About r/Accounting
Primarily for accountants and aspiring accountants to learn about and discuss their career choice. Advice and questions welcome.
The community at a glance
r/Accounting is a Subreddit for Finance and Accountants with roughly 1.3M members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 3rd largest community in the Accounting topic page and the 5th largest community in the Finance topic page.
Roughly 118K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Accounting, Job, and Career. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention bank recs, laptop recs, and recommended temp agencies.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 6K members
- 2014: 8K members
- 2015: 9K members
- 2016: 12K members
- 2017: 18K members
- 2018: 32K members
- 2019: 52K members
- 2020: 66K members
- 2021: 55K members
- 2023: 218K members
- 2024: 556K members
- 2025: 162K members
- 2026: 87K members
Past year (monthly)
- Oct: 5K members
- Nov: 12K members
- Dec: 11K members
- Jan: 11K members
- Feb: 14K members
- Mar: 10K members
- Apr: 9K members
- May: 10K members
- Jun: 10K members
- Jul: 8K members
- Aug: 7K members
- Sep: 7K members
Themes
- Advice Requests30 posts in the past month
- Entry Level Resume Help
- I need some help. Please
- Advice please - Best way to recover from unstable work history?
#130Advice RequestsEntry Level Resume Help · I need some help. Please · Advice please - Best way to recover from unstable work history? - Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- Stressed: Capitalized something instead of expensing
- Scared about GPA
- I'm Losing It. Help.
#23Pain & AngerStressed: Capitalized something instead of expensing · Scared about GPA · I'm Losing It. Help. - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- Looking for Part-time Accountant /Zoho Books
- Bookkeepers: would an app like this actually solve a problem for you, or am I overthinking it?
#32Solution RequestsLooking for Part-time Accountant /Zoho Books · Bookkeepers: would an app like this actually solve a problem for you, or am I overthinking it?
Topics
- Accounting33 posts in the past month#133Accounting
- Job19 posts in the past month#219Job
- Career13 posts in the past month#313Career
- Struggling11 posts in the past month#411Struggling
- Cpa7 posts in the past month#57Cpa
Flair
- Career25 posts in the past month
- Would you be ok with 55k fully remote job?
- Should I delay graduation by another semester for big4?
- Advice please - Best way to recover from unstable work history?
#125CareerWould you be ok with 55k fully remote job? · Should I delay graduation by another semester for big4? · Advice please - Best way to recover from unstable work history? - Discussion24 posts in the past month
- how much PTO does your job give u??
- What to do between waiting for September 2026 CFE results
- RSM Explore 1-day virtual program
#224Discussionhow much PTO does your job give u?? · What to do between waiting for September 2026 CFE results · RSM Explore 1-day virtual program - Advice19 posts in the past month
- Staff Accountant Interview
- Small CPA firm extended full time Sep 2027 accountant role to me without asking for references or transcript. What is the catch? Will they conduct a reference check closer to the start date?
- Put upcoming internship on resume while applying to jobs?
#319AdviceStaff Accountant Interview · Small CPA firm extended full time Sep 2027 accountant role to me without asking for references or transcript. What is the catch? Will they conduct a reference check closer to the start date? · Put upcoming internship on resume while applying to jobs? - Off-Topic1 post in the past month
- Most of the time
#41Off-TopicMost of the time - Homework1 post in the past month
- Proconnect Help for Student
#51HomeworkProconnect Help for Student
Product recommendations
- bank recs29 posts in the past month
- Accounts payable and bank recs
- Passed CPA exams and just got my first accounting job and will be learning EVERYTHING for small business accounting. Start in a week- what should I review? Journal entries, month end procedures, bank recs, etc.?
- Automating recs?
#129bank recsAccounts payable and bank recs · Passed CPA exams and just got my first accounting job and will be learning EVERYTHING for small business accounting. Start in a week- what should I review? Journal entries, month end procedures, bank recs, etc.? · Automating recs? - laptop recs3 posts in the past month
- laptop recs for accounting major
- Laptop recs?
- Laptop Recs for Accounting/Information Systems student?
#23laptop recslaptop recs for accounting major · Laptop recs? · Laptop Recs for Accounting/Information Systems student? - recommended temp agencies2 posts in the past month
- Recommended Temp Agencies?
- Recommended Temp Agencies?
#32recommended temp agenciesRecommended Temp Agencies? · Recommended Temp Agencies? - accounting podcast recs2 posts in the past month
- Podcasts Recs for Audit team
- Accounting Podcast Recs
#42accounting podcast recsPodcasts Recs for Audit team · Accounting Podcast Recs
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Accounting for?
- Best for Finance and Accountants enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/Accounting free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/Accounting have?
- Roughly 1.3M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Accounting on?
- r/Accounting runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/Accounting cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Accounting is organized under Finance, Accountants.
- How do I join r/Accounting?
- You can join r/Accounting by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Finance communities like?
- Communities covering personal finance, investing, and financial planning for individuals and families. Reddit has enormous communities for budgeting and investment strategy, with more niche Discord servers and independent forums serving people focused on specific goals like early retirement or building wealth on an average salary.
Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo (0%)
- 21
- Visitors /mo (+17%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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