But after a period of accounting practice, many students told me, alas, they all regretted switching to accounting as soon as they entered accounting. Asked why, I summarized the following three aspects.
1. The gap between ideal and reality
Many people who switch to accounting halfway have a good wish, that is, with the growth of age, accounting will become more and more popular, instead of eating a youthful meal. It's no use doing an office every day and blowing it in the rain.
However, after I really entered the accounting profession, I found that this profession is not so easy to do. There are always countless new rules to learn and digest, all kinds of realistic financial problems to deal with, and all kinds of irregular business of leaders that we need to wipe afterwards.
Another gap between ideal and reality is that all leaders have the requirement of natural tax avoidance, but because they don't understand the tax law, they always ask for bookkeeping. In fact, this is not a problem of accounting, but a problem of leaders choosing ideas. Being under such pressure all day, accounting certainly has no sense of accomplishment.
Ideal is full, reality is skinny! Therefore, I once again advise those who change careers with good wishes to study accounting. Please take a closer look at the accounting in real life. If you can, find an old accountant who has been with you for about 5 years for a few days for free, and really experience the situation in the accounting workplace before deciding whether to enter the accounting pit.
2. Various certificate requirements
In the accounting profession, it is said that there are many certificates to be tested, and the more the better. There is also a strange phenomenon. As long as you get the certificate, it seems that some manpower and leaders think it is appropriate, and then that is to say, you have to have that certificate. For example, you think that you can be an accountant after taking an accounting certificate, but that's how some of us get job opportunities. Be a cashier and an accounting assistant first, and then be an independent accountant when you have a junior accountant certificate. But when you pass the primary exam, you will find that the primary certificate seems to have no value at all, so grab it if you have it. Then there are intermediate accountants, certified public accountants and so on.
During the application process, Jin thought that he had a certificate of certified public accountant, and then when he applied for the position of accounting supervisor, he told me that certified public accountants were only used for auditing. Without accounting certificate, we can't hire them, which is not in line with the regulations of our company. I'm dizzy!
There are many difficulties in improving.
I switched to accounting halfway, because the foundation was not solid enough, and I could only do simple accounting treatment. The latter high-paying positions have the most basic requirements for accounting treatment. Those positions require higher comprehensive qualities such as tax planning, management, budgeting, business control and interpersonal relationship handling. And these are all continuous learning and diligence that can be accumulated slowly.
However, due to age and family reasons (most of them are women who switched to accounting), the time for study and promotion is limited, resulting in many people who switched to accounting are basically in basic positions, and their wages will not be improved.
If you are in this situation now, how can you break it? As a professional planner and accounting trainer, Jin has made continuous observation in the accounting field and thinks that it can be solved from the following aspects:
1. If it really doesn't fit, quit as soon as possible.
Some people are forced by family pressure or unfamiliar with the accounting profession, and rush into accounting posts. After working 1-2 years, if you feel that your original idea has not been realized at all, and you feel that you are not interested in accounting business at all, it is annoying to think about it. That means you don't fit in here. If the original work experience has not been lost, it is still recommended not to leave as soon as possible. The longer the time, the less skills are accumulated. The so-called long pain is better than short pain.
If you are stuck, bite the bullet.
If you have worked for 3-4 years, it is unrealistic to change back to your original job, then bite the bullet. In fact, in everything, we are both happy and sad, and we are all self-aware. As outsiders, we often exaggerate the glamorous moments outside our careers, but we can't see the truth behind them.
Now society is generally impetuous. Everyone wants to be quick, but they are unwilling to study hard. This is a double-edged sword. If everyone is unwilling to work hard, then if you can grit your teeth and accumulate over a period of time, you will stand out.
Everyone is looking at people who have made small achievements around them. Is this the feeling? After a period of silence, they suddenly found that their skills had reached a higher level. This is the advantage of concentrating on research. Brushing mobile phone news and drama every day seems to keep pace with the times and not fall behind, which will affect our accumulation.
The accumulation of accounting is a painstaking study of accounting standards and fiscal and taxation policies. If a new system is stipulated, you won't have the patience to read the whole article, and I believe you won't grow up quickly. Don't understand? Take your time. Just watch too much. Another way of accumulation is textual research, which is also the accumulation of knowledge. Although many people think that accounting is a practical job, just do more, but as mentioned above, there is really limited room for growth.
3. change your mind and become an accountant
Many accountants regret into the pit because they think accounting is risky. The so-called work of doing cabbage prices risks selling white powder. This is mainly caused by the unclear division of accounting and leadership responsibilities.
The company's financial data is untrue, resulting in tax risks. The first responsible person is an enterprise legal person and a leader. We are only the executors of specific things (accounting in small and medium-sized companies), and we have little responsibility. Moreover, we should always communicate with leaders and pass on relevant policies and regulations to them. Of course, the financial directors and managers of big companies here are not included, because they are already leaders.
For example, in order to pay less personal income tax, some companies have come up with all kinds of irregular tricks, which have actually laid a lot of mines for the company. Those employees have left their jobs for 2-3 years, and even their accountants may have changed, but our company's books are still there, which leads to the possibility of tax inspection, and the biggest risk at this time is what the enterprise legal person needs to bear. Therefore, from this perspective, reminding the management to pay taxes normally without making excessive demands should be to reduce risks for the legal person and clear mines for him. If you keep communicating with leaders in this way, such leaders will not have great development prospects, so you should make plans as early as possible.
To put it another way, that is to say, if some leaders insist on letting accountants handle those irregular things, we can do it, but I want to tell you all the risks. We can't resist all the problems by ourselves, but we must learn to pass on the pressure. And our initial intention is to reduce the risk of corporate legal persons. In this way, it will be easier.