Accountancy
By: Jelvonia Wilson
Definition
• Inspecting and
auditing personal or
commercial accounts
Why I Chose This Career
• High Salary
• I love working with numbers.
• I want to be able to record my own funds.
Job Outlook/ Salary
• Salary
- Lowest 10% : $38,940
- Median: $61,690
- Highest 10% : $106,880
• Job Outlook
- Employment in 2010 : 1,216,900
- Expected to grow 16% by 2020 : 190,700
- Projected Employment in 2020 : 1,407,600
Education / Training
• At least a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a
related field
• People with a Master’s degree most likely would
get hired in a business
• Suggested to gain experience through internships
while in college
Qualities
• Analytical skills.
• Communication skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Math skills.
• Organizational skills.
Duties/ Responsibility
• Duties
- Examine financial statements to be sure that they are
accurate and comply with laws and regulations
- Compute taxes owed, prepare tax returns, and ensure
that taxes are paid properly and on time
- Organize and maintain financial records
- Assess financial operations and make best-practices
recommendations to management
- Provide internal and external auditing services for
businesses or individuals.
Advantages / Disadvantages
• Advantages
- A person can help others financially
- You have many openings to get hired
- Salaries are high
- Learn many things about the business world
• Disadvantages
- Long hours in certain parts of the year (Tax season)
- Traveling
Future Plans
Go to college and
major in
Accounting
Do internships
while in college
Start my career in
Accounting after I
graduate college
with a Bachelor’s
degree
Mentor Questions
• How did you decide what you wanted to do?
She really liked math and wanted to do income taxes so
she leaned towards accounting.
• What is your dream job?
She wants to be a well-known accountant for celebrities
so she can make more money.
• How did you get to where you are now?
She attended college and graduated with a bachelor’s
and master’s degree. From college she did public accounting but
didn’t like the hours so she switched to government accounting.
• What is a typical day like for you?
Cash receipts and make calls to state about payments.
Mentor Questions continued
• What do you like most about your job?
She loves working with numbers and the challenges.
• What do you like least about our job?
She dislike the location.
• What technology do you use in your job?
She uses computers.
• What software programs do you use?
She uses Microsoft Dynamics and Office.
• Which skills do you find most important?
Understanding people and communication.
• What did you learn in school that helped you the most on the
job?
Basics of Accounting.
Conclusion
• I feel that this career will be the career for me because I get to
do what I love doing