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Accountants and Auditors. By: Ashley Cooke. Job Description. Keep track of Company’s money Write reports on companies Financial records Taxes. "Accountant". Kinds of Accountants. Public accountants Management accountants Internal auditors Government accountants and auditors.
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Accountants and Auditors By: Ashley Cooke
Job Description • Keep track of Company’s money • Write reports on companies • Financial records • Taxes "Accountant"
Kinds of Accountants • Public accountants • Management accountants • Internal auditors • Government accountants and auditors "Accountant"
Daily Tasks • Recording • Classifying • Analyzing • Auditing • Reporting • Planning • Systematizing “Accounting Tasks”
Qualifications • Analytical skills • Communication skills • Detail oriented • Math skills • Organizational skills "Summary"
Education Exams High School • CPA exam • Certified Public Accountant • Work experience • Bachelor's degree • Master’s degree • Diploma Degrees "Accounting Education Requirements"
Education Continued Coursework • Business and law ethics • Computerized accounting • Finance • Human resources management • Managerial accounting • Payroll processing • Tax preparation • Applied business math "Accounting Education Requirements."
Positive Aspects • Many different fields of specialty • Jobs available everywhere and in every industry • Growing field with new complexities “Windland”
Salary • Bachelor's degree: $45,893 • Master's degree: $50,468 "Bachelor's vs. Master's”
Benefits • Medical health insurance • General health insurance • 401(k) plan • Paid leave and Life Insurance “Acevedo”
Drawbacks • Long Hours • Education • Stress “Robertson”
Interesting Facts "Careers in Accounting Facts & Trends" • Expense accounts • Company Car • Accounting temps Additional Perks “Acevedo”
Future • Bright • 16% increase • Growing • Replacing "Careers in Accounting Facts & Trends"
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Works Cited Continued "Careers in Accounting Facts & Trends." Careers in Accounting Facts & Trends. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2012. <http://www.careers-in- accounting.com/acfacts.htm>. Robertson, Tanya. "Disadvantages of Being an Accountant." EHow. Demand Media, 19 Oct. 2011. Web. 10 Aug. 2012. <http://www.ehow.com/info_12152469_disadvantages-being- accountant.html>. "Summary." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2012. <http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Business-and-Financial/Accountants- and-auditors.htm>. Windland, Shanis. "What Are the Benefits of Being an Accountant?" EHow. Demand Media, 30 Apr. 2009. Web. 10 Aug. 2012. <http://www.ehow.com/video_4987120_what-benefits-being- accountant.html>.