Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
The accountant plays a key role in the management of companies by providing financial information for operation and decision making purposes. Your knowledge and skill in the preparation of financial statements, budgets, forecasts, tax analysis and reports is critical to the success of every business. Operation of computerized accounting software, spreadsheets and other data information applications is required. Accountants work in a team environment, which requires the ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, critical information to management. Students entering this field must be self-motivated, clear-thinking, quality conscious and persistent in accomplishing a wide variety of tasks.
Award Outcomes
- Analyze financial statements
- Apply professional communication skills
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills
- Demonstrate mathematical skills essential to accounting
- Demonstrate ethical behavior
- Generate accounting financial statements
- Record business transactions
- Utilize current accounting and office software
- Analyze various tax rules and regulations
- Synthesize business information
- Complete payroll activities