Great Jobs for Accounting Majors

Great Jobs for Accounting Majors
Author: Jan Goldberg
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Accounting
ISBN: 9780844247441

Every college major gives students valuable skills and training, perfect for a wide range of careers. The "Great Jobs for Accounting Majors" helps you assess your talents and skills for a job, target the perfect career, tailor your job search, present college majors as workplace assets, and much more!

Great Jobs for Accounting Majors, Second Edition

Great Jobs for Accounting Majors, Second Edition
Author: Jan Goldberg
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2005-04-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0071438548

Helps accounting majors assess their talents and skills, plan their job search, and much more.

Advice for a Successful Career in the Accounting Profession

Advice for a Successful Career in the Accounting Profession
Author: Jerry Maginnis
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2021-10-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119855284

Practical guidance to optimize the benefits of your accounting degree—no matter what stage of your career! Originally conceived and designed to provide helpful advice to college and university accounting majors and early-career professionals, this book evolved into a valuable resource for those groups as well as others who may be further along in their accounting careers. It contains many practical examples and real-life experiences from a long and successful career in the profession that you won't find in any accounting, auditing, or tax textbook. And it is written in a fun and engaging style with a simple goal in mind: to share lessons learned and insights that will help accountants of all ages optimize their career opportunities! Jerry Maginnis, CPA, the former Office Managing Partner for the Philadelphia office of KPMG, one of the "Big Four" Accounting Firms, currently serves as the "Accounting Executive in Residence" at Rowan University in Southern New Jersey. In this role, he has counseled and mentored dozens of students and early career professionals. The book leverages Jerry's real-world experience and his advice and counsel is delivered in a fashion that will make you feel like you are having a one on one conversation with him! Readers will also enjoy: Advice delivered concisely: each chapter is succinct and provides essential takeaways and action plans for all points in a career A guidebook that is efficiently organized into three sections—for college and university students, for early-career professionals, for accountants of all ages and experience levels—allowing the reader to focus on the sections that are most applicable to them An excellent refresher or reminder of concepts or principles that are important to even the most successful and experienced accountants Loaded with "real world" tips and techniques, Advice for a Successful Career in the Accounting Profession is an ideal resource for accountants and auditors, tax and advisory professionals, and University professors and high school instructors teaching Accounting, undeclared business majors, underrepresented populations, and students aspiring to become CPAs.

Career as an Accountant

Career as an Accountant
Author: Institute for Career Research
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-06
Genre: Accountants
ISBN: 9781500176815

Accounting is one of the most in-demand careers today, with more new jobs opening up every day. The opportunities available to accountants, auditors and similar professionals in the field are expected to continue expanding as international business increases and more government regulations take effect. Accounting is rated among the top five careers by such publications as Forbes and CNN/Money, with new graduates earning an average of $55,000 in their first year on the job. Accountants work with businesses, governments and other organizations to analyze and manage their finances. Accountants use spreadsheets and other computer applications to record, communicate and interpret financial results. They track transactions, recommend cost-cutting measures, and ensure that taxes are paid promptly and correctly. Accountants also help individuals and families file their taxes and manage their personal finances. Opportunities for accountants can be found in cities of all sizes across the country. Some accountants are employed directly by businesses, government agencies, not-for-profits, colleges and similar organizations. Others work for public accounting firms that are retained by organizations to provide financial services. Accountants may also be self-employed, such as those who specialize in providing tax services for families. A four-year degree from an accredited college or university is typically the minimum requirement to land your first job as an accountant. A graduate degree can be helpful, particularly for management positions or highly technical financial analysis work. Many accountants obtain professional licenses, most notable the Certified Public Accountant (CPA). State licensing requirements vary, but CPAs generally must obtain additional college credit hours, have experience working in the field, and pass a rigorous examination. Employment experts predict that the number of accounting and auditing jobs will grow by over 15 percent within the coming decade, as economic expansion drives the need for financial expertise. Accountants and auditors are paid on average $65,000 a year, a significant increase from just $60,000 only a few years ago, and earnings are expected to continue to track upward.

Careers in Accounting, 4th Ed.

Careers in Accounting, 4th Ed.
Author: Gloria Gaylord
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2006-01-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0071458735

Provides detailed information on careers in public, corporate, and government accounting and accounting for not-for-profit organizations.

The Fast Track to the Top Jobs in Accounting Careers

The Fast Track to the Top Jobs in Accounting Careers
Author: Peter Muller
Publisher: Perigee Books
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1984
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780399509810

Beginning with a short history of accounting, this title "maps out the three main career paths that accounting provides, discusses degree and non-degree training programs, salaries, and career options open to those with accounting degrees". Includes information on exams and certification, professional organizations, and CPA requirements.

