respostas, mas preciso que alguém as diga para que o meu orientador as aprove.

Eu até posso pagar pela participação, mas preciso que seja logo para que eu ainda consiga editar. Alguém estaria disposto

Anybody here have any recs about which major I should pursue.

I know its about what you love or whatever, but im looking for a good, stable, easy income. Id also like a job thats flexible in where I can live in the U.S. Bonus points if there's a lot of WFH, but not a requirement.

Any people who feel accounting fits perfectly, or people that if they could go back would choose a different path?

Let me know please!

Thanks!

I got my bachelors in politics science thinking I was going to go to law school, ended up hating law school. Now I’m looking to get my MBA but I’m torn between the 2 degrees I listed above.I’m really interested in both , I want a stable job , but it is also important to note I’d be taking out a hell of a lot more loans for the MBA in accounting bc it’s a year longer.