Careers in Accounting, Assignment 1 help

/in /by

Assignment 1: Careers in Accounting

Due Week 8 and worth 240 points

Accounting is the study of how businesses track their income and
assets over time. Accountants engage in a wide variety of activities
besides preparing financial statements and recording business
transactions. These activities include computing costs and efficiency
gains from new technologies, participating in strategies for mergers and
acquisitions, quality management, developing and using information
systems to track financial performance, tax strategy, and health care
benefits management.

Use the Internet or the Strayer Online database to research career
options within the accounting field and accounting job postings in your
local area to respond to the questions in the assignment.

Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:

  1. Describe at least two (2) career options someone with an accounting
    education can pursue. Be sure to reference sources such as the Bureau of
    Labor Statistics and the American Institute of Certified Public
    Accountants.
  2. Describe one (1) researched accounting position, and explain the
    essential skills that would make a candidate successful in the position.
    Articulate the primary manner in which the researched accounting
    positions could add value to the company seeking candidates.
  3. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
    one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
    or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
    instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
    student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
    The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required
    assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Identify and explain the fundamental concepts and principles in
    accounting, the components of the accounting equation, the primary
    financial accounting equation, and financial statements and reports.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in financial accounting.
  • Write clearly and concisely about financial accounting using proper writing mechanics.