Along the way, future accountants need to answer a number of questions: Do I possess the qualities needed to become an accountant or CPA? Can I start a successful career after four years of college or do I need to earn a master’s degree? Should I work for a large corporation or firm, or would I be better off on my own? Of course, you must finish your high school career and earn your diploma, but also you are push to attend a college that offers
The career that I am interested in pursuing is accounting. This career interests me because accountants perform duties that I feel would be enjoyable. Such duties include examining financial statements, inspecting account books, and organizing financial documents. These particular duties tie in to my personal interests which are; examining and inspecting items of interest, analyzing problems, problem solving, and organizing various things such as files and papers. The experiences that have influenced
Why to pick a Major in Accounting The reason I decided to pursue a career in accounting is because I have always been interested in the business world and accounting is considered a basic tool of business. I have worked for small and large business firms; also in private and public sectors which helped me develop a strong linking with the industry as a whole and solidified my interest in accounting. Pursuing the degree in accounting would definitely open up the doors for me. It can prepare me for
information and evaluating “best-practices” to recommend (“Accountants”). Some of the main skills that are required form an accountant would be to have analytical, problem-solving, communication, math, and organizational skills (“Accountants”). These skills go hand in hand with everything pertaining to an accountant’s job, for there is slight to nonexistent room for error (Ferguson). For an individual to obtain their CPA, Certified Public Accountant, a person would have to have a minimum of “two year of
Accounting opens numerous doors for careers in the business world; so there is consistently room for opportunities. For example, after I get my accounting degree, I plan on getting my certified public accountant (CPA) license. This is a test that will qualify me to practice public accounting. Acquiring a CPA license will pay dramatically higher, whereas regular accountants (on average) make 25% less than CPA’s. Being an accountant will without a doubt be a well-suited career for me, as it is supported by
Every day, many people question my passion for pursuing accounting as a profession and the first answer I think of is that I am good with numbers. However, advancing in the field has made me realize that my passion is not only based on figures. Growing up as a kid, I was privileged to have a piggy account where I would save as little as fifty cents per week. Since my parents rewarded me in monetary value as a positive reinforcement in cases of good behaviour, I was motivated to maintain good manners
An accountant’s main job is to observe and create the financial records of companies. They make sure that the company they work for pays their taxes promptly, and accurately. Having an accountant is key to the efficiency of the company. Without them, financial records and reports could be sloppy, incorrect, and misleading. I chose accounting as my major because there is multiple factors about it that spark interest in me. One of the more interesting things about accounting is dealing with numbers
Business Foundations has assisted me in pursuing my academic and professional goals. My academic goals are to be able to learn as much as I can about in business which will lead me to a successful professional career in business. This class will assist in my goals of academics because it gave me a foundation of all the different disciplines in business. Business Foundations was a building block of my future classes that I will take in my academic career in order to graduate with a BBA in Operations
I have taken a lot of time this semester to think about and focus on a career path. After much consideration, I am now planning a path to become a licensed accountant. Certified Public Accountants oversee financial operations and examine and make sure financial records are correct. Many people call accounting the “language of business”, because many of the decisions made by companies are not made without looking at an accountant’s report. This job is appealing to me because it is a job that has a
The topics of Communication and Professional Credentials discussed in this unit of ACCT 690 – Professional Accounting Colloquium has given me new insights on the opportunities and challenges faced by accounting professionals. Technology has had a great impact on how people communicate, on both a macro and micro level. Day-to-day exchanges are often typed out instead of talked out. Digital communications, such as emails, texts, or other Short Message Services (SMS), are a series of compartmentalized