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Skills and Talents of an Accountant:

Being a Certified Public Accountant is such an honor for someone yet you’ll have several

responsibilities and duties to fulfill and in order for you to accomplish and meet the high

standards or expectations of the company, you must possess some of these skills:

1. Analytical -this is a basic skill needed for accounting. It is an ability to analyze numbers

and interpret figures and data to make conclusions and decisions. Here are some ability

which are related to this skill:

a. Accuracy

b. Analysis

c. Attention to Detail

d. Compliance

e. Mathematical

f. Numerical Competence

2. Communication/Interpersonal - to be able to communicate with other departments,

colleagues, and clients through email, in person, or over the phone. Their written and oral

communicaton must be strong. One must know how to get along with people, motivate

them, organize and delgate tasks, withstand and resolve conflicts (Manuel 23).

3. Detail Oriented - must pay attention to every little data, keep track of tasks and limit

distractions.

4. Organizationa/Business - this skill is important for an accountant to be able to keep

clients’ documents in orer and manage each of its data. This includes focus oriented