Careers in Accounting

Accountants and auditors prepare, analyze and verify financial reports and taxes, and monitor information systems that furnish this information to managers in business, industry and government. The Carthage accounting major includes not only the essential accounting courses, but also a group of other business administration and economics courses.

Possible career paths include:

• Accounting software developer
• Actuary
• Auditor
• CPA
• Cost accountant
• Financial analyst
• Financial consultant
• IRS agent
• Management accountant
• Personal financial planner
• Public accountant
• Tax accountant
• Tax attorney
• Underwriter

Area companies employing Carthage accounting graduates include: Sears Roebuck & Co. Inc. (internal auditor), Abbott Laboratories (FPDP program assistant, financial analyst), Jockey International (accounts payable manager), Ernst & Young (auditor), Case Corp. (accounting analyst), Jenkins & Vojitsek (accountant), S.C. Johnson (staff analyst), Smurfit-Stone Container (plan accountant), Snap-on Inc. (accountant), and Accenture (staff accountant).

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