Accountant What They Do
Just the Facts
Analyzes financial information and prepares financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization.
This career is part of the Finance cluster Corporate Finance pathway.
A person in this career:
- Prepares, examines, or analyzes accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Reports to management regarding the finances of establishment.
- Establishes a table of accounts and assigns entries to proper accounts.
- Develops, implements, modifies, and documents recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
- Computes taxes owed and prepares tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements.
- Maintains or examines the records of government agencies.
- Advises clients in areas such as compensation, employee health care benefits, the design of accounting or data processing systems, or long-range tax or estate plans.
- Develops, maintains, and analyzes budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Provides internal and external auditing services for businesses or individuals.
- Analyzes business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
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Working Conditions and Physical Demands
People who do this job report that:
- You would sit most of the time. There's some walking and standing. You may have to lift and carry things like books, papers or tools weighing 10 lbs. or less.
- Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time
- Work in this occupation involves sitting more than one-third of the time
Working in this career involves (physical activities):
- Seeing clearly up close
- Speaking clearly enough to be able to be understood by others
- Identifying and understanding the speech of another person
Work Hours and Travel
- Overnight travel
- Overtime work
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