I'm a recent graduate, working as the book-keeper / Office administrator in a software company. I get a lot of satisfaction from my work.
Have you ever painted a painting, or composed a piece of music, that you were very proud of? Have you ever, in a quiet moment some time, sneaked a look at it and just marvelled at the beauty of your handiwork? Anyway, that is the appeal of accounting.
When I first got to the company I work for, nobody knew where anything was kept. All the company records was in a drawer, all mixed up, with no logical order. First thing I did was get out Microsoft Visio, and work out how the various accounting systems ought to work. Then I got some new files, some colourful stickers, and started sorting things out. Now, the office systems work. Things are marked, colour-co-ordinated, and frankly, works of art. You can easily see where everything ought to be kept. You can hire new people, and teach them the systems within an hour. And with the checks and balances put in place, it will be harder for anyone (including the boss) to defraud the company, so it's more appealing for financiers and buyers to lend the company / owners more money.
And every time I open the drawers, and see the beauty and functionality of the system that I designed, and all the coloured stickers lining up, I get a warm buzz at my handiwork. I am Ozymandius, king of kings; look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair!
Next step: Designing and building a work of art in Excel that pulls information off the accounting system to automatically calculate key ratios so the boss gets clarity on how the business is doing. It's the closest thing to being an artist-in-residence that you can get, in a modern corporation.