accountants in practice, does knowing the actual software before you start make a real difference or is it all learned on the job anyway
studying finance and trying to get a better sense of what the day to day reality looks like for people working in accounting practices or finance teams. there's a lot of focus in coursework on the theory side but not much on the actual software and workflows that practitioners rely on in real life.
curious whether the tools you use in practice are something you picked up on the job or whether having exposure to them early actually made a difference when starting out. things like how client books get managed, how compliance workflows are structured, and how mtd is changing the way practices operate are the kind of details that feel hard to get from a textbook. anyone working in practice or in a finance team, what actually matters from a tools and workflow perspective when you're just getting started.