Community Overview
About r/AccountingDepartment
A place for questions and discussions of accounting in a business.
The community at a glance
r/AccountingDepartment is a Subreddit for Accountants with roughly 15K members. It uses a forum format for communication.
Roughly 4K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Accounting, Ai, and Automation. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests.
On Reddit
15K Members
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +4K members
Growth: +35.9% / year
Member growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2017: 393 members
- 2020: 3K members
- 2021: 2K members
- 2023: 3K members
- 2024: 2K members
- 2025: 2K members
- 2026: 3K members
2017
+393 new
2020
+3K new
2021
+2K new
2023
+3K new
2024
+2K new
2025
+2K new
2026
+3K new
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 138 members
- Aug: 233 members
- Sep: 137 members
- Oct: 122 members
- Nov: 201 members
- Dec: 589 members
- Jan: 809 members
- Feb: 483 members
- Mar: 316 members
- Apr: 289 members
- May: 406 members
- Jun: 247 members
July 2025
+138 new
August 2025
+233 new
September 2025
+137 new
October 2025
+122 new
November 2025
+201 new
December 2025
+589 new
January 2026
+809 new
February 2026
+483 new
March 2026
+316 new
April 2026
+289 new
May 2026
+406 new
June 2026
+247 new
Themes
- Solution Requests38 posts in the past month
- Streamlining AR and Invoicing for SMEs: Has anyone automated this using a platform like Vivid?
- What's the best accounting software for small business with 5 to 10 employees?
- Is QuickBooks Intuit Assist (AI Accounting Assistant) effective in real accounting?
#138Solution RequestsStreamlining AR and Invoicing for SMEs: Has anyone automated this using a platform like Vivid? · What's the best accounting software for small business with 5 to 10 employees? · Is QuickBooks Intuit Assist (AI Accounting Assistant) effective in real accounting? - Advice Requests28 posts in the past month
- Title: Accountant thinking about starting a bookkeeping business on the side — please help.
- Invoice financing??
- How do you streamline month-end close in your department?
#228Advice RequestsTitle: Accountant thinking about starting a bookkeeping business on the side — please help. · Invoice financing?? · How do you streamline month-end close in your department? - Opportunities3 posts in the past month
- 26k Account Engineering Jobs - You can immediately apply!
- How would you streamline this?
- Are there any freelance Accounting gigs?
#33Opportunities26k Account Engineering Jobs - You can immediately apply! · How would you streamline this? · Are there any freelance Accounting gigs? - News1 post in the past month
- After Nationwide Injunction of Corporate Transparency Act, FinCEN Suspends Reporting Requirements
#41NewsAfter Nationwide Injunction of Corporate Transparency Act, FinCEN Suspends Reporting Requirements - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- An accounting control which I perform has been called deficient & requires remediation
#51Pain & AngerAn accounting control which I perform has been called deficient & requires remediation
Topics
- Accounting194 posts in the past month
- What's the best accounting software for small business with 5 to 10 employees?
- accounting perspective: whats the best payroll software for a business that plans to scale?
- Is QuickBooks Intuit Assist (AI Accounting Assistant) effective in real accounting?
#1194AccountingWhat's the best accounting software for small business with 5 to 10 employees? · accounting perspective: whats the best payroll software for a business that plans to scale? · Is QuickBooks Intuit Assist (AI Accounting Assistant) effective in real accounting? - Ai29 posts in the past month
- Company shoving AI into everything, feels like solution hunting for problems
- Thoughts / Experience with AI ERP for multi entity biz
- Goldman Sachs is rolling out Anthropic AI for accounting & compliance, smart move or risky bet?
#229AiCompany shoving AI into everything, feels like solution hunting for problems · Thoughts / Experience with AI ERP for multi entity biz · Goldman Sachs is rolling out Anthropic AI for accounting & compliance, smart move or risky bet? - Automation20 posts in the past month
- building financial statement automation taught me that account mapping is the real problem
- Can robotic process automation services help with multi-entity reconciliation?
- How does your team actually use automation during busy season?
#320Automationbuilding financial statement automation taught me that account mapping is the real problem · Can robotic process automation services help with multi-entity reconciliation? · How does your team actually use automation during busy season? - Payroll16 posts in the past month
- What’s considered the easiest payroll for beginners?
- accounting perspective: whats the best payroll software for a business that plans to scale?
- struggling to find the easiest payroll for beginners in a small company
#416PayrollWhat’s considered the easiest payroll for beginners? · accounting perspective: whats the best payroll software for a business that plans to scale? · struggling to find the easiest payroll for beginners in a small company - Software16 posts in the past month
- looking for the best expense management software 2026 after seeing untracked receipts last year
- What accounting software is most commonly used by accountants in the USA?
- Can software replace accountants? What is the future of accounting software?
#516Softwarelooking for the best expense management software 2026 after seeing untracked receipts last year · What accounting software is most commonly used by accountants in the USA? · Can software replace accountants? What is the future of accounting software?
Flair
- Software24 posts in the past month
- What's the best accounting software for small business with 5 to 10 employees?
- What’s considered the easiest payroll for beginners?
- accounting perspective: whats the best payroll software for a business that plans to scale?
#124SoftwareWhat's the best accounting software for small business with 5 to 10 employees? · What’s considered the easiest payroll for beginners? · accounting perspective: whats the best payroll software for a business that plans to scale? - Career14 posts in the past month
- Invoice financing??
- Bright Ventures Holdings – Looking for a U.S. Accounting Firm Partner
- Are these remote accountant positions legit?
#214CareerInvoice financing?? · Bright Ventures Holdings – Looking for a U.S. Accounting Firm Partner · Are these remote accountant positions legit? - Homework11 posts in the past month
- PTIN renewal WISP requirement are solo, small firms actually getting audited on this?
- A gentle reminder to save multiple versions of your massive workbooks. My heart just stopped for 3 hours.
- Please help
#311HomeworkPTIN renewal WISP requirement are solo, small firms actually getting audited on this? · A gentle reminder to save multiple versions of your massive workbooks. My heart just stopped for 3 hours. · Please help - Taxes6 posts in the past month
- Looking for a better sales tax solution?
- Is my accountant out to lunch?
- At what point should you stop doing your own taxes and hire a CPA?
#46TaxesLooking for a better sales tax solution? · Is my accountant out to lunch? · At what point should you stop doing your own taxes and hire a CPA?
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/AccountingDepartment for?
- Best for Accountants enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/AccountingDepartment 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/AccountingDepartment have?
- Roughly 15K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/AccountingDepartment on?
- r/AccountingDepartment 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/AccountingDepartment cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/AccountingDepartment is organized under Accountants.
- How do I join r/AccountingDepartment?
- You can join r/AccountingDepartment by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Accounting communities like?
- Communities for accounting professionals covering tax, bookkeeping, audit, and finance careers. LinkedIn groups attract large numbers of practitioners for professional networking, with Reddit and Facebook groups for more casual discussion about the work, career paths, and industry news.
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