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Thank you for mentioning introvert vs extrovert, no one does. Definitely rather work a job good for introverts

Thank you for including the term "introvert" in your description of the distinctions. I'm an introvert who loves finance, so I'm combining the two and studying for the CFA and CPA exams.

I have nearly 3 years of experience in F&A and can say this video is very accurate.

i'm an introvert but i'm more into finance, i'll make my weakness as my strengths. thank you for the clarification between these two. it helped me a lot! you're so great!

You really helped choose which career to go for, I’m about to go to college this year and I had chosen an art degree and it wasn’t sitting well for my future goals money wise. Thank you very much 🙏

I love the way u made ur decision; despite being able to generate more money u focused on ur life balance and happiness with respect to ur capacity

It’s been so hard finding a resource that outlined the differences in a clear and finite way. Excellent video, thank you

thank you so much for the help! right now i’m an accounting major, but i recently took a finance class and liked it as well. i definitely think accounting is more for me given that i’m more introverted and like having a set schedule! also, the thought of predicting and advising others based on assumptions terrifies me

This is one of the best videos I have found on the difference between finance and accounting. Really appreciate discussing the reasons one might choose one path over the other, and the introvert factor.

Something they don’t tell you is that an accounting degree allows you to do anything finance can do, but finance people cannot do what accountants can do. Finance people could have to compete with accountants for jobs. Plus most CFOs and other prominent business positions have accounting degrees.

This video is what led me to your channel. I was struggling to find an accessible way to explain my change of career alignment from Accounting to FP&A to friend who isn't from our world and doesn't understand that us CPAs can do so many different things! This was spot on. I liked the part where you explain how your personality interacts better with Accounting because I'm the reverse in every way. When I was an accountant, period ends grew stale after a while and my favorite part became working with the finance team to give them some guidance on how to forecast/budget accounting adjustment accounts. I was the only person in Accountings who wanted to touch that, and the finance team hated to forecast anything accounting based (which shows how much these two things don't intersect too well) so I ended up de facto owner of many accounts during the forecast process. Interacting with the finance team led way for a career revelation and an opportunity that I'm extremely happy to have gotten. It was like a gravitational field pulling me in that direction!

I agree with you 100% thanks for the video . I was always curious about working in Finance , but now by watching this video I have confirmed that accounting is my thing ! And I love it ! Thanks

I forwarded a link to this video to my grandson who is about to begin studies at a business school. He is interested in accounting and finance, but doesn't have a clear understanding of how a career in one of those disciplines would differ from a career in the other. This video is a perfect introduction to gaining a better understanding of the differences.

I am great full you mentioned about introvert and extrovert. Never heard it before. I am new subscriber. I have done masters in accounting and finance and I love this profession and really want to pursue it further. I am here to refresh my knowledge. Thank you 🙏

Thank you for mentioning the introvert side as more preferable for accounting. Your reasons for choosing accounting aligns with mine especially #1 and #2. I always thought accountants are busy ensuring accuracy of numbers, which I considered to be stressful. With your explanation, I can imagine how more stressful the work of a FA can be. Thank you!

definitely finance as its forward looking compared to Accounting which only looks at the past and companies see Accounting as a cost rather than bottom line contributing factor.

I'm late to the party, but great video detailing the differences. I do a fantastic job (I think) pretending that I enjoy talking to people; I've had many, many years of customer service experience prior to becoming an Accountant. I actually prefer accounting because history is static. I can't make a "failed prediction" about history, but I can definitely fail at forecasting accurately with this broken crystal ball of mine 😉

Not going to even lie as a finance major, wish I just did the accounting field. Picking it up as a second major though

Adding my comment to make them total half a thousand on this video 💪. Best video I’ve seen explaining the difference between these two. Thanks

Great video. Thanks. As an auditor in big4 I'm currently hesitating accounting and finance. Your video helped me to see things clearer !

Totally different careers: Accounting is a narrower field that focuses on professional processes to manage numbers and accounts, while finance uses the same information to analyze potential growth patterns in order to strategize company finances.

