How to Learn Accounting on Your Own: 15 Steps (wit...

Accounting, a meticulous recording of financial transactions, is a crucial process required for the success of businesses both big and small. While large businesses will usually employ a sizable accounting department with many employees (as well as doing business with a separate auditing firm), smaller businesses may employ only a bookkeeper. In a single-person business, the business owner may need to handle the accounting themselves, without the help of a bookkeeper. Whether you're trying to manage your own finances or are interested in finding work as a bookkeeper for another person's business, learning the basics of accounting can help get you started.