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ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS By: Ashley Cooke Job Description • • • • 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 • • • • • • • 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 • • • • 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  ... Financial records Taxes ( "Accountant ) Kinds of Accountants • Public accountants • Management accountants • Internal auditors • Government accountants and auditors ( "Accountant ) Daily Tasks •... Robertson, Tanya "Disadvantages of Being an Accountant. " EHow Demand Media, 19 Oct 2011 Web 10 Aug 2012 "Summary." U.S Bureau... Aug 2012 Windland, Shanis "What Are the Benefits of Being an Accountant? " EHow Demand Media, 30 Apr 2009 Web 10 Aug