Accounting Virtual Field Trip How can I prepare myself for a successful career in accounting?

1. Duties

1.1. Catching Frauds

1.2. Prepare Personal and Corporate Tax Returns

1.3. Prepare Financial Statements

1.4. Prepare and examine financial records

1.5. Advise clients on investment options and retirement planning

1.6. Communicating with your team and your clients

1.7. Speaking to students about being an accountant

1.8. Help other companies

1.9. Internal or External Auditing of company's books

2. Employment

2.1. Compliance and Auditing

2.2. Tax Accountant

2.3. Forensic Accountant

2.4. Staff Accountant

2.5. Controller

2.6. Financial Adviser

2.7. Cost Accountant

2.8. Chief Financial Officer

2.9. Expert Witness

2.10. Law Enforcement Specialist

2.11. Government Accountability Professional

2.12. Personal Financial Adviser

3. Opportunities for Advancement

3.1. Improve Accountants Receivable collections percentage

3.2. Internship

3.3. Vision of company's goals

3.4. Compliance with the GAAP's

3.5. Knowledge of Mandarin Chinese

3.6. Membership in Professional Organizations (AICPA)

3.7. Have a yearly plan

3.8. Have a five year plan

4. Education

4.1. Masters Degree

4.2. Continued Education Credits

4.3. Internship

4.4. LLM Degree

4.5. School clubs

4.5.1. FBLA / PHi Beta Lambda

4.5.2. Finance

4.5.3. Investment

4.5.4. Beta Alpha Psi (college honors society)

4.6. National Leadership Conference

4.7. Bachelors Degree

5. Skills

5.1. Good Work Ethic

5.2. Work within teams

5.3. Reading Comphrehension

5.4. Personal Marketing

5.5. Self discipline

5.6. Need to be good with numbers

5.7. Work long hours

5.8. Growth over time

5.9. Break down your plans

6. Qualifications

6.1. 40 hours each year of CPE

6.2. Chartered Global Management Accountant

6.3. Certified Public Accountant

6.4. Strong communication skills (written & oral)

6.5. Pass CPA exam

6.6. Certified Fraud Examiner

6.7. volunteering

6.8. MAFF

6.9. MBA

6.10. Accounting Tutor

6.11. 150 credits in certain states for CPA