"A bookkeeper records the financial transactions of an organization and takes care of day-to-day functions such as recording sales and invoices, paying bills and processing payroll," Stephens said. "Accountants take the financial data and analyze it to help organizations make financial decisions."

Many bookkeeping professionals agree that their profession does not require any supernatural skills. As far as newcomers to the accounting industry are concerned, they certainly have a hard time at first. Yet, the same can be said about any other profession. All skills and abilities come only with time and experience.

You'll talk to customers, vendors, and even employees within your company daily. You'll attend meetings and discuss reports about the finances of the business. You may make calls, write business letters or send emails. This is how you keep track of financial activity in the business.

Bookkeepers manage a company's financial accounts, ensuring they are accurate and easy to review. Their work plays an important role in the operation of a successful business, which can have very many transactions in a single day, let alone a week, month, fiscal quarter, or year.