4 Tips For Choosing The Perfect Small Business Accountants

Accountants play a vital role in the business world.  May it be big or small businesses.  What comes to our mind when we heard of accountants.  We see numbers, balance sheets, and columnar books.  I remember when I had a basic accounting training, it confuses me somehow.  Maybe because, I don’t love mathematics and not well- versed innumbers .  I only study it to pass the course.  I cannot imagine with the accountants.  Numbers must be their flings, and mathematics the first love.  It may sound funny, but this is a fact.  You could never be a good accountant if you don’t have a good sense of numbers.  In the real job, you have to balance up to a single centavo.

How do you find a competent accountant?

·         First, know what are the things you would like your accountant do for your business.  Does it include computing and filing of taxes for your business?  The scope of jobshe will render to you will determine her professional fee.  There are now lots of accounting firms that they already come up with a uniform tariff.  But, I believe it can be negotiated and agreed upon.

·         Second, check on the list of accountants for your contact.  Does not have to be from an accounting firm because it may be expensive.  There are registered accountants that chose to work freelance.  This is cheaper since she is not maintaining an office.

·         Third, check on the educational background.  Good educational background would mean consistency and competency.  Our days or years in school hound us to become good or competent in our field of works.

·         Lastly, call to set an interview.  Personal appearance is important to get a feel of the person.  Sometimes our mind will find it to difficult to make a decision.  In this case, we have to trust our heart.  The disposition of a person in life if cannot be seen, may be felt. 

Ask questions that will let the person detail herself.  Reformat a certain question to get a consistent answer.  As she talks study the face and gestures.  This will somehow contribute to your attitude search.  Positive attitude towards each other is very important to maintain a harmonious owner-accountant relationship.  Moreso, with a positive attitude towards work.