Go back in time just fifteen years and you will find an accountant who sits at a desk clicking away on a ten-key, sharpening a pencil, and pulling out a yellow note pad. Today, these tasks are seldom necessary as technology has overcome the need for paper records of columns and numbers.
Electronic spreadsheets provided by the likes of Lotus and Microsoft Excel have revolutionized the way
we do accounting. No longer are accountants required to manually calculate a row of numbers. Off with th
e green hat and the archaic stereotype! It is now possible to get sums, counts, averages, and other (much more complicated) calculations with the simple click of a button.
Does this mean that technology has replaced the need for accountants? Absolutely not! There is still a need for a professional accountant to review data and to provide recommendations on business strategy.
Any person who owns an accounting software like QuickBooks can open their software, write a check or post a payment. However, an accountant can help her customers realize the most effective ways to streamline their business operations.
Businesses can learn how to perform simple accounting processes through a professional QuickBooks training program. Our firm, like others, provides this service to our customers. Depending on their comfort level with the software, we help them manage their important accounting processes like payroll and accounts receivable.
LeAnn Carlson
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