Today, Businesses of all types need an Accountant. Therefore, it is logical to assume that the choice of your Accountant can help you find success in your business. But how do you find a good Accountant? Here are my suggestions to help you find a good Accountant you can really be proud of.
Have you ever heard of this widely view among non-Accountant colleagues that “Accountants jealously guard their realm by surrounding a very simple subject in incomprehensible jargon”? In fact, this belief that Accountant speak in jargon and assume that everyone understands it, is even more common nowadays.
The truth is that, good Accountants spend much of their time providing timely and relevant information to others believing that it is simple clear and helpful and that if anything is missing, the recipients will surely ask pertinent questions. So don’t be misled by these myths about Accountants.
Besides, you are at liberty to hire an Accountant or change your Accountant any time. But don’t get me wrong, am not suggesting that it is better to prepare your own accounts without the help of a professional Accountant because it can be time consuming, stressful and confusing especially if you have little or no knowledge about bookkeeping.
Essentially, ask yourself these questions, why do I need an Accountant? What exactly do I want this Accountant to do in my business?
Here are the two most important ways of finding a good Accountant for your Business.
Referrals
The best way to find a good Accountant is by referrals; always ask for referrals when hiring your Accountant. If you are determined that your business needs an Accountant, don’t search for an Accountant everywhere. Start looking in the right places. An Accountant can tell you all sorts of “jargon” about things they are capable of doing, but what is important to your business is how good they can do it.
Registered Accountant
Preferably, get an Accountant among members of professional Accountancy bodies, Ask for membership to any Chartered Accountant body or association dedicated to educating, certifying and training Accountants in your country. In some countries, every “Jim and Jack” can describe themselves or practice as Accountants even if they have no professional qualifications but one can never describe themselves as Chartered Accountant unless he is a registered member of an institute.
In Zambia, the registration of every Accountant with ZICA is a must because of the requirement which states in part that no person shall, unless he is a registered Accountant (a) Practice as, offer his services as or hold himself out to be a qualified Accountant, Auditor, Tax Consultant or Tax advisor.
All institutes of Chartered Accountants require their members to undertake a minimum level of continuing professional development CPD to stay ahead of their peers and provide various technical help lines and a good environment for professional networking and career and business development.
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