Many thanks for making this video. I was so indecisive with my career choice and this just cemented everything I needed to know about the life of an accoutant and financial analyst.

Great job explaining both! My only comment would be to major in both. You’ll never know which one you like more until you study them.

I’ve been struggling on what to pick as a major for college, the video helps a lot thank you!

Love you sir, day by day you are making my accounting life easy.👍

You clarified a lot of things for people considering a career in accounts or finance. Thanks!

Great video!! But I have few questions:- 1. How far we can go in our careers being an accountant without CPA designation? 2. Can we get finance jobs(financial analyst) after majoring in accounting or working in any public industry?

I wish I would’ve watched this video before I switched my majors from Accounting to Finance last week. I relate to the introvert section so much, but the finance courses have been easier for me to understand than accounting, which makes me feel lost often. My question for you would be if you think it it’s ever too late to go into Accounting and become successful in obtaining an CPA, I probably won’t get my Bachelor’s until I’m 34 and would have to be “too old” to be starting a career in Accounting

Will you please consider making a video on the career path you would recommend for those students who want to gain practical education and work experience to ultimately prepare themselves for starting and growing their own firm? I would really appreciate this kind of video since most accounting videos focus on becoming the best employee wo discussing a strategy for developing an end goal of preparing oneself to become self employed. Thankyou!

this was so helpful, i’m so torn between which path to take & this has definitely answered a lot of the questions i have. thank you so much!

I’m deciding on what i should major in college and accounting was one of my top options. Im interested but im worried that accountants work very long hours and have no life execpt for work. I would love 40 or even 50 hours a week but nothing like 70 or 80 hours. I dont mind making less money with less hours but i dont want to risk having no life by working 80 hours a week.

Brilliant video, I really enjoyed it. Very nice presentation, with facts and reasonable opinions. I liked also your tone of the voice and clear, easy to understand English, both very important to me to be able to follow with interest. I am certainly going to see your other videos as well. Thank you indeed.

HI, what do you think would be the reason to choose finance over accounting? I liked that you have just mentioned why you have chosen accounting over finance.

Excellent breakdown, addressed everything i wanted to know

I just started an accounting class and it's hard as hell

If accounting and finance were the only two jobs left in the world, Do you think it’s worthy to have 20% less salary being an accountant than fiance in order to have more stable, more comfortable tasks at work and you can have time for personal life? Or is it worthy to step out of the comfort zone to get that extra 20% $ by doing fiance, but end up not having a life outside of work, and stress at your work? I’m an introvert too! Material wise, which one is harder? Please also talk about bonus. In what categories do they evaluate you and the amount $. Is bonus quarterly and annually.. and salary raise.

such a crucial video for anyone to understand and select a career to pursue .....

I majored in accounting and a major introvert. Totally agree w/ you. Took a job in finance right out of college.. worst mistake yet. Trying so hard to find an actual accounting job. Is accounts payable a good place to start? What about taking jobs that don’t require a degree, is that a waste?

Good one sir, its very helpful for people like me .....expecting more from you , thankyou !( adding a small note : now a days accountant job also having high stress level !!)

wow i think this helps a lot in terms of deciding what i want to do when im older i think im leaning more towards finance

I majored in criminal justice, when I sold my house and I got to shared the profits with the government I said hell no!! I switched to accounting I have an entry level accounting job with a better pay than when I worked for the Law enforcement I just started college again and I’m looking forward to learn the ropes of accounting and finance thank you for sharing

Great video! I am currently a financial analyst and will receive my bachelor's in May with a Major in Business Management and a minor in accounting. I am thinking of switching over to an accountant.

Thank you for clearing my thoughts, it was very informative and clear. However, which professional course would you recommend to grow a career as Financial Analyst?

That was so helpful. I am about to start my career in accounting and researching a lot. I think that suits me better than finance. Fist step is to get a career as a staff accountant taken off before venturing into finance though i have a finance degree. They always ask for experience as accountants before giving role of financial analyst.

