Accounting is a high demand job field. Nearly all public, private, and nonprofit organizations need accounting support. Therefore there are accounting career opportunities across all industries and sectors. An accountant is a person who keeps or inspects financial records. They're numbers people who excel at organization and detail-oriented work.
The Accounting Technology program is a fully online two-year associate degree program that prepares students for a career as a paraprofessional in the field of accounting. The program emphasizes financial accounting, computerized accounting information systems, managerial accounting, payroll accounting, generally accepted accounting principles, preparation of financial statements, preparation of individual income taxes, and nonprofit accounting.
Success
You should have an aptitude for mathematics and be able to analyze, compare and interpret facts and figures quickly. Since accountants deal with money, you must also possess a high degree of integrity. And because you are constantly interacting with management and clients, accountants should be effective communicators. You should be able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing. You must be good at working with people as well as with business systems and computers. You must be able to sit for extended periods while reviewing detailed data.
Career
You can look forward to employment as an accounting paraprofessional. Other opportunities include the following:
- bookkeeper
- accounts receivable/payable clerk or manager
- billing/purchasing clerk or manager
- credit/collection clerk, analyst or manager
- inventory clerk or manager
- payroll clerk or manager
- tax preparer
- general accounting clerk
If you wish to become a professional accountant, CPA, auditor or enter a similar career, you should instead pursue pre-business administration and transition to a bachelor’s degree program majoring in accounting.
