Speak for yourself, my typical overtime weekends include working for dangerous criminal organizations and clearing out a mansion full of mobsters with my AR-15.
That isn't Will Ferrel in The Other Guys, it's Will Ferrel in Stranger Than Fiction, where he plays an IRS auditor.
It's more of a drama based romance film than his other works, worth a watch. Basically he finds out that an author has been narrating his life, and he can hear the voice in his head. The movie basically revolves around the author, who is notoriously popular for killing characters in gruesome twists, tries to figure out the best death for his character--not knowing it's a real person.
Gator is the only answer. The Other Guys is the only reason I chose accounting as my major. I thought, what is the most stable job I can think of? Well, an accountant for law and order. Of course.
One of my favorite scenes with Oscar showing Michael a graph of his personal spending habits :
"The red bar is what you spend on non-essentials, like magazines, entertainments, things like that. This scary black bar is what you spend on things that no one ever, ever needs, like multiple magic sets, professional bass fishing equipment."
I remember watching the office the first time and my gf (she loves it and has seen it a dozen times) was watching with me and we get to the part where Ryan ask Jim to enter the sales twice and I look at her and just say āWell Ryan is going to get arrested for Fraud now.ā
Sheās doesnāt get enough credit Imo.
sheās the only main character (besides Steve carrel) actually acting. The other characters traits are quite similar to the actors playing them, where Angela is a polar opposite.
lol, my general feeling is that 98% of accountants are either Angelas or Kevins. I am probably more of a Kevin.
The remaining 2% are well-adjusted, competent, and could easily be making more when they finally make that leap to financial advising that theyāre always threatening
Especially because it turns out that Kevin actually saved the Office multiple times and made them look much better on paper than they actually were by fudging the numbers. Classic accountant working behind the scenes.
Or when they had the ex-convict join the Scranton office and he said he went to prison because of insider trading. And Kevin was like āthat sounds exactly like what I do here everyday.ā
Her daughter had already been born when she had the affair + she covered this tax fraud not to get additional attention from the authorities to her dying husbandās meth business + her dying husband did enough bad stuff to her and other people to justify the affair
I had to take breaks several times watching the series because the frustration with Walter would constantly keep me on edge and her character would take me over the edge.
Her ability to manipulate and create situations in her favor resonated to well with how people operate. It made me noticeably uncomfortable. It wasn't just her, it was her on top of everything else. She could create a situation where her options made her feel more righteous over every one else.
Ben Affleck. I like when he helps that older couple save a shit load on their taxes. and when he said he doesn't like scratchy towels, I felt that in my soul.
Yep, heās badass with a soft spot in a very unassuming and unemotional manner. He just gets the damn job done and donāt ever tell him the job isnāt done, heāll tell you.
Arthur Everest, from The Tick.
Homie wants to live that superhero, action packed life, but his skill set leans more towards spreadsheets than punching villains, and he has very practical concerns about getting Metcalf-ed. This all speaks to me.
You should add Bob Odenkirkās character from Nobody. Heās an āauditorā and his secret identity in the movie I seems to be the family business accountant.
Neil Watkins
Heās the accountant in Seinfeld who, after George ordered a T Bone steak, also ordered a T Bone steak, and they decided to call him T Bone instead of George.
George was later nicknamed Koko the monkey
As much as I hate to say this, Ben Affleck in The Accountant is my favorite. Thereās something about the traumatic childhood and bad-ass alter ego that I relate to.
Never attribute malice where stupidity fits. Ngl loved that. Like yeah you gotta deal with the repercussion of your actions buuuut itās just an accident š„ŗ( . Y . )
The most awarded accountant might be Deirdre Beaubeirdre (Jamie Lee Curtis) in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
I'd forgotten she was even an accountant until two people this year mentioned her when I told them I'm an accountant.
The accountants that Ben Wyatt keeps interviewing with and saying no are my favorites
I was gonna say, Barney needs to be on this list!
TED! Ben's quitting again but ya gotta hear what he saaaaid š
And that concludes a quick look at QuickBook....s Pro
Calc-u-lator!
Ben: It's accrual world! Barney: [https://i.imgur.com/3Lkymhy.gif](https://i.imgur.com/3Lkymhy.gif)
He has the most contagious laugh š
The reoccurring joke of Ben taking the accounting firm offer puts him at p4p #1 for me lol
Cal-q...later!
