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Accounting involves keeping a record of a person’s or businesses financial information and communicating it to them. It involves recording and analysing data, book keeping and assessing financial health and capability. If you’ve been searching for accountancy jobs, you may be aware that there are different levels of entry, depending on your previous experience. More basic accountancy jobs include; book keeping and working as an accounting clerk, which involves preparing financial reports. Although these are entry level jobs they still provide a valuable service to businesses. If you have more experience in accountancy you may consider applying for a chief financial officer role, which involves assessing financial risks and helping businesses to make strategies and decisions for the future. There are a variety of different types of accounting including public accounting, which deals with individuals, private and publics firms, non-profit organisations and management accounting where you’re employed by a business to deal with their financial accounts, and help to evaluate budgeting and other business operations.