Is it just me, or does every bookkeeper/accountant role need experience. That age old chicken and egg. Also, I’ve seen a couple of bookkeeper roles that required a degree in accounting! What am I missing or have I been out of the job market so long that expectation is astronomical? Not asking for a friend.

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Depending on the size of the company, a bookkeeper needs to have actual basic understanding of accounting. Often times people assume bookkeeping is just data entry.

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Every job wants a degree these days. I am considering going into the trades.

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I’m going the other way. I’ve been a commercial Gardner for 24yrs but we’re moving far enough away, I would have to start fresh.

I think this might have to do with AI. If AI does the bookkeeping you still need human verification. A lot of bookkeepers do not have an accounting background. For example, my NFPs inexperienced bookkeeper decided the following: since we cant find a donor for this donation, no idea where it went, lets just put this cash donation in other income. Yes, she did that. We needed to report using GAAP. Why did she do this? Because she is not an accountant :(

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I’m not an accountant, but I know not to do that. Maybe because I’m older I’ll still have the ability of critical thinking. That seems to be missing with those not long out of education. 🤷‍♂️

If you are doing a level of bookkeeping that would not require an accounting degree, that can be easily replaced with automation. If you want a career in accounting /bookkeeping that with survive the AI revolution then you need to step up your expertise and knowledge base.

If you have previous bookkeeping experience that will always be prioritized over a degree or certification. If not it’s a must given that other people have gone and done that additional step. Who would you pick if you had an option between someone with or without?

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