noun
- a person whose profession is inspecting and auditing personal or commercial accounts.
noun
- a person concerned with the maintenance and audit of business accounts and the preparation of consultant reports in tax and finance
mid-15c., “accounting officer, one who renders accounts,” from Old French acuntant (Modern French accomptant), from present participle of accompter (see account). Sense of “professional maker of accounts” is recorded from 1530s. The word also was an adjective in Middle English, “accountable; liable to render accounts” (early 15c.).