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Location: Dawsonville, GA
Company: Met's Accounting
Experience: Executive
Highest Level of Education: MA - Academic Program



Job Responsibilities
Full charge Accountant for company doing all accounting functions through general ledger and financial statements.
Uppers
I love working with figures and making numbers balace.
Downers
The distance to work.
Lifestyle
No travel but a lot of long hours expecially during tax season.
Compensation
I am self employed and own my own accounting firm not many si9de benefits.
Advice to Jobseekers
I would advise as much education as you can in the field, there will always be a need for accounting and bookkeeping.

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