The Accounting Game

The Accounting Game
Author: Darrell Mullis
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2008-03-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 140223161X

A clear, easy-to-understand explanation of key financial accounting basics. The world of accounting can be intimidating. Whether you're a manager, business owner, aspiring entrepreneur, or taking a college course in accounting, you'll find yourself need to know the basics...but baffled by complicated accounting books. What if learning accounting could be as simple and fun as running a child's lemonade stand? It can. The Accounting Game presents financial information in a format so simple and so unlike a common accounting textbook, you may forget you're learning skills that will help you get ahead! Using the world of a child's lemonade stand to teach the basics of managing your finances, this book makes a dry subject fun and understandable. As you run your stand, you'll begin to understand and apply financial terms and concepts like assets, liabilities, earnings, inventory and notes payable, plus: Interactive format gives you hands-on experience Color-coded charts and worksheets help you remember key terms Step-by-step process takes you from novice to expert with ease Fun story format speeds retention of essential concepts Designed to apply what you learn to the real world The revolutionary approach of The Accounting Game takes the difficult subjects of accounting and business finance and makes them something you can easily learn, understand, remember and use! Praise for The Accounting Game: "The game approach makes the subject matter most understandable. I highly recommend it to anyone frightened by either numbers or accountants." —John Hernandis, Director of Corporate Communications, American Greetings "Fantastic Learning Tool...Don't let this book title fool you. It is not an oversimplification of accounting and financial principles. It is, however, a serious and very effective examination of a very small but progressively complex business. There are not many books available on the market that make a complex and dry subject understandable and even fun. This book successfully does just that." —Amazon Reviewer

Essentials of Accounts Payable

Essentials of Accounts Payable
Author: Mary S. Schaeffer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2002-10-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0471272809

ESSENTIALS OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Full of valuable tips, techniques, illustrative real-worldexamples, exhibits, and best practices, this handy and concisepaperback will help you stay up to date on the newest thinking,strategies, developments, and technologies in accountspayable. "A real-world approach, with great insights and practical wisdom onall aspects of the accounts payable process. Essentials of AccountsPayable provides accounts payable professionals with a frameworkfor action in a rapidly changing environment." -Tom Nichols, Division Manager, Accounts Payable Operations,AT&T "Mary Schaeffer has combined her considerable knowledge of theaccounts payable process with the learning and benchmark statisticsfrom top companies to produce a world-class guide to the APprocess. Without Mary Schaeffer, and IOMA, AP would still be aneglected financial process without any formal reading to explainthe complexities of a process that most companies think is simplypaying the bills. This book is a must-read for anyone working in,directing, or managing AP operations, both seasoned professionalsand those new to the process." -Linda Sawyer Sisko, Programs Manager, Cisco Systems, Inc. "This book does an excellent job of explaining the oftencomplicated basics of the accounts payable functions. It provides aquick snapshot for busy executives who need to know how an accountspayable department should run. It is an excellent update for thoseexecutives who need to keep up to date on numerous issues thataffect this rapidly evolving profession." -Adrienne Glasgow, Chief Financial Officer, American Red Cross inGreater New York The Wiley Essentials Series-because the business world is alwayschanging...and so should you.

Accounting Control Best Practices

Accounting Control Best Practices
Author: Steven M. Bragg
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2009-03-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470464135

Accounting Control Best Practices, Second Edition Control systems are needed to ensure that a company's assets are used in the most productive manner and that they are not lost through fraudulent activities. However, an excessive use of controls can interfere with the efficient completion of activities within a company. Whether your company is in start-up mode, installing new systems, or simply dissatisfied with existing controls due to fraudulent losses, Accounting Control Best Practices, Second Edition is the reference handbook every accountant and systems analyst can use to ensure that their company has constructed a durable and efficient set of controls. This easy-to-use handbook clearly explains how to develop an effective system of accounting and operational controls and offers the best practices with pragmatic insights and proactive strategies to protect organizations from suffering further substantial losses of assets and reputation that occur from financial dishonesty within an organization. Author and renowned accounting expert Steven Bragg provides control flowcharts in every chapter for all major processes as well as a thorough set of corporate policies designed to support the system of controls. Now containing chapters on budgeting, collections, and acquisition integration, this valuable reference handbook offers essential information on control best practices for: Order entry, credit, and shipment Inventory management Billing Cash-handling Payroll Fixed assets Budgeting Financial reporting Just-in-time manufacturing Petty cash And many more Encompassing all of the major accounting and operational processes with nearly 500 controls presented in basic, intermediate, and advanced layers, from those needed for a very basic paper-based system, to computerized systems, to the use of advanced best practice enhancements in computerized systems, Accounting Control Best Practices, Second Edition is the only guidebook needed to devise a set of controls precisely tailored to every company's system.