Offered at the Green Bay and Marinette campuses; most
program courses available at Sturgeon Bay campus or via
distance learning. For information in Green Bay: (920) 498-
5444. For information in Sturgeon Bay: (920) 746-4900. Toll-
free: (888) 385-6982.
This program is fully eligible for nancial aid.
As an accountant, you play a vital role in any business. You
work with accounting systems, analyze business records,
prepare nancial reports, and supervise bookkeepers. You
may work in any of the following specialties: accounts
payable/receivable, payroll, inventory control, cost, public, tax,
and governmental/nonpro t. With additional education
and/or work experience, you may become an auditor,
certi ed public accountant, controller, treasurer, or trust
of cer.
A graduate of the program will have the potential for
employment in the following areas:
Accounts Payable/Receivable Accountant: records and pays
bills of the company, records receivables transactions, bills
customers at regular intervals, records charges and
payments.
Payroll Accountant: handles the payroll for a business; end-of-
period reports; time cards; computes overtime, deducts taxes,
and prepares payroll checks; and reconciles payroll accounts.
Inventory Control Accountant: records receipt and dispersal of
goods using a perpetual inventory system, assigns costs
using an inventory valuation method.
Cost Accountant: determines cost of products manufactured;
determines variations from standards in labor, materials, and
overhead; prepares budgets; and prepares various
management reports.
Public Accountant: keeps records for small business; prepares
payroll records; prepares nancial records, income
statements, and balance sheets.
Accountant: keeps nancial records, prepares nancial
records (income statements, balance sheets, budgets, and
summary reports), and analyzes accounts.
Tax Accountant: prepares tax returns for both state and
federal governments, assists in tax planning and tax shelters,
and les payroll reports and quarterly reports as required by
government agencies.
Governmental/Nonpro t Accountant: keeps records of
governmental/nonpro t agencies using the fund method of
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