Accountants can help individuals and businesses with such things as tax filings and bookkeeping. ... As a self-employed accountant, you can set your own hours and your own pay rate, and take on as many clients as you want. Study accounting and earn a college degree in the major.Jan 14, 2019
Accountants don't usually become millionaires, but it is possible. Generally, to do that, you would need to either work your way up to CFO of a very large company, work your way up to partner of a large accounting firm, or open your own accounting firm and do very well over the years. It's not unheard of.