You should be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records and preparing associated reporting. Accountancy is a nuanced profession which has many specialisms, such as management accounting, fund accounting or financial accounting.
Accountant responsibilities
An accountants role is to support the organisation by ensuring that all financial records and reporting are up to standard, updated and maintained regularly. In some cases, they are responsible for working with third parties, like banks or auditors, to keep business finances on track.
Accountant duties include:
Preparing monthly and annual accounts
Corporate document maintenance
Projecting cost calculations
Liaising with auditors
Processing employee expenses
Costing for projects
Data gathering
Receiving and storing invoices
Using digital systems to keep records and create payments.
Preparing and posting journals
Logging daily entries in accordance with accounting policy.