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Accounting Major
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Job Titles Typical
Places of EmploymentTypical
Work ActivitiesAdditional
Info in Career ServicesAlumni
Resources (To contact alums, go to SU's
Mentor
Network)Related
Links |
The
Career Profile of an Accountant-From
Vault (SU log-in required)
Occupational
Outlook HandBook
America's
Career Info Net
Possible Job Titles |
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| Inventory Control Specialist Actuary Auditor IRS Investigator Bank Examiner Loan Administrator Benefits Administrator Management Consultant Budgetary Control Analyst Managerial Accountant Personal Financial Planner CPA Chief Financial Officer Professor |
Claims Adjuster Public Accountant Consumer Credit Officer Securities Broker Controller Systems Analyst Cost Accountant Tax Specialist Credit and Collection Specialist Treasurer FBI or CIA Agent Trust Accountant Governmental Accountant Underwriter |
Typical Places of Employment |
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| Federal, state and local government agencies Banks/financial institutions Industry |
The Big 4 Accounting firms Consulting firms Non-Profit organizations |
Typical Work Activities |
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| -Designing systems to gather financial and related
information -Accumulating and summarizing information -Analyzing and interpreting data -Conducting examinations of financial statements -Compilation and review of financial information |
-Tax return and supporting document preparation -Devising a reporting system for better control and decision making -Determine the financial effects of projected management actions aimed at achieving organization objectives |
Additional Info
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These publications must be used in the "Browsing" Library of Career Services. There are also many brochures and magazines such as Resume Writing, Interviewing and Job Choices that you may take with you.
To see a complete list of career books located at the Career Services Office click here . |
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Alumni Resources(Listed
below are examples of SU Alumni and their Jobs in this major-For more
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| ALUMNI NAME | GRAD DATE | CURRENT JOB | ORGANIZATION |
| Adkins, Wade | 05/2005 | Supervisor | McGladrey & Pullen, LLP |
| Allen, Ms. BJ | 05/1984 | Realtor | Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties |
| Arnold, Christopher | Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | |
| Bennett, Martha | City Finance Administrator | Town of Ocean | |
| Brothers, Devon | Tax Accountant | Ernst & Young LLP | |
| Davis, Feltrin | 05/2004 | Audit Associate | Reznick Group |
| Evans, Brian | 05/2005 | Staff Tax Accountant | Arthur F. Bell Jr. & Associates LLC |
| Florkowski, Greg KPMG LLP | 05/2002 | Audit Manager | |
| Hackett, Mark | 05/1984 | Director, Budget and Planning. | B.P. Amoco |
| Hallengren, Kristopher | 05/2000 | Valuation and Financial Consulting Manager | Clifton Gunderson, LLP |
| Haw, Caroleigh | 05/1991 | Assistant Director of Development | Robert H. Smith School of Business - University of MD |
Related Links: Further Explore this Career Field |
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Accounting
and Finance: Career ExplorerAccountants
and Auditors from the Occupational Outlook Handbook Accounting-A
successful career track for African Americans(The)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting
Facts and trends for the career fieldCareers
in Business Careers in
TaxCNN
Money-Accounting majors have the kind of job flexibility most of us
only dream about CollegeGrad.com-
Career Information for Accountants and AuditorsForensic
Accounting Information Institute
of Internal AuditorsJob
Sites for AccountingList
of CPA FirmsRead
an Industry Overview of Accounting-by
Vault (SU ID required)Read
a "Day in the Life of an Accountant" -by
Vault (SU ID required)Salaries
in AccountingSample
Resumes for Accounting StudentsTomorrow's
CPA Student Web Site-Chat rooms, bulletin boards and more career
info. Top
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