| Usually, for one to have an accounting career, he or | | | | Being a private accountant is working in an |
| she would need to have an accounting degree first. | | | | organization in order to control and manage the day to |
| Well, it gives us advantage when trying to look for a | | | | day accounting activities. The job will include making |
| job, but if we didn't have the change to get a degree, | | | | journal entries into the general ledger, balancing |
| there is still available work for us to choose from. As | | | | costumer's bank accounts and also reconciling general |
| long as we have the knowledge needed for the job, | | | | ledger accounts. They are usually responsible for |
| we can always have the accounting career that we | | | | tracking costs of productions. They also compare |
| want. | | | | actual costs from amounts that are budgeted and |
| Here are the different types of accounting careers: | | | | control the inventory. |
| · Public Accounting | | | | · Auditors |
| This is a type of job that might require or involve travel. | | | | The job of being an auditor is to examine the |
| It is not the kind of nine-to-five job. Being a public | | | | accounting records from the company. They try to |
| accountant is doing several kinds of activities. They | | | | look if there are any accounting mistakes or fraud |
| work as consultants. A public accountant is not merely | | | | cases happening between money transactions. They |
| like the employees from companies. They do auditing | | | | have a good knowledge about the rules and laws of |
| and tax activities. In order to get this job, it requires one | | | | accounting. Auditors are usually the one checking for |
| to be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). This is | | | | any mistakes made by the accountant. They are in |
| suited for people who like to have varieties of work. | | | | control of any problems the company might have |
| · Forensic Accounting | | | | involving money. |
| This kind of job deals with the investigation of | | | | · Chief Financial Officer |
| white-collar financial crimes inside a company. They | | | | This one is also called the CFO is a company. It is a |
| inspect things such as embezzlement, securities fraud, | | | | high company officer. It is actually the top accounting |
| money laundering, bankruptcies and others. Forensic | | | | position in the company. He is in charge of all the |
| accountants are the ones who actually dig into the | | | | financial matters going on inside the company. His duty |
| case or activity of a certain money activity. They are | | | | is to secure financing for the company, handle |
| combining law knowledge with their investigative | | | | company investments and report the results to |
| techniques. People who want to be in this kind of job | | | | investors. |
| must first have knowledge about law enforcements. It | | | | Those are the different types of accounting careers |
| is close to being a lawyer. | | | | you can choose from. With all the knowledge and skills, |
| · Private Accounting | | | | you are sure ready for any career in accounting. |