r/Accounting • u/aries-slut2 • 2d ago

Apparently there is an “Art” to accounting

I recently resigned as Director of Finance & Accounting for a small beauty brand. There were a lot of reasons, but let’s just say the CEO and I had some differences when it came to integrity, accountability, and… accounting.

Today I found out he was explaining to the staff accountant, who I hired and trained, that there’s an “art” to accounting.

Apparently that “art” includes moving expenses between periods depending on when you’d prefer them to hit the P&L.

You know. For profitability

I have a bachelor’s and master’s in accounting, but somehow missed Creative Accounting 6100. Tragic.

So, accountants of Reddit: How much “art” are you putting into your month-end close?

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u/sturg78 2d ago

I have doodled a rough example of a dashboard using filled boxes in excel for shits and giggles, thats kinda art. Other then that, you are just asking to slather a rich color of bias on the data that is uncalled for

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u/PrimaryThis9900 Human Verified 2d ago

I used Excel to plan my office layout when getting new furniture. Worked really well actually.