WHAT THEY DO: Accountants and auditors examine financial statements for accuracy and conformance with laws. Accountants and auditors prepare and examine financial records. They ensure that financial records are accurate and that taxes are paid properly and on time. Accountants and auditors assess financial operations and work to help ensure that organizations run efficiently. Duties Accountants and auditors typically do the following: • Examine financial statements to be sure that they are
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out my life I have been fascinated with calculating numbers and figures. Over years of career research I’ve found that being a Certified public accountant is a perfect fit for me. Being a CPA is much more than accounting. Being a CPA comes with having respect‚ prestige‚ job security‚ personal growth‚ and not to mention money and other benefits. Certified Public Accountants gain prestige and respect through their training and experience‚ their virtues‚ ethics‚ and character; which are all tested as
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Career Opportunities for Accountants Shirley Scott XACC/280 August 17‚ 2013 Toral Kapur The two business sectors I would want to work in is manufacturing and sales and services. Manufacturing as an audit accountant because‚ first auditing is an important aspect of any business‚ also an audit accountant check accounting ledgers and financial statements. It gives an accountant some great experience in the business world and I would want to do internal audit accounting because it is important
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elite set of men and women‚ called forensic accountant. Forensic accountants help America recover huge amounts of financial dollars by bring corporate leaders to justice who made illegal business decisions (Davis‚ Farrell‚ & Ogilby‚ 2009). Attributes of the Elite Forensic accounting/accountant (FA) involves the application of accounting concepts and techniques to legal problems (Davis‚ Farrell‚ & Ogilby‚ 2009). “Initially‚ forensic accountants were used by government agencies‚ such as the
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Forensic Accountants: Fraud Busters Daniel ****** Dr. Brian Collins Contemporary Business 8/12/2012 Abstract The field of forensic accounting is a profession that is in high demand because of the technological and financial complexity of today’s companies. Because of the Enron scandal forensic account has come to the forefront with some major universities even offering it as a major. There are several skills that are required in forensic accounting and they include an expertise in accounting
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Professional Accountants in the Modern era | Term Report | | | Submitted by:Komal BashirHumayun BabarSubmitted to:Prof Abdul Rahim SuriyaDate:6th January‚ 2010 | Sohail Wajahat‚ CEO Siemens Pakistan Limited‚ at a recently held award ceremony at ICAP said the role of a Professional accountant was similar to a doctor. “You know the financial problems and their solutions as doctors know the problems of a human body‚” Courtesy: the Financial Daily Professional accountant: A professional
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Task: How would you describe the roles of accountants and finance managers in your own country? You should give a preference and justification for the role you would prefer to have. You should also consider the ethical foundations for the accountant’s role. Your response to the task Accountants and finance managers both playing vital roles in any corporation. Accountants are practitioners of accounting which is a system that does the research of financial activities and collects‚ analyzes and
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role of an accountant has changed over time. Discuss the role of the accountant in modern business. I. Introduction A. Background B. Why is it important? C. Thesis statement: This essay will argue that the role of an accountant has dramatically changed over time because of three main reasons‚ focussing on the improvement of technology‚ the expansion of knowledge and the complexities of business. II. Body A. Descriptive questions ( the basic information of accountants) 1. What
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -2- 2. The first effect: accountants responsibility increase * Special sections of SOX that increase accountants responsibility by imposing criminal liability------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -3- * Accountants independence resulting in a higher responsibility of accountants------- -4- * Fraud decrease as a consequence of increased transparency of financial reporting
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honest and have integrity while working in an audit firm. If Walker lied about not taking the exam‚ she easily could have lied about other “small” things. However‚ if it was me in Vaughn’s position‚ I would have also fired Walker. A recently hired accountant to the firm should always be telling the truth no matter what. Members of the firm should have complete honesty with one another and a person who lacks integrity should be no place near an accounting firm. 2. How would you have dealt with
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