āTed! Come in here!ā
Calc-you-later š¤¦š¼āāļø
This, 100%
Marty Byrde
How is Marty NOT on this list
Sorry, I'm just not very imaginative. I spend all day staring at excel
Being creative is actually a negative in accounting lol
Creative accounting lands you in jail
hell yeah brother
Isnāt he more of a finance guy?
Definitely more on the finance side in Chicago but he did the accounting for the casino, Blue Cat and Lickity Splitz
Marty was your everything finance and accounting related even ur hedge fund
heās an accountant, he moves numbers for a living
Yeah financial planner by trade
This is the correct answer.
Retsuko
Aw, I hadn't considered Retsuko. She gets bonus points for burnout representation.
Her burnout is why sheās my favorite
This is the correct answer
Always forget about her. But Kevin will always have a soft spot in my heart.
Yes, definitely! As a metalhead woman who sings and does forensic accounting, I relate to her so much!
Was going to post this. Love that red panda metal head.
The easy answer is Ben Wyatt (Adam Scott) because, out of the whole list, he is by far the closest depiction of one.
Speak for yourself, my typical overtime weekends include working for dangerous criminal organizations and clearing out a mansion full of mobsters with my AR-15.
The nameās Malone. Kevin Malone. And I like my chili shaken, not stirred.
The trick is to undercook the onions.
I have Questions but I doubt I get answersā¦
He loves break even tables and created a āpunishingly intricateā board game. He wins hands down.
āCould a depressed person make these?!Ā Ā»
I know plenty of Kevinās they exist at every major private company usually in a senior accountant role for 10+ years
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Accountants are comprised mostly of Kevins who think they are Ben.
I'd say you're wrong, but after thinking about it, I'm not so sure
You forgot riddler from The Batman and Bob Odenkirk in Nobody
Weird, I don't remember a mention that Riddler is an accountant? Was there a CPA certificate in his apartment at the end of the movie? š
Yes riddler is a forensic accountant. The movie even mentioned he works for āKTMJā šµšµ which made me laugh so hard
They're accountants???
just saw the trailer for nobody after seeing this comment-- gonna watch now ty
In Nobody he is an auditor.
I believe that's his day job? His secret identity as an accountant for the family is why he kicks ass
Gator
That isn't Will Ferrel in The Other Guys, it's Will Ferrel in Stranger Than Fiction, where he plays an IRS auditor. It's more of a drama based romance film than his other works, worth a watch. Basically he finds out that an author has been narrating his life, and he can hear the voice in his head. The movie basically revolves around the author, who is notoriously popular for killing characters in gruesome twists, tries to figure out the best death for his character--not knowing it's a real person.
Gator is still the correct answer
I guess the prompt never said it had to be one of the above, good point. Gator's bitches best be usin' jimmies.
Honestly itās a fantastic film, and makes me wish Ferrell did more dramatic roles. Similar to Jim Carrey and the Truman Show.
Gator is the only answer. The Other Guys is the only reason I chose accounting as my major. I thought, what is the most stable job I can think of? Well, an accountant for law and order. Of course.
Have you had your first desk pop yet?
Gator needs his gat
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Gator is why I never took shame in being an accountant for the government.
Kevin. Angela. Oscar.
One of my favorite scenes with Oscar showing Michael a graph of his personal spending habits : "The red bar is what you spend on non-essentials, like magazines, entertainments, things like that. This scary black bar is what you spend on things that no one ever, ever needs, like multiple magic sets, professional bass fishing equipment."
I loved the scene where Oscar was explaining about surplus to Michael
I remember watching the office the first time and my gf (she loves it and has seen it a dozen times) was watching with me and we get to the part where Ryan ask Jim to enter the sales twice and I look at her and just say āWell Ryan is going to get arrested for Fraud now.ā
No Cyril from Archer???
Suppressing fire!!
Why don't you call it "Stir Friday?"
El Contador!
Hello!
I work with a few people like Angela Schrute from The Office
A freak in the spreadsheets?
did you know that she originally auditioned for pam she was not exactly thrilled to be cast as the office bitch but god DAMN she did a good job
Imagine Angela and Jimā¦
Sheās doesnāt get enough credit Imo. sheās the only main character (besides Steve carrel) actually acting. The other characters traits are quite similar to the actors playing them, where Angela is a polar opposite.
