Accounting and Finance Foundations

Unit 1

Accounting and Finance Foundations Unit 1: Accounting Careers 50

Accounting Careers Student Assignment

Chapter 2

Career Activity2.3.8

Choose an accounting career that might interest you. Use the Internet to research that specific career;

gather as much information as you can about that career (educational requirements, exams required, skills,

experience, hours, salary, job description, duties, benefits, advancement opportunities, advantage/disad-

vantages, etc.).

Next, compile that information in a paper (introduction, body, conclusion). This activity is an informative

paper. It is worth 100 points. It will be given to your English teacher for a writing portfolio piece also.

Use: Good grammar

Good sentence structure

Informative information

Correct spelling

Neatness

Double space (10-12 size font; Courier New, Arial, or Times New Roman)

Possible careers in accounting:

Accountant

Accounting Clerk

Accounting Professor

Accounting Supervisor

Asset Manager

Assurance Services

Auditor

Bookkeeper

Budget Analyst

Cash Management

Certified Public Accountant

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Financial Officer

CIA Special Agent

Compliance Officer

Controller

Corporate Tax Accountant

Cost Accountant

Eldercare Accounting Services

Entrepreneur

Environmental Accounting

FBI Special Agent

Financial Analyst

Financial Planner

Forensic Accountant

General Accounting

Governmental Accountant

Internal Auditor

International Accounting

Investment Banking

IRS Special Agent

IT Professional

Junior Accountant

Managerial Accountant

Mortgage/Real Estate

Project Accountant

Property Accountant

Security Specialist

Senior Accountant

Small Business Owner

Stock Analyst

Tax Accountant

Treasury/Risk Accountant

Underwriter

Treasury/Risk Accountant