Careers in Accounting

Assignment 1: Careers in Accounting
Due Week 8 and worth 240 points

Accounting is the study of how businesses track their income and assets
over time. Accountants engage in a wide variety of activities besides
preparing financial statements and recording business transactions.
These activities include computing costs and efficiency gains from new
technologies, participating in strategies for mergers and acquisitions,
quality management, developing and using information systems to track
financial performance, tax strategy, and health care benefits
management.
Use the Internet or the Strayer Online database to
research career options within the accounting field and accounting job
postings in your local area to respond to the questions in the
assignment.

Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:

1. Describe at least two (2) career options someone with an accounting
   education can pursue.  Be sure to reference sources such as the Bureau
   of Labor Statistics and the American Institute of Certified Public
   Accountants.
2. Describe one (1) researched accounting position, and explain the
   essential skills that would make a candidate successful in the position.
   Articulate the primary manner in which the researched accounting
   positions could add value to the company seeking candidates.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
  instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
  student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
  The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required
  assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Identify and explain the fundamental concepts and principles in
  accounting, the components of the accounting equation, the primary
  financial accounting equation, and financial statements and reports.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in financial accounting.
• Write clearly and concisely about financial accounting using proper writing mechanics.