Assignment 1: Careers in Accounting\tDue Week 8 and worth 240 points\tAccounting 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.\tUse the Internet or the university 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.\tWrite a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:\t\t\tDescribe 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.\t\t\tDescribe 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.\t\t\tUse at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment.Note:Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.\tYour assignment must follow these formatting requirements:\t\t\tBe 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.\t\t\tInclude 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.\tThe specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:\t\t\tIdentify 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.\t\t\tUse technology and information resources to research issues in financial accounting.\t\t\tWrite clearly and concisely about financial accounting using proper writing mechanics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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