Accounting career

With both Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable you will be dealing with customers external to the organization you work for.

With Payroll, you will be dealing with internal customers... those other employees who have questions/requests/issues with their paycheque or related issues.

It is very rare the job where you will NOT have to interact with customers (internal or external) in some form or another.

Payroll isn't difficult, but as with most things in accounting it does demand attention to detail... otherwise you WILL hear from the irate employee whose paycheck you screwed up. :-)

Lots of folks new to accounting end up spending a fair chunk of their time doing filing, no interaction required there.

Not much interaction required when entering source document financial data into the 'books' either.

Also not a whole lot of interaction required when using a spreadsheet to analyze/crunch the numbers.

They know what to expect from a new graduate of a community college, so don't worry about not knowing the way they do things when they hire you.

...which is often why they end up in the records room filing.

:-D

lol.......that's cute....Liked that. I do not want alot of 'extreme' responsibility...most especially right off. I just started just over a week ago a PT temporary job filling in for a bookkeeper...and the director is not familiar with the Quickbooks. The bookkeeper was the one who did everything and I'm lost as nobody to teach me. I took QB's but her setup is done differently. Which is fine. But would have been nice to have been shown the ropes. I want to to learn....want some experience! . But I guess I will as time goes by. But thanks for the input both you (Joe and Gregory) gave me. I appreciate it. I'll have to keep up with this mailing list. It's neat. HAPPY EASTER!

btw-love the quote......"He who sees business in business is a fool."

That situation you describe is not ideal from someone starting out as you are flying along by the seat of your pants with no guidance.

They should have had you in the office for a few days before the regular bookkeeper left so that person could show you the ropes... if that would have been possible.

It is always hard starting out with something new, hang in there.

I reccommend getting a governemnt job. they can't fire anybody no matter how incompetent you are, so it appears you would be a great fit. Try the IRS.

I recommend you just get a job.

I recommend pretending to be an illegal alien. Every illegal alien can get a job.

I recommend you start being an illegal alien... emphasis on the alien part.

Hope you're in the job by now - only just found the thread you began. May I offer a pointer?

When leanring to use a system for someone else (i.e. you new employer) ALWAYS SAVE A BACKUP! (That's not meant to come across as a shout - just a Lot of Emphasis there!)

Make a back-up before you start doing anything, and another backup after you finish for the day. Make sure the backup file is named for the date and time-of-day, and is saved somewhere separate from the master, Saved file. Let your bosses/supervisors know you're doing it, and why - to enable you to restore the main file back to a state prior to a c*ck-up (excuse the expression, but if you've ever done one, you'll perhaps appreciate that sometimes it is the Only fitting word! LOL)

Hope This Helps?

Very good point.

Might want to check with IT as well, if there is an IT dept. They may be doing the backups. If so, find out exactly what gets backed up, when the backup gets done, how often, and how long the backups are retained.

if you are pretty, you can get away with a lot more with a new employer, so dress in small black cocktail dress and wear long eyelashes.

hmmm have to remember about wearing that little black dress.....and of course have to bat my long eyelashes at the boss. lol

sorry I hadn't been on in a while. But will have to most def. pop in from time to time now. speaking of gov job...'would 'luv' one'......anybody offering me a job? y'all are all 'fun' to read your replies. keep it up :) Trudy ps...any new quotes?

would you like to work as a cashier at the post office? all you have to do is pass the post office test and get on the long wait list.

You aren't kidding about that "long wait list" for the Post Office. I was talking to someone recently who is interested in trying to get a job with the Postal Service. Why? Because I guess once you're in, you won't get rich, but there is plenty of stability (and you make

30-50K a year with great benefits).

This person told me that there are now so many people trying to get into the post office that even if someone passes the test it could take up to 5 years to actually be in the postal job.

don't forget: you also get absolute job security (short of actually asaulting a customer),

4 weeks paid vacation, 15 minutes breaks throughout the day, free uniforms with free drycleaning, and retirement after 30 years with full salary and medical. In at 9am, out at 5pm, no hassles. And if you are grumpy, you can take out your anger at customers!

get a job like everyone else.