Careers in Accounting
Careers in Accounting
Accountants and auditors help to ensure that the nation’s firms are run more efficiently, its public records kept more accurately, and its taxes paid properly and on time. They perform these vital functions by offering an increasingly wide array of business and accounting services to their clients. These services include public, management, and government accounting, as well as internal auditing. However, accountants and auditors are broadening the services they offer to include budget analysis, financial and investment planning, information technology consulting, and limited legal services. Beyond the fundamental tasks of the occupation—preparing, analyzing, and verifying financial documents in order to provide information to clients—many accountants now are required to possess a wide range of knowledge and skills.
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook 1/15/02
Professional Organizations offering Advanced Certifications
Washington State Board of Accountancy
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - CPA
Institute of Management Accountants - CMA
Institute of Internal Auditors - CIA
Systems Audit and Control Association - CISA
Association of Government Accountants - CGFM
Local Professional Organizations
Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants
American Society of Women Accountants
Salary Information
National salary Information is available on http://salary.com or http://www.wageweb.com/, and http://jobstar.org/index.htm
State of Washington detailed salary information for Washington at: http://www.workforceexplorer.com
Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook by the US Dept of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics is a nationally recognized source of career information. Below is a partial list of Executive, Administrative, Managerial and Professional Occupations web pages that can demand someone with a finance degree.
Accountants and Auditors
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Financial Managers
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents
Budget Analysts
Gaming Cage Workers
Financial Analysts and Personal Financial Advisors
Insurance Underwriters
Banking
Actuaries
To find out more about the duties and qualifications of specific jobs requiring a finance degree, go to The Seattle Times online classifieds and enter a search for 'account' or one of the job titles listed here.
Their web site is: http://marketplace.nwsource.com/jobs/