I am currently an accounting major with the goal of become a cpa but I often struggle with the idea of if accounting will be the right career path for me. If in the future I want to switch from being a cpa to go into finance, would that be possible? Or would I have to go back to school to get a degree in finance? I ask this because from my accounting and finance classes that I’ve taken so far, the material has been pretty similar. I see myself as an extrovert but I feel that the material in accounting goes more into depth in learning concepts and is more helpful than finance. Thank you for this helpful video!

Thank you! Best review so far. I am a nurse going back to school for career change!

Accounting can be automated. The people who say accounting can’t be automated are talking about managerial accounting, where the judgement is. Managerial accounting is closer to finance than accounting, therefore accounting at the end of the day will be automated. I dropped my accounting major because of accounting automation.

You and i share the same reasons for going into accounting 🙃. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

Your video touch to the point. I am finance manager for one NGO in Cambodia. The org just adopt of IFRS for SME for organisation. What of my concern is mistatement of information complying to the standard.

This is an underated channel!

Hey Bill, I wanted to ask your advice on something. I am a high school graduate and want to do ACCA but, with ACCA I want to pursue another complimenting bachelor degree while doing ACCA. So, I have to decide what degree to choose. I don't want to choose accounting because I will be doing it in the ACCA. Now, I can either do Finance or Business administration or Economics. Please tell me what you think and you can mention a degree that is not mentioned above.

Subscribed. I see that this video is three years old…looking forward to catching up on newer content.

Nice of you to explain how to become a financial accountant, but not do the same for analyst 😞

Hey you didn't mention the certification for the financial analyst...only thr accountant...but I suppose it will be the CFA or FRM

Definitely the move to be a financial analyst

Finance is a way more better degree than accounting! Finance involves creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, and analysis which none of this can be automated! Accounting, bookkeeping, and auditing are about following rules and checking for accuracy which are super easy to automate! The only type of accounting that can’t be automated is managerial accounting, where the judgement and analysis is. Managerial accounting is closer to finance than accounting, which means accounting is dead! Do yourselves a favor and save yourselves by majoring in finance instead of accounting!

Impressive distinction between Accounting and Finance, and what informed your preference . Employers often seem to prefer Financial Analyst role more as it relates with predicting and forecasting the future though. Could you share your views on what inherent factors and learning requirements to make a good Financial Analyst for one that wish to transit from Accounting?

Tbh acct is for introverts I’m glad I went to finance thank God

It's clear and understandable. Thanks for your video.

Thanks Master for helping me to study accounting im motivated thanks alot

Thanks brother, today I fully understand what exactly finance person job and accountant.

Can someone in accounting transfer into finance later in life and can a financial analyst with a degree in finance transfer to acciuntinh?

Nice, just switched majors from music ed MAT to finance BA, but honestly, I only switched cuz I like talking about money. I didn't really think I'd like accounting more than Finance, and I might switch to accounting

How much analysis is involved in accounting? Do accountants purely follow rules, create financial statements and make sure that there are no errors in these statements or do accountants also analyze financial statements and make recommendations based on their analysis to the company? Or are these tasks limited to finance? I know based on this video that accountants’s role isn’t to make future predictions/project how the company will do in the future but I was wondering how much they are involved in commenting on the financial situation of a company in the here and now. And if they are involved in these tasks would these responsibilities only fall on senior accountants and managers or can junior accountants also be involved in the analysis of those statements?

Helpful video..love it when you mention but being introvert now I know this is common for Accountants like me.

Thanks a million! This helps me a lot for making a big decision.

Can you make a video on professionals switch career midway like working as an engineer transitioning to accounting. How it is perceived inside the accounting field professionals

Stress level in big 4 audit will have you losing hair, literally. Long hours, multiple engagements at once, poor retention which usually puts the pressure on those who stay and the kicker less pay. It's also client facing so not the best for an introvert. The longer you stay i audit the more you get pigeon holed.

