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ACCOUNTANTS
AND AUDITORS

By: Ashley Cooke


Job Description
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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
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Recording
Classifying
Analyzing
Auditing
Reporting
Planning
Systematizing

(“Accounting Tasks”)


Qualifications
• Analytical skills
• Communicatio
n skills
• Detail oriented
• Math skills
• Organizational
skills ("Summary“)

Education
High School
• Diploma

Degrees
• Bachelor's degree
• Master’s degree
("Accounting Education
Requirements“)

Exams
• CPA exam
• Certified Public
Accountant
• Work experience


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
• Accounting temps

("Careers in Accounting Facts & Trends“)

Additional Perks
• Expense accounts
• Company Car
(Acevedo)


Future
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Bright
16% increase
Growing
Replacing
("Careers in Accounting

Facts & Trends" )


Works Cited
"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 Continued
"Careers in Accounting Facts & Trends." Careers in Accounting Facts
& Trends. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2012.
< />Robertson, Tanya. "Disadvantages of Being an Accountant." EHow.
Demand Media, 19
Oct. 2011. Web. 10 Aug. 2012.
< />"Summary." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor

Statistics, n.d. Web.
10 Aug. 2012.
< />Windland, Shanis. "What Are the Benefits of Being an Accountant?"
EHow. Demand
Media, 30 Apr. 2009. Web. 10 Aug. 2012.
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