ACC 18/19: Careers by Marissa Roberts https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers See Schoology for assignment en-us 2018-09-17 12:03:54 UTC 2025-10-24 22:36:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rafaelo.png Career Title/ Your Name mroberts318 https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282246458 �Explain the roles/responsibilities of this career
�What are the education requirements? 
�Why is this role important?
�Starting income AND average income
�Is this a career that sounds interesting to you? Why or why not?
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]]> 2018-09-17 12:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282246458 Chief Financial Officer / Sarah Lange https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282586108 ***Officer of a company that has primary responsibility for managing the company's finances, including financial planning, management of financial risks, record-keeping, and financial reporting.
*Large companies have controllers then CFO's but small companies may only have a controller which is also considered the CFO.
***Bachelor's or master's  degree
***Control and leverage the budget of the financial department
***Starting with less than 5 years - $94,000 
Average - $112,000
***Yes this is a career that sounds interesting to be because I have been looking into accounting fields and managing a companies finances sound hard but interesting. The are many companies out there that need a CFO so there is a variety of job environments available. ]]> 2018-09-17 19:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282586108 Allen Enright- Financial Analyst https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282853086 -As a financial Analyst you analyze financial information to forecast business and persuade investment decisions. You also must present report orally or written on economic trends in the business. 
-In order to be a financial analyst you usually will only need a bachelors degree. 
-This role is important so your company knows if it is going in the right direction or not. 
-The starting income for this job is around $56,000 and the average is around $84,000. 
-To me this job does sound pretty interesting, mostly because I am a numbers guy and find them actually fun to deal with. The part I don't like is it is a lot of pressure on one person because one little mistake with the numbers can put the company is a position its not actually in. So you have to double or even triple check your work.]]> 2018-09-18 12:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282853086 Auditor/Jacob Herman https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282853176
  • An Auditor examines and analyzes accounting records to determine financial status. They check up on people with there records to make sure they aren't committing fraud or mistakes. 
  • Bachelors Degree or Master's Degree is usually needed.
  • This job is important because it makes sure that people or businesses aren't doing there accounting records wrong. An auditor is usually someone that is outside the company so there could not be and inside job.
  • Starting income of $28 an hour and an average  yearly rate of $62,777
  • This job does not sound like one that I would like because it has to do to much with government and numbers. Crunching is not something I would like to do as a job.
    • ]]>     2018-09-18 12:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282853176     forensic accountant /Travis Cook https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282853493 ----------Forensic Accounting is the practiced area of accounting that describes engagements that result from actual or anticipated disputes or litigation.
    ---------- education needed for this is a bachelor's degree in accounting or a relevant field,
    ----------this role is important Because of their expert knowledge that is effectively used in fraud detection.
    ----------starting salaries between $30,000 and $60,000 and forensic accountants working their way up to between $125,000 and $150,000.annual salary for accountants and auditors is $68,150.
    ---------- This career is interesting because forensics is interesting and it is a neat subject to learn about such as detecting fraud and court cases.

    ]]>     2018-09-18 12:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282853493     Government Accountant- Ryan Walters https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282854284 + At A federal level Government Accountants manage public funds and perform financial statement audits for government agencies and research possible accounting problems.
    + Bachelors degree in accounting and possibly a masters degree.
    + 
    +Starting salary is $43,450 and Average salary is $60,000
    + This career does not interest me because this job has multiple tasks instead of just working on one thing (public funds, financial statement audits etc.)

    ]]>     2018-09-18 12:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282854284     Certified Public Accountant -Aidan McKechney https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282854964 ~~ CPAs are trusted financial advisers that help individuals, businesses, and other organizations plan and reach their financial goals
    ~~ They must pass a rigorous 4-part exam after at least 150 credit hours of education and they must have a bachelor's in accounting
    ~~ This role is important because of their expert knowledge and education that can be utilized to support businesses and other organizations financially
    ~~ The average salary is $62,000 but the entrance salary is around $38,000
    ~~ This Job doesn't sound very interesting to me, it just doesn't sound like something that I'd decide to pursue in the future :/
    ~~ ]]>     2018-09-18 12:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282854964     Management Accountant - Joel Gleason https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282855720 -Record and analyze financial information inside the organization. Provide cost and asset management, establish standards.
    -Required minimum of a bachelor´s degree in accounting/related field. Are not required to be licensed.
    -This role is important to serve the needs of managers running with the organization. Also for good performance evaluation, planning and control.
    -The initial and starting income for Management Accountants ranges from $55,000-60,000. The average salary is about $71,500.
    -This career does not personally interest me to pursue and become in the future. This is because I am planning on categorizing in a different field, but this does interest me to learn about. ]]>     2018-09-18 12:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282855720     general ledger - emma griffin https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282868872 - a general ledger accountants job is creating journal entries and assembling supporting documentation, as well as for tracking the contents of accounts, creating portions of the financial statements, and writing related disclosures.
    -a bachelor's or associate's degree in business or accounting is most often required 
    -general ledger is important because it gathers records and reports on all financial information for your organization
    -start off making $44,000 per year and an average of $60,492 per year
    -this job sounds important but uninteresting because they just keeps records for companies
    ]]>     2018-09-18 13:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/282868872     International Accountant- Ricky Cervantes https://padlet.com/mroberts318/accountingcareers/wish/289342200 - Who works in the global business environment of the 21st century. Travel around the world.
    - You need a Bachelors degree in accounting.
    - This job is important because it helps with international trade with the US and other nations.
    - The starting income is $53,300 and average is $60,016
    - The reason that I would like to have this job because I don't want to be stuck in a room doing number. I would rather be going around the world doing work and not be stuck in one room.
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