Accounting consulting professionals help clients with financial management, financial forecasting and auditing. Rather than managing day-to-day transactions, as bookkeepers do, their responsibilities mostly include analyzing financial documents, offering advice on improving profitability, predicting future costs and revenues, and checking for compliance with financial regulations. Collaborating with business leaders, they also prepare and file financial reports and tax documents, conduct tax research and suggest ways to improve financial reporting processes. This advisory role requires attention to detail and good analytical skills to make observations that are based on complex financial data and avoid mistakes. Staying organized while working with multiple clients and communicating findings are crucial.