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Accounting jobs

Teacher: Jacquelin Ramírez

What is an Accountant and What Do They Do?
Accountants work with individuals, small businesses, large corporations, non-profits and

government agencies to prepare and organize financial and tax documents.

1. Certified Public Accountant

Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are upper-level accountants
who are recognized as experts in an organization’s accounting
records, taxes and financial standing. This could include audits and
reviews, forensic accounting, consulting and/or litigation services.
2. Forensic accountant
Forensic accountants are the detectives of the
accounting world. These professionals analyze financial
records to ensure they’re compliant with standards and
laws. Additionally, forensic accountants are brought in
to uncover errors, omissions or outright fraud in
financial records.

3. Auditor
Auditors are the accuracy experts in an
organization. Many organizations, from commercial
businesses to nonprofits, are required to conduct
an annual audit to ensure records are precise.
4. Management accountant
Some common duties these types of
accountants handle are planning and
budgeting, external financial
reporting, risk management,
profitability analysis and much more.

5. Cost accountant
They analyze every cost related to labor, materials,
shipping, production, administration and more.
6. Government accountant
These professionals have the duty to make sure hard-earned
taxpayer money is spent in a wise and prudent way. They also
help government agencies plan out their activities for a fiscal
year.

7. Project accountant
This person oversees all aspects of a project that might affect the overall
cost, including preparing and collecting invoices, approving expenses,
verifying employees’ billable hours, planning and maintaining budgets and
ensuring the team is meeting project deadlines.
8. Investment accountant
The primary responsibility of an investment accountant is to
maintain their clients’ investments while adhering to state
regulations. They may also play a role in helping develop their
firm’s key financial strategy.

9. Staff accountant
They have a wide variety of responsibilities, which can include
preparing financial statements, maintaining a company’s general and
subsidiary accounts, performing account reconciliations,
maintaining payroll records, cash management and supervising
clerical employees.
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