Accounting as a Professional School

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Accounting professionals are in very high demand. The nature of work in accounting is so vast an individual would have so many different areas of accounting to choose from. Accounting requires people who can work with complex business structures, computer systems, and financial analysis packages. Accounting work further requires an aptitude for mathematics and the ability to compare and analyze accounting data quickly. Accountants also need to have strong communication skills as they must effectively communicate accounting data to their employers and/or clients. The accounting profession also demands a high level of integrity and morality because the financial data prepared by accountants is used by business managers to run their business, and, in public companies, such accounting data is used by potential investors to decide whether or not to invest in the business. The work that is preformed by accountants potentially has the ability to be viewed by anyone and in turn is of significant value to who ever views it. An accountant must encompass an enormous amount of knowledge when it comes to performing their specific responsibilities. An immense amount of theory must be put into play when executing their duties as a professional. Accounting is a field that is the basis and the language of all businesses. Its curriculum, field diversity and demand are as substantial as those of other professional fields that require an individual to attend professional schooling to attain a specialized status in their particular field of designation. Clearly, it is of utmost importance to fully comprehend the amount of information entailed in accounting and to ensure that time and effort is spent on educating an individual of its significan...

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...of accounting is so large and it encompasses so many other fields, more needs to be done in terms of educating individuals in this aspect. Such a diverse discipline requires an intensive professional program to develop the minds of individuals who will one day potentially lead this industry. Other professions require the completion of an intensive program related to that individual field before work experience is required. Accounting could only be greatly benefited by such a strategy because it would produce a core base of individuals who are more prepared and informed in their craft.

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http://www.busadm.wayne.edu/academic_programs/undergraduate_programs/undergraduate_programs.htm

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