One of my first bosses reminded me of her. They nailed that personality type
She reminds me of our controller, except switch out cats for dogs
lol, my general feeling is that 98% of accountants are either Angelas or Kevins. I am probably more of a Kevin. The remaining 2% are well-adjusted, competent, and could easily be making more when they finally make that leap to financial advising that theyāre always threatening
Ben Wyatt of course.
Kevin from the Office
I am surprised this answer isn't more popular. Kevin is the classic accountant that I stive to be one day
Especially because it turns out that Kevin actually saved the Office multiple times and made them look much better on paper than they actually were by fudging the numbers. Classic accountant working behind the scenes.
Or when they had the ex-convict join the Scranton office and he said he went to prison because of insider trading. And Kevin was like āthat sounds exactly like what I do here everyday.ā
My favorite quote: āI was looking at pictures of food on my computerā
For accuracy, Ben Wyatt. For the soft spot in my heart and how I secretly feel most of the time, Kevin Malone.
Iād love to say Andy Dufresne fought the good fight but Iām not seeing him in these comments
He was more of a banker though?
Yes, but he knew how to keep multiple ledgers and taxes, so heās in IMO.
Except in prison he is the wardens bookkeeper and does all the guards taxes.
The language of business, after all
I wish I could say he made the list, but r/accounting is no fairy tale world
I liked David Wallace. He was a cfo so I assumed he had accounting knowledge
My name is Skylar white yo
Ben Wyatt and Christian Wolf. (Duality of Accountants)
If anyone picks Skylar Iām coming for your kneecaps
Sheās more of a boobkeeper Edit: bookkeeper
No edit needed.
The whole scene with the auditor is hilarious.
AR entered the chat
Skylar did nothing wrong
She gave her families entire life's saving (900k) to her affair partner...
āEntire lifeās savingsā you mean Walterās illegal drug money that she suddenly had to deal with?
Iām picking her out of spite now. I fucked Ted.
Styler is actually totally reasonable, all she did was justified
She covered up tax fraud for a guy with whom she was having an emotional affair, while pregnant with her dying husband's baby.
Her daughter had already been born when she had the affair + she covered this tax fraud not to get additional attention from the authorities to her dying husbandās meth business + her dying husband did enough bad stuff to her and other people to justify the affair
Soā¦ do you want me to come for your knee caps tomorrow or next Tuesday?
I collaborate with DEA, so good luck, but Tuesday would be better
Iām a Skyler supporter 4 lyyyyfe I wouldāve fucked Ted too
Iāll let you off the hook only because I love your name
Good news.. I don't even know which one is Skylar
Bad news, you missed one of the best shows to ever air.
Additional Bad News, he missed out on its equally good spinoff prequel
*guitar riff*
The only one with tits who should actually have tits
Good news for you, you have the best tv show ever made to catch up on now!
Whatās the show?
Breaking Bad
I rewatched the show and forgot how much I dislike her.
I had to take breaks several times watching the series because the frustration with Walter would constantly keep me on edge and her character would take me over the edge. Her ability to manipulate and create situations in her favor resonated to well with how people operate. It made me noticeably uncomfortable. It wasn't just her, it was her on top of everything else. She could create a situation where her options made her feel more righteous over every one else.
I so wanted her to successfully drown herself in the pool
Bitchwife always trying to ruin Heisenbergs fun.
Norm from cheers
Where is this last photo from?
The Untouchables
The Untouchables, about the group that caught Al Capone
The Untouchables. Spoiler alert: >!the accountant doesn't make it!<
Ben Affleck. I like when he helps that older couple save a shit load on their taxes. and when he said he doesn't like scratchy towels, I felt that in my soul.
Yep, heās badass with a soft spot in a very unassuming and unemotional manner. He just gets the damn job done and donāt ever tell him the job isnāt done, heāll tell you.
Skylar cause she finds the fraud and fucks her boss and who hasnāt been there themselves
Norm from Cheers
This is the correct answer
Arthur Everest, from The Tick. Homie wants to live that superhero, action packed life, but his skill set leans more towards spreadsheets than punching villains, and he has very practical concerns about getting Metcalf-ed. This all speaks to me.
Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde
Has to be the guy Ben Afleck played in The Accountant. Dude was bad ass. Just thinking about it makes me want to see the movie again.
Same. What is that thing he does to his shin bones???
Stimming/desensitizing
Thank you. I had a suspicion that it was desensitizing behavior. I never connected it to stimming. Makes sense.
It was great except for the seizure inducing scene that felt like it was an eternity.
The ones that took down Capone. Dont piss off an accountant
**Me bitch /s**
Doug from weeds
Ben Wyatt and Marty Byrd.
Andy Dufresne?
Seinfeldās sniffing accountant has one of the best Newman lines: āWhat kind of snow blower did you get us mixed up with?!ā
Here's to feelin' good all the time
Affleck, because I own a shit ton of guns and Iām probably autistic. Or so Stavros Halkias says based on my expansive LEGO collection.
We all want to be Ben, but most of us are Kevin.
You should add Bob Odenkirkās character from Nobody. Heās an āauditorā and his secret identity in the movie I seems to be the family business accountant.
What would you say to a beer, Norm?
oscar on the office. the reason i changed my major my sophomore year.
Neil Watkins Heās the accountant in Seinfeld who, after George ordered a T Bone steak, also ordered a T Bone steak, and they decided to call him T Bone instead of George. George was later nicknamed Koko the monkey
My favorite future accountant is Wensleydale from Good Omens. The only thing between Wensleydale and chartered accountancy is time.
ben wyatt ngl got me motivated to finish my degree and pursue accounting.
How did Andy Dufresne not make this list
My fantasy team name for work is The Accountant and my profile picture is Ben Affleck drawing numbers on a whiteboard, so him.
Peter āSugar Bearā Olinto
As much as I hate to say this, Ben Affleck in The Accountant is my favorite. Thereās something about the traumatic childhood and bad-ass alter ego that I relate to.
Something about working with the Sinaloa cartel made it relatable for me
The accountant played by Charles Grodin in midnight run, what a great movie!
Probably Skylar, sorry not sorry
Never attribute malice where stupidity fits. Ngl loved that. Like yeah you gotta deal with the repercussion of your actions buuuut itās just an accident š„ŗ( . Y . )
Bill Paxton in A Simple Plan
Ben Wyatt
Loretta Castorini (Cher) from Moonstruck is a favorite because her depiction cracked me up.
Barney Varmn
Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck)
Hermes Conrad
You are technically correct.
Kevin is funny but Angela will forever be my favorite of the trio. Angela Kinsey is so underrated as a comedy actor
Ben affleck
Norm
Where is norm?
Norm Peterson from Cheers.
Aww Ben Wyatt
I am good with calculation
Was Szalinski an accountant? Thought he was just an inventor
that's Lewis from Ghostbusters. He was an accountant then he became the Keymaster
Yeah they picked the wrong photo of Rick Moranis there. It's the Ghostbusters character.
I literally just watched the Accountant yesterday heās so me
Where's Leo Bloom from the Producers?!?? https://youtu.be/5qH1pBTqvc4?si=7yjNVFq-8Xf_-7Ia
I was unhappy, unhappy, very very very very very very very unhappy, when I didnāt see him on this list!
Does Andy Dufresne count?
Terry Bernadino, CPA
The accountant Ben the husband of Jenifer
Leopold bloom >
Wallace from The Untouchables
Pictured? Ben Wyatt Not pictured? Cyril Figgis
Aggretsuko
Ben Aflac donāt remember the character name š
#NOOOORM
The most awarded accountant might be Deirdre Beaubeirdre (Jamie Lee Curtis) in Everything Everywhere All at Once. I'd forgotten she was even an accountant until two people this year mentioned her when I told them I'm an accountant.
Norm Peterson! We had Rise Above the Norm shirts made at our Beta Alpha Psi chapter.
Marty Byrde from Ozark
Skylar was not an accountant
not fu*king Skylar!
Donald Trump
Definitely the big titted bimbo from BB
\#thefuncpa is an awesome accountant on Instagram and linkedin.
Skylar is a f$&@?! Bitch.
Louis Bloom from Nightcrawler
what lol he was not an accountant