Fantastic video, helped clear up so many questions I had as well as looking through the comments below. Quick question. For someone that has a math degree and is looking to get into accounting, what would be a good first step? Would really value your input. Thank you in advance sir!

I'm double majoring in accounting/finance and I'm so lost on what I want to do! Can I work in finance with a CPA?

well explained sir,, i have recently joined a company in the UAE as a junior accountant. hope to see you with more fruitful content in the field of accounting

Is Financial Analyst/FP&A true finance though? It seems more like management accounting to me. When I think of 'Finance', I think of investment and corporate bankers, private equity and hedge fund analysts, credit rating analysts or those that work in M&A/corporate development.

Thank you so much for your great video.it’s very understandable and useful information

Indian CA builds in both , so i am in both . btw love the video

Thank you sir! I'm now gonna choose accounting than finance, less stress

"Which career choice is better?" Take it from someone who retired from accounting and worked for a CPA firm, worked as a controller for a small company and was an internal auditor for a large company. My answer is neither is better. It depends what you want to spend most of your life doing. If you like finance then pursue that. If you like auditing, then pursue that. It depends on what you would like to do and what you would be good at.

I did Roger CPA review too, it was a good course.

Im studying chemistry pre-pharmacy but my two majors of choice for pharmacy is accounting or finance

This was a great video, i benefited a lot. Thank you.

Sir, I want to ask 2 questions please answer me ASAP please. 1. Getting job is easy in which major(Accounting or finance) in Canada? 2. I am planning to pursue business-finance diploma from Canada is it worthy? Please reply sir!

Is it possible switch my career from Finance to Accounting?

Wonderful video, your profile seems like mine. One point that was important for my decision is the social part, that only 25% in average to time spend with colleagues it's enough . Thank yoou

Prior to watching this video I was worried about my career options as I major in accounting. I really enjoy the schooling so far and been able to do well but I have my worries in case I realize in the future that the traditional path most accounting majors pursue isn't for me (a lot of them go through PA which sounds scary to me). From what you've said it looks like majoring in accounting would be more beneficial in terms of flexibility? I've heard this said before - in terms of jobs/career do you agree that an accounting major has more flexibility in that they can do jobs that finance majors can do but finance majors would have to learn more if they wanted an accounting role? I hope my question makes sense hahah.

Greetings Sir! I'm planning on majoring in accounting but am confused on choosing my minor in MIS or Finance. So for MIS the pro can be the technical skills that I can gain which will help me win against the automation in accounting since accounting is getting automated. The con might be that MIS is coding and maths heavy. Is the math more difficult in MIS or Finance? As for finance I feel like if I someday would want to work as an investment banker or any other finance roles, I wouldn't be able to do so if I choose MIS as my minor instead of Finance. And can I develop the technical skills that would help me win against the automation by doing some certificates in IT instead of minoring in MIS? I feel like I can later on develop tech skills but can't go back to do a minor in finance. What would be your advice? I would highly appreciate your answer❤

First view and subscribed. Well done &' keep the good stuff comin

Nice comparison...mainly to the point...all best for your future endeavour.

Wow thanks very much I now know where to major

I'm an Accounting and Finance student

MSc. Accounting Vs Finance: Which Should You Study?

Thank you this video was very helpful. I did emphasis in finance and later I decided if I should do accounting or not and decided I wanna do accounting. I have a question. If I have already taken managerial accounting and financial accounting, how many more units do I need to complete the required accounting units that I need.

Which career for trading stocks or cryptocurrencys would be good for an introvert ?

Really helpful, thanks a lot and please do keep coming up with more such content.

Excellent presentation, Thank you

This is a very informative video. Thank you!!

Hey! This video is really beneficial. Can you please make a video about the confusion between financial management and management accounting? thankyou!

Great video. Very helpful, I appreciate!!

Very helpful and straightforward video. Thank you!

Hello sir..Thanks for the video but I have a question. If I decide to choose finance over accounting in my degree and do a CPA will it be important than choosing accounting ? Or its better do accounting and become a CPA?

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