Great Qualities of a Professional Accountant
Jimoh is an accountant with an FMCG company in Nigeria
An Accountant performs the financial activities of an organization, and is responsible for the collection, recording, accuracy, analysis, presentation of financial operations for management as well as third parties. He advises management on strategic decisions, short or long term. He advises business owners on their investment and the performance of the business. An Accountant may possess professional certificates such as ICAN, ACCA etc.
So what makes you a great Accountant?
- Honesty and Integrity
- Time Management
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Leadership
- Mathematical skill
- Attention to details
- Creativity
Honesty and integrity are the highest honours of an accounting profession and they must always reflect in the character of an accountant. The level of your trustworthy must not be shaken.
Time management: Accountant must strive to always keep to the time in his daily activities. He must be able to work within the deadlines and manage the workload for decision making.
Communication: Accountant must be able to communicate orally (presentation) or written ( in term of reporting).
Collaboration: An Accountant needs to collaborate with other departments.
Leadership: Accountant must lead by example, he must be approachable, available, listening and simple.
