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Welcome to Careers In Accounting : Overview

CA Deep Upadhyay (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT) (267 Points)

19 December 2007

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 including 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.

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CA Deep Upadhyay (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT) (267 Points)
Replied 19 December 2007

There's a lot to get out of a career in accounting. Perhaps most important: You will learn how business works. The field of accounting offers stimulating and challenging work that is constantly evolving. Because accountants spend a lot of time looking under the hoods of businesses they really learn how business works. It's no surprise that many successful players in business began their careers as accountants. It's also no surprise that most Chief Financial Officers of large corporations have a background in accounting. An accountant is perfectly positioned to become a CFO because he or she probably has the best understanding of what drives business and profits in a company.

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CA Deep Upadhyay (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT) (267 Points)
Replied 19 December 2007

To begin your career, you are most likely to start at a public accounting firm such as Ernst & Young or PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Most people do not make partner at public accounting firms but the experience and training can be excellent. From there, many move on to careers with an accounting focus in business or government.