ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS

By: Ashley Cooke

• Keep track of Company’s money• Write reports on companies• Financial records• Taxes

Job Description

("Accountant“)

• Public accountants • Management

accountants • Internal

auditors • Government

accountants and auditors

Kinds of Accountants

("Accountant”)

• Recording• Classifying• Analyzing• Auditing• Reporting• Planning• Systematizing

Daily Tasks

(“Accounting Tasks”)

• Analytical skills• Communicatio

n skills• Detail oriented• Math skills• Organizational

skills

Qualifications

("Summary“)

• Bachelor's degree• Master’s degree

• Diploma

EducationHigh School

Degrees

Exams• CPA exam• Certified Public

Accountant• Work experience

("Accounting Education Requirements“)

• Business and law ethics

• Computerized accounting

• Finance• Human resources

management• Managerial

accounting• Payroll processing• Tax preparation• Applied business

math

Education Continued

Coursework

"Accounting Education Requirements."

• Many different fields of specialty• Jobs available everywhere and in

every industry • Growing field with new complexities

Positive Aspects

(Windland)

• Bachelor's degree: $45,893• Master's degree: $50,468

Salary

("Bachelor's vs. Master's”)

• Medical health insurance• General health

insurance• 401(k) plan• Paid leave and

Life Insurance

Benefits

(Acevedo)

• Long Hours• Education• Stress

Drawbacks

(Robertson)

• Expense accounts• Company Car

• Accounting temps

Interesting Facts

Additional Perks

(Acevedo)

("Careers in Accounting Facts & Trends“)

• Bright • 16% increase• Growing• Replacing

Future

("Careers in Accounting Facts & Trends" )

"Accountant." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2012. “Accounting Education Requirements." And Qualifications. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2012. "Accounting Tasks, Accounting Systems, Financial Reports, Financial Statements." Accounting Tasks, Accounting Systems, Financial Reports, Financial Statements. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2012.

Acevedo, Laura. "The Average Accountant Salary With a Bachelor's Degree." EHow. Demand Media, 17 Sept. 2009. Web. 10 Aug. 2012. "Bachelor's vs. Master's: How Does Your Salary Stack Up?" Bachelor's vs. Master's: How Does Your Salary Stack Up? N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2012.

Works Cited

"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>.

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