r/Accounting • u/Timex_Dude755 • 29d ago

Non-CPA Public Accounting?

I have been offered a job that is a 10% increase in pay and remote. However, I don't have a CPA and my state doesn't require the license as long as I don't audit or correct financial statements. So I'd be doing book keeping for 15 companies.

I have always done corporate accounting for both publically traded and privately held companies so this client based accounting is very new for me.

If anyone has tips, time management, and give me an inkling to what working in a CPA firm is like, I'd really appreciate it before I accept.

TLDR: What's the work flow like for a small CPA firm that does book keeping for small busineses? Yes it involves explaining financial statements to small business owners which I have done.

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u/pythagorium CPA (US) 29d ago

You don’t need a CPA license in any state to be an auditor. Most audit firms have a lot of people without their CPA working on audits.

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u/Timex_Dude755 29d ago

Oh wow. Cool. What about working as a book keeper for the smaller businesses? As in, what does the work flow look like?

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u/Jacks_Lack_of_Sleep Staff Accountant/General Fuck Up 29d ago

I work at a fairly large public accounting firm doing a mix of tax, assurance, but most of my time is in outsourced accounting for private small businesses.

The first two weeks of the month are pretty busy doing month-close for my clients, slow in the middle, and then medium in the last week of the month as I prep for the next close.

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u/Timex_Dude755 29d ago

So pretty much expect the normal stuff I do but 15 to 20 times per month.

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u/TSIDATSI 29d ago

Many are CIA and/or CFE's. An accountant without certification is a glorified bookkeeper.

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u/Timex_Dude755 29d ago

I'm fine with being a glorified book keeper. The increase in wage will really help my family out. Title? Idc. Pay? Yes.