Number Counter Said

Author: Zhang Lianqi
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: "Bean-counter" is a colloquial term for accountants in English. On the business cards of modern bean-counters, there are often strings of acronym letters attached. For example, CPA (Certified Public Accountant), CMA (Certified Management Accountant), CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor). If you think today's accounting is different from yesterday's, you're right. Accounting has become a job full of fun and challenges, a profession that offers high salaries and allows professionals to showcase their potential. If you see that today's accountants face more pressure than ever before, you're also right—but sometimes pressure can be transformed into passion and ambition. This book, which could also be called a "medley," touches on the inner monologue of bean-counters, portrays the survival state of accountants, outlines the evolution of the industry, and explains the theoretical origins of practical work. There are hot topics, and there are cold spots; there is intellectual reflection, and there is profound insight—all to illustrate a "living" accounting. Modern bean-counters are very busy, and so am I. By day, my right hand writes "accounting entries," and by night, my left hand writes "accounting prose." During work hours, I juggle professional duties, meetings, social engagements, feeling both anxious and elated; in my spare time, my mind wanders to the concerns of industry development, delves into the rigors of the profession, and sharpens my philosophical words.