Accountants Description Analyze financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization. Experience A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified. Education Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. Training Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training. Tasks Analyzes operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred, to project future revenues and expenses, using computer. Predicts revenues and expenditures and submits reports to management. Surveys establishment operations to ascertain accounting needs. Computes taxes owed, ensures compliance with tax payment, reporting, and other tax requirements, and represents establishment before taxing authority. Directs activities of workers performing accounting and bookkeeping tasks. Adapts accounting and record-keeping functions to current technology of computerized accounting systems. Appraises, evaluates, and inventories real property and equipment and records description, value, location, and other information. Prepares forms and manuals for workers performing accounting and bookkeeping tasks. Audits contracts and prepares reports to substantiate transactions prior to settlement. Establishes table of accounts and assigns entries to proper accounts. Develops, implements, modifies, and documents budgeting, cost, general, property, and tax accounting systems. Develops, maintains, and analyzes budgets and prepares periodic reports comparing budgeted costs to actual costs. Analyzes records of financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries, using computer. Reports finances of establishment to management and advises management about resource utilization, tax strategies, and assumptions underlying budget forecasts. Prepares balance sheet, profit and loss statement, amortization and depreciation schedules, and other financial reports, using calculator or computer. National Average Salary $50,690.00/year Average Salary in Ohio $48,510.00/year Important Abilities    1. Number Facility    2. Written Expression    3. Written Comprehension    4. Near Vision    5. Mathematical Reasoning General Work Activities    1. Getting Information Needed to Do the Job    2. Analyzing Data or Information    3. Processing Information    4. Communicating With Other Workers    5. Documenting/Recording Information Important Skills    1. Information Gathering    2. Management of Financial Resources    3. Problem Identification    4. Mathematics    5. Solution Appraisal Frequent Work Context    1. Consequence of Error    2. Importance of Being Exact or Accurate    3. Importance of Being Sure All Is Done    4. Indoors    5. Job-Required Social Interaction Related Careers Actuaries Auditors Budget Analysts Cost Estimators Credit Analysts Economists Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents Treasurers, Controllers, and Chief Financial Officers Related Majors (A) Associate (B) Bachelors (C) Certificate (D) Doctor (M) Master Accountancy (A) Accountancy (B) Accountancy (D) Accountancy (M) Accountancy/Computer Information Systems (B) Accountancy/Finance (B) Accountancy/Finance (M) Accounting (A) Accounting (B) Accounting (D) Accounting (M) Accounting Assistant (A) Accounting Clerk (B) Accounting Control Systems (B) Accounting Economics (B) Accounting Information for Management (B) Accounting Information Management (B) Accounting Information Management (M) Accounting Information Management/Internal Auditing Specialty (B) Accounting Information Management/Management Accounting Specialty (B) Accounting Information Systems (A) Accounting Information Systems (B) Accounting Information Systems (M) Accounting Information Systems/Accounting Business Administration (M) Accounting Information Technology (B) Accounting Information/Management (B) Accounting Science (M) Accounting/Actuarial Science (B) Accounting/Banking/Financial Support (D) Accounting/Banking/Financial Support Services (B) Accounting/Banking/Financial Support Services (M) Accounting/Business Administration (B) Accounting/Business Administration (M) Accounting/Business Management (B) Accounting/Business Practice (B) Accounting/Computer Information Systems (A) Accounting/Computer Information Systems (B) Accounting/Computer Science (B) Accounting/Control Finance (B) Accounting/Corporate Finance (B) Accounting/Economics/Finance (B) Accounting/Finance (B) Accounting/Finance (M) Accounting/Financial Accounting/Reporting (B) Accounting/Financial Analysis (M) Accounting/Financial Management (A) Accounting/Financial Management (B) Accounting/Financial Management (M) Accounting/Financial Planning (B) Accounting/Health Care Administration (B) Accounting/Information Management (B) Accounting/Information Systems (B) Accounting/Information Systems (M) Accounting/Information Technology (B) Accounting/Internal Auditing (B) Accounting/International Business (B) Accounting/Law (B) Accounting/Management (A) Accounting/Management (B) Accounting/Management Information Systems (B) Accounting/Marketing (B) Accounting/Private (B) Accounting/Professional (M) Accounting/Professional Accounting (B) Accounting/Public (B) Accounting/Public/Management (M) Accounting/Public/Managerial (B) Accounting/Real Estate (B) Accounting/Taxation (M) Applied Accounting (A) Applied Finance/Accounting (B) Biotechnology/Chartered Accountancy (B) Bookkeeping (B) Business Administration/Accounting (A) Business Administration/Accounting (B) Business Administration/Accounting (M) Business Economics/Accounting (B) Business/Accounting (A) Business/Accounting (B) Business/Accounting/Economics (B) Business/Management Accounting (M) Certified Management Accountant/Certified Financial Manager (B) Certified Public Accounting (B) Corporate Accounting (B) Corporate Accounting (M) Corporate Finance/Accounting (B) Economics/Accounting (B) Finance/Accounting (B) General Accounting/Computer Information Systems (B) General Accounting/Financial Accounting (B) General Accounting/Taxation (B) Honors Professional Accountancy (B) International Accounting (B) International Finance/Accounting (B) Management Accounting (B) Management Accounting (M) Management/Accounting (B) Managerial Accounting (B) Managerial Finance/Accounting (B) Master of Business Administration/Accounting (M) Mathematics/Chartered Accountancy (B) Pre-Accounting (A) Pre-Accounting (B) Professional Accountancy (B) Professional Accountancy (M) Professional Accounting (B) Professional Accounting (M) Professional Accounting/Statistics (M) Public Accountancy (B) Public Accounting (B) Tax Accounting (M) OhioMentor Institutions Offering Related Majors Ashland University Baldwin-Wallace College Bluffton University Bowling Green State University - 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