Desarie Anderson

This email is in response to a request to share my success story with potential Universal Accounting students. I would love to be a part of these seminars because I truly and genuinely believe in this program.

Before I took the Universal Accounting Bookkeeping program I was having a hard time finding a job. I graduated from Georgia State University at the top 5% of my class.

Because I was a non-traditional student, I decided not to take advantage of the internships that were available to accounting students during my senior year. I did not want to sit out a semester while working for a CPA firm. Consequently, after graduation I was having a hard time finding a job because I had absolutely no real world experience in the accounting field. Because I was unable to find a job, I decided to start my own accounting practice. The problem was I had no idea where to start or how to approach potential clients.

I received an email from Universal Accounting but had no idea how becoming a student would benefit me. After going to one of their seminars, as well as doing some research online regarding the reputation of the company, I decided to enroll. It was the best thing I did for my career. While I was studying for the Professional Bookkeepers certification I realized just how unclear I was about how the accounting system worked. I came to the conclusion that my college degree did a good job of giving me the pieces of how the entire accounting system worked, however, Universal Accounting put those pieces together in a way that made complete sense, thereby giving me the confidence to make the next move in my career.

I created by business in January 2011 before I enrolled in universal accounting but did not officially start seeking clients until June 2011 after I got my Bookkeeping and QuickBooks certifications. My education at Universal accounting gave me the confidence I needed to approach potential clients. I was now able to tell potential clients how, as a bookkeeper/ accountant, I can help them with their financial needs.

Prior to taking this class I could not verbalize to myself let alone a client what I did and how it would benefit the clients business. In a matter of three months I have been able to secure four paying clients. In addition to my four clients, I am currently working part-time for a CPA doing the same thing I do for my clients. At the CPA firm, I am in charge of doing the books for approximately 12 clients. This includes new company start-ups through the entire bookkeeping cycle including payroll, sales tax reporting, quarterly tax payments and much more. I even help clients read and understand the financial reports that I create for them on a monthly and quarterly basis.

Prior to taking the professional bookkeeping class, I had gone on quite a few interviews with no luck. After taking Universals class I landed my current job instantly. I believe the difference was, in addition to having the QuickBooks and Bookkeeping certification on my resume, I was now able to confidently tell my boss what I did and how my skills could help grow his business. I would never have been able to be so confident in my abilities had I not taken the QuickBooks and Professional Bookkeeping class offered by Universal Accounting.

I have two more potential clients that I hope to sign in the month of September. That will bring my client list to six and growing. I finally feel like I have a promising future in the accounting world. Next stop “Professional Tax Preparer”

Desarie Anderson
Anderson Accounting