The education needed to become an accountant is as follows: "Freshman year, first semester: Introduction to Microeconomics, Calculus 1, Humanities Elective, Social Behavior Science Elective, Natural Science with lab. Freshman year second semester: Critical Reading and Writing, Introduction to Macroeconomics, Finite Math with applications, Humanities Elective, and a free elective. Sophomore year, first semester: Accounting 1, Statistics 1, Banking and Monetary Policy, Humanities Elective, free elective. Sophomore year second semester: Accounting 2, Statistics 2, Business Information Systems 1, Mathematics or Natural Science, and a free elective. .
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Junior year, first semester: Intermediate Accounting 1, Principles of Finance, Cost Accounting, Introduction to Marketing, Management and Organization Behavior. Junior year, second semester: Intermediate Accounting 2, Operations Management, Accounting Information systems, Financial Markets, and a Humanities Elective. Senior year, first semester: Business Law 1, Income Tax Accounting, Communication Requirement, Accounting or Finance elective, free elective. Senior year, second semester: Business Law 2, Advanced Accounting, Auditing, Accounting or Finance elective, and Strategic Information Systems and Accounting." (www.accounting).
Auditing is one of the most important and best known services provided by CPA's in public practice. To better protect consumers and investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires every public-held company to issue an annual financial statement. These financial statements are examined by an independent CPA and the results are referred to as an audit. The CPA's role as an auditor is to examine a company's financial records, transactions, and reporting procedures to ensure a company's financial position is reported fairly to its stockholders.
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Budget analysts are responsible for developing and managing an organizations' financial plans.