An investment accountant works in the financial industry for a brokerage or asset management company. In this career, you provide accounting services to investment and portfolio managers. Your duties and responsibilities are to monitor your client’s investments, maintain balance sheets, follow third-party activity, and provide consulting services to other members of the financial department. As an investment accountant, you also help reconcile the books and manage debt investments, such as the purchase of bonds. You often work as part of a large team, and you may be responsible for numerous accounts at once.