Title: Types of Jobs with Accounting Degrees | Accountant Careers
Headings: Careers in Accounting
Careers in Accounting
Government and Non Profit accounting jobs:
Public Accounting Jobs:
Private Accounting Jobs:
Financial Services:
What is an Accountant and What Do They Do?
Careers in Different Areas of Accounting
Featured Bachelor Programs
Featured Masters Programs
Public Accounting
Management Accounting
Government Accounting
Internal Auditing
Other Types of Accounting Jobs
Financial Accounting vs. Management Accounting
The Big Four Accounting and CPA Firms
Who are the Big Four?
The Formation of the Big Four
Writing Your Accounting Resume
Objective Statements are Out
Summary of Experience or Professional Profile
Skills Summary or Core Competencies or Areas of Expertise
Education
What to Leave Off
The History of Accounting
Ancient Accountants of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome
14th Century – Double-Entry Bookkeeping
19th Century – The Beginnings of Modern Accounting in Europe and America
20th Century – The Development of Modern Accounting Standards
21st Century – Accounting Regulation in Modern Commerce
Looking to the Future

Content: New accountants who go to work for a public accounting firm may serve as staff auditors who analyze and verify activities in specific assigned client accounts. This is sometimes considered the “grunt work” of auditing, and it doesn’t usually involve any interaction with clients. Similarly, tax staff accountants with accounting firms do most of the tax return preparation and research without interacting with clients. Experienced accountants can move into senior positions, taking on more responsibility, and eventually move into management positions if a firm thinks the accountant has partner potential. Management positions include Audit Manager, Tax Manager, and Management Services/Consulting Manager. Only about two percent of accountants in a public accounting firm eventually become a partner, according to the American Institute of CPAs. With experience, public accountants may go on to work in areas like personal financial planning, sometimes starting their own practice. Some accountants take on roles in forensic accounting, specializing in detecting and preventing fraud. Management Accounting
Management accounting is also called managerial, cost, corporate, industrial, or private accounting. Management accountants have an internal business role that supports business managers in making business decisions.