What is the most rewarding aspect of your job?

I've found that the answer to this question changes throughout the different levels of career progression.  At the beginning of my career as a new hire at an accounting firm, the opportunity to travel to clients all over the country and build communication skills was most rewarding.    As I was promoted into more managerial roles, using the skills that I had developed to help clients and teach younger accountants was very rewarding.

Hi Adalberto,

Both your questions are very good. Being an auditor, I think one of the most rewarding parts of my job is the problem solving aspect of it. Sometimes I get assigned a task that isn't very straightforward and it requires me to come up with creative solutions to find an answer. For example, my boss wants me to create different scenarios to test significant estimates in a financial model. Well, I had to come up with a way to present what I was trying to accomplish in Excel, so that he could easily follow it. Doing tasks like that is very rewarding in my opinion. Also, working in a team can also be very rewarding and that is what people would most typically talk about in our profession so I'll leave it at that.

Hope that helps!

Hi Adalberto,

The most rewarding aspect of my job is developing my skills and helping to foster the growth of my team. Regardless of the route you take in a career in accounting, you will find yourself working with others. Being courteous understanding, and staying true to who you are will be the qualities that people <span style="color: rgb(93, 103, 106);">around you </span>will value. For example, being a senior associate, I constantly lead new teams, which exposes me to new people and different learning styles. Acknowledging each person's strengths and professional areas they want to work on allows me to help them grow. As I teach others, I am reinforcing my own knowledge and understanding.

In an ever-changing industry, learning from others' successes and challenges makes us all better and produces a higher quality end product - whatever that may be.

Adalberto,

I'm in a specialty practice, providing accounting advice to audit and non-audit clients. I love the puzzles we solve, the advice I provide to my clients, the complex situations we get involved and can provide value to mgmt; providing me the opportunity to coach my staff, see them grow and develop as they can tackle more and more challenging tasks and take on incremental responsibilities.

Best regards,

You've already received some great answers. One common theme I see is around people. A big part of what makes careers rewarding is working with others who motivate and challenge you. Whether you're new and seeking coaches/mentors or have been in the career for a bit and get to be a coach or mentor yourself, being surrounded by people who help challenge you and motivate you to learn and grow is very important. That has been true in all the jobs I've had so far!

I think the most rewarding thing about a career in accounting is building relationships with your team and the client personnel you are providing work for. For me personally, it has given me the opportunity to learn and grow from a wide range of individuals with diverse backgrounds and become a professional that my client feels comfortable asking my advice when a new business or accounting change takes place.

I find it very rewarding when I develop relationships at a new client and help them solve complex problems. I also like to see my team members develop, grow and advance in their careers.

There's a couple. Being surrounded by supportive teams and knowing that I'm working towards the next level in my career. Being aware of career progression and the overall environment of a workplace are important details to note.

The most rewarding aspect of the job is to constantly develop the skills you need to succeed in the future for e.g dealing with technical material, managing difficult projects etc. Another aspect i really like about this job is that you make building relationship both inside your team and with your clients, which helps grow your professional network.

The most rewarding aspect of our job is pay day!! JK. Working in a team environment and being able to collaborate with your co-workers on a day to day basis is very rewarding. We all work in a team environment and hearing other's opinion and their perspectives is what helps you become open minded.   

I work for PwC in international tax. There are three aspects of my work that I find most rewarding. First, I find it rewarding that we help our clients understand and solve difficult problems. Second, I like that I work with very smart and motivated people. Third, I like that I am always learning something new at work.