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Exploring Accounting Careers: Roles, Job Outlook & Education

Discover the diverse roles in accounting, from public accountants to internal auditors. Learn about job outlook, education requirements, and essential skills in the accounting field.

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Exploring Accounting Careers: Roles, Job Outlook & Education

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  1. 4.01 Accounting Careers

  2. What do Accountants do? • Track companies’ expenses • Prepare, analyze and verify financial documents • Look for ways to run businesses more efficiently • Keep public records • Make sure taxes are paid properly

  3. Public Accountants • Perform audits • Prepare taxes for corporations, government agencies, nonprofits and individuals

  4. Management Accountants Management accountants are members of the executive team who • Record and analyze information about budgets, costs and assets • Support strategic planning or product development • Write financial reports for stockholders, creditors or government agencies.

  5. Government Accountants • Maintain and examine government records • Audit private businesses or individuals on the government's behalf

  6. Internal Auditors • Are fiscal “police officers” • Verify the accuracy of an organization's financial records • Look for waste, mismanagement and fraud.

  7. Job Outlook in Accounting • CPA accountants will continue to be in high demand, especially as states increase the education and experience requirements for the certification. • Certified Management Accountants and those with MBAs will also fare well.

  8. Job Outlook in Accounting • Having a specialty, such as information systems, government regulation or international business, will help you land a job. • Those without a degree or certification and those vying for the upper-most echelons of accounting will find keen competition for jobs.

  9. Education Requirements • A bachelor's degree is the minimum requirement, and to advance, you'll need additional certification or graduate-level education. • Those in the accounting field can earn the Certified Public Accountant designation by meeting experience and educational requirements and passing an exam.

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