One of the greatest myths is that accountants have to be good in math. Some gut feel for numbers and algebra is helpful, but most computations are done with a calculator or computer.
Accountants use numbers but they ultimately are working with people.
Accountants must be able to express themselves well in writing and be able to explain complex accounting issues in language that they business clients can readily understand. Many people become interested in majoring in accounting in college because they liked their high school bookkeeping course. But did you know that nearly half of college accounting majors never took bookkeeping in high school. College accounting begins with an overview of the clerical bookkeeping process, but the degreed accountant uses business and accounting concepts to make decisions about issues that are not black and white. Accounting is not about mindlessly filling out forms.