{"id":663,"date":"2022-06-09T19:06:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T19:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theforage.wpengine.com\/?p=663"},"modified":"2024-02-26T09:10:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T14:10:25","slug":"certified-public-accountant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theforage.wpengine.com\/careers\/certified-public-accountant","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A certified public accountant (CPA) is an accounting<\/a> professional who passed the CPA exam and met their state\u2019s experience and education requirements for licensure. A CPA can hold a variety of different job titles, such as tax accountant<\/a>, financial analyst<\/a>, auditor<\/a>, chief financial officer, and accounting professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of August 2022, nearly 666,000 people in the U.S. held active CPA licenses, according to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy<\/a>. Based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>, there are more than 1.3 million accountants (CPAs and non-CPAs) and auditors across the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Does a Certified Public Accountant Do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So, a certified public accountant handles accounting duties. But beyond that, what does a CPA do? Generally speaking, a CPA helps their employer or clients deal with complex financial matters and achieve financial goals. For instance, a CPA might:<\/p>\n\n\n\n