ACCOUNTING

No longer are accountants chained to desks crunching numbers. Technology has freed them to use their creative thinking skills to advise the leader of today’s business world. Accountants have a working knowledge in every area of a business. Accountants and Auditors prepare, analyze and verify financial documents in order for businesses to make the necessary financial decisions at all levels through budget analysis, financial and investment planning and other important services. They work with accounting and tax forms, financial reports and records, payroll and disbursement systems, contract, policies and procedures and government rules and regulations.

The following occupations represent some career opportunities available. Some will require additional education. For additional information, please contact Student Advisement and Career Planning

Accountant, Auditor and Budget Analyst
Actuary
Attorney – at – law
Administrator/ Executive
Bank Examiner
Bank Officer/ Financial Manager
Bookkeeper
Claims Adjusters, Appraisers, and Investigators
Tax Examiners, Collectors and Revenue Agents
Purchasing Managers, Buyers and Agents
Loan Officer
Cost Estimators
Data Processing
Economists
Personal Financial Advisor and Analysts
Financial Aid Director
Industrial Production Managers
Securities and Commodities
Payroll and/ or Human Resource Manager
Systems Analyst
Insurance Underwriter

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAL WEB SITES:

UA Fort Smith College of Business: Accounting
Career Exploration Links: bsu.edu/careers/students/links
Career Strategies: careers.siue.edu/majors
Employment Outlook: infoplease.com/ipa/A0854971.html
O*NET: onetcenter.org
Occupational Outlook Handbook: bls.gov/oco/
Salary Wizard: salary.com
Volunteer Match: volunteermatch.org
Arkansas Labor Market Information: discoverarkansas.net/
Accountants World: accountantsworld.com
Accounting.com—Your Complete Accounting Resource!: accounting.com
AccountingNet: smartpros.com
American Accounting Association: org/index.cfm
American Institute of CPAs: aicpa.org/index.htm
Careers in Accounting: careers-in-accounting.com
CPA Directory and Career Info: cpadirectory.com
CPAjobs.com: cpajobs.com
Institute of Management Accountants: imanet.org