会計士

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 会計士 is read as かいけいし and is a noun for an accountant who professionally handles ledgers and financial records.
• Basic usage: Checking a ledger against receipts appears in 帳簿と領収書を照合する, while working as an accountant appears in 会計士として働く.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Occupational role with として
  • Use 会計士として働く to present accountant as the professional role in which someone works.
• Difference from 経理
  • Unlike the word for accounting work or an accounting department, this term denotes the professional who performs it.