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Accountant

By Pedro Aguilar-Rosales
What does an Accountant do?
• Responsible for reporting financial results, whether
  for a company or individual
• Involved in taxation and auditing
• Corporate finance
• Provide professional and trustworthy advice
WorkPlace
• Offices of private businesses
• Home
• Public accounting firms
What’s Needed?
•   Certified public accountant
•   Pass national exam & meeting
•   150 semester hours of college
•   5 year combined bachelor’s & masters degree
•   Business law
Schools
•   University of Iowa
•   Iowa State University
•   $9,076 per year (full time and in state)
•   $20,792 per year (full time and out of state)
Difference between Financial
           Accountant and Auditor
Accountant- identifying, measuring, and
communicating economic information to various
users

Auditor- independent appraisal performed by an
independent expert of an activity or event
Salary
• Annual wage can range from $39,640-
  $109,870
• Median annual- is about $61,690
Bibliography
•   Discover
•   U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
•   University of Iowa
•   Iowa State University

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Accounting

  • 2. What does an Accountant do? • Responsible for reporting financial results, whether for a company or individual • Involved in taxation and auditing • Corporate finance • Provide professional and trustworthy advice
  • 3. WorkPlace • Offices of private businesses • Home • Public accounting firms
  • 4. What’s Needed? • Certified public accountant • Pass national exam & meeting • 150 semester hours of college • 5 year combined bachelor’s & masters degree • Business law
  • 5. Schools • University of Iowa • Iowa State University • $9,076 per year (full time and in state) • $20,792 per year (full time and out of state)
  • 6. Difference between Financial Accountant and Auditor Accountant- identifying, measuring, and communicating economic information to various users Auditor- independent appraisal performed by an independent expert of an activity or event
  • 7. Salary • Annual wage can range from $39,640- $109,870 • Median annual- is about $61,690
  • 8. Bibliography • Discover • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics • University of Iowa • Iowa State University