| Do you enjoy the challenge of working with | | | | for the bigger firms earn more than $100,000. |
| numbers on a daily basis? Then an accounting | | | | Career Development - In order for you to get a |
| finance career is right for you. With the tools that | | | | higher position, you will also need to go back to |
| were taught in school, you will be able to help a | | | | school. Most financial experts pursue an MBA after |
| company or a business run efficiently. | | | | a few years in the corporate world. While some |
| What is a CPA - CPA is the statutory title of | | | | return to their employers, others apply elsewhere. |
| qualified accountants who have passed the | | | | Before you can see yourself up there, you have |
| Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination | | | | to work from the bottom going up. While some |
| and have met additional state education and | | | | decide to make it big in Wall Street, you too can |
| experience requirements for certification as a | | | | also succeed wherever you decide to apply. |
| CPA. | | | | Market Research - The first thing to do is |
| Primary Function of a CPA - CPA can attest to | | | | conduct some research. This will make you |
| the validity of financial information. This means | | | | understand how things work and how news in |
| that they can audit financial statements and | | | | business affects the industry, the country and the |
| report on whether they are accurate or not. | | | | world as a whole. |
| Certified Public Accountant (CPA) are licensed by | | | | Networking -If you want to get the job, aside |
| law.A CPA attest to the reasonableness of | | | | from being knowledgeable, you need to have |
| disclosures, the freedom from material | | | | connections that are already there so you are |
| misstatement, and the adherence to the applicable | | | | given the position instead of someone else. This |
| generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in | | | | means building your network from school and |
| financial statements. | | | | then using it to your advantage. Associating |
| Career Opportunities in Accounting and Finance - | | | | yourself with those who have done well may give |
| Career opportunities in accounting and finance are | | | | you pointers so you too can be just as successful |
| endless. You can earn a degree in accounting and | | | | as them. |
| become a general accountant, but this is just one | | | | Start Early - But you shouldn't wait until graduate |
| of the options you can follow. Some of things | | | | before you start looking at the various career |
| that you can get into include actuaries, auditing, | | | | opportunities in accounting and finance. The best |
| banking, chartered accounting, corporate finance, | | | | way to get your foot in the door is to apply for a |
| corporate recovery, stock broking and taxation | | | | summer position or an internship because most |
| management. There are also specialist areas you | | | | companies hire those who have worked with |
| can pursue, such as auditing, management policy | | | | them for a short period of time compared to |
| and taxation. | | | | those that sent in their resumes. Believe me; you |
| If you have either a CPA or CA license with you, | | | | already have an edge right there as you already |
| it is possible for you to work for a large firm that | | | | have an idea about the internal workings of the |
| has offices both here and abroad. Given that | | | | company. |
| every company needs ones, it will not be that | | | | Prepare Your Resume - Just in case the company |
| hard to find a job. | | | | you worked for does not have an opening right |
| Career Prospects - One report shows that | | | | now, you should prepare your resume and |
| employments prospects for these professionals is | | | | yourself for interviews with other companies that |
| quite high over the past 5 years and this is | | | | do similar activities with what you used to do |
| expected to continue until after 2010. You will also | | | | during your internship. |
| be handsomely rewarded with a good salary but | | | | The average professional who works in either |
| long hours come with the territory especially | | | | accounting or finance leaves after 2 years. They |
| when companies and individuals have to file their | | | | may apply for reassignment to another |
| income taxes and towards the end of the financial | | | | department or find employment doing something |
| year. | | | | else. When this happens, there are job openings |
| Average Annual Income - Just to give you an | | | | around for fresh graduates as well as those who |
| idea, newly grades who work in banks earn an | | | | already have experience in this industry. |
| average of $35,000 to $50,000 annually, while | | | | Indeed, there are career opportunities in |
| financial managers earn almost double that | | | | accounting and finance. You just have to build |
| amount. Professionals who soon become partners | | | | your network and get it. |