A Day in the Life of an Accountant | Indeed

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What does working in accounting really look like? Learning about the daily life of an accountant—like working for companies, individual clients and government agencies to ensure businesses are efficient, records are accurate and taxes are paid—could help you decide if this is the right career for you.

In this video, we follow Ektaa, a tax accountant working for a family-owned accounting firm. Watch as she shows you what a day in the life of an accountant is actually like, including work hours, work environment and job duties. She even shares the skills and education needed to be a successful accountant.


00:00 Introduction
00:17 What does an accountant do?
01:00 Arrive at the office
01:09 Customer relationship management software - Canopy
01:36 Accounting skills
01:50 Tax software support call
03:01 Accounting software
03:20 Lunch
03:35 Education for an accountant
04:11 Tax client meeting
06:13 The accounting field at a glance
06:28 Bookkeeping review
06:53 Dealing with burnout
07:13 Long-term goals
07:30 Coursework to maintain your license
07:46 Wrapping up work
08:01 Time with husband
08:09 Accounting career advice

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All Comments (21)
  • finally a real "a day in the life of" that shows what we really need and want to know instead of watching influencers show us how they wake up and make their bed to then make their green smoothie for 5 minutes, watching them brush their teeth, get dressed, them talking about how their apartment has these other amenities, and other useless things that are not actually useful. Thank you Indeed
  • Please do this for every profession and go even more in depth, this is a relief after all of the USELESS CONTENT others post about beanbag chairs and walking down the street and then fast forwarding through the WORK which is what matters. Thank you so much Indeed, please keep up the good work.
  • I'm gonna be going to school for this potentially and hearing that the entire field is thinking hard about work life balance is reassuring. I don't mind working hard, but there's a difference between working hard and flaming out.
  • I’m an audit accountant but I can relate so much to your day-to-day!
  • I love this series! It gives me clarity about my own work day and it's interesting to see insights into others work days.
  • i was searching youtube for "a day in the life" for a different career, but coming upon this video made me feel alot better. its so nice that there are people who like what they're doing and are motivated to do it!
  • I was never been a nerd. But slowly i am getting into that dimension.
  • @ninjamode4462
    Accounting is fun in its own way. When you look into an FS it can tell you a story, you can do so much with those information.It was never my dream to be an accountant but now I appreciate it. It is boring, that is true, demanding-definitely but it is important and one of the crucial areas of anything related to financials. If you love problem solving, building puzzles,creating something based on certain guidelines you will be okay in accounting. Oh before I forgot, don’ t forget your coffee its a must!!!….. for sleepless nights🤫
  • @josephsy
    Really like this format. Informative and real. Not loud and obnoxious like most of the stuff on here nowadays
  • @ladymallowyt
    This was the most realistic 'day in the life' I've seen on yt. I really enjoyed this video
  • She works for her family business only doing taxes. That's why this is so chill. If you work for corporate America you will get used up, chewed up and thrown out. Accountant only get highlighted when something goes wrong. Never any thanks given, and they also get pulled in 10 different directions with 10 different projects to help other departments while also having to meet their deadlines. And when they can't they get canned. Accountants end up fat and overweight by the time they are 40 due to being overworked. That is the reality.
  • @Aquadude-5000
    Wow! She's so awesome, professional and really smart. I hope I can be somewhat at her level someday. This is truly an inspiring video, I've been searching the net for a day in a life of an accountant videos in order for me to imagine or visualize what I'm gonna be like in the future and this one's perfect... Thank you for the video and thank you for the inspiration Mrs. Ektaa.
  • @MrArteez
    This is a very well done video. Hope you continue making those real "day in life of" videos!
  • @DreamFirms
    Every accountant can relate to this. Great content :)
  • @techwithchris007
    I started my pursuit of a Bachelor's in business Administration Accounting and already have a job at Intuit! This video helps me by knowing what to expect
  • I'm a data center technician and run a few side hustles. While I'm enjoy the work, I'm always reminded when I took accounting 101 I was pretty good at it. However, life took some turns and I never finished college. I have been looking to get into the financial field to help people avoid certain financial situations that I dealt with.