C PA C A R E E R S
What is a CPA?
A CPA is a certified public accountant, but just what does that mean?
Read about the various places where CPAs work and you’ll discover the many
opportunities the accounting profession and CPA designation offers you!
Tax & Financial Planning
Education
CPAs help businesses and individuals
by recommending savings, investment, and tax options. These CPAs
also help with international business
laws and transactions.
CPAs prepare the next generation
of accountants at the high school
and college levels. They use their
knowledge of the accounting
profession to teach basic accounting, auditing, and taxation.
Business & Industry
CPAs working inside companies
manage financial records, develop
business strategies and secure
financing for major projects. CPAs
are a critical part of a company’s
management team, often overseeing
the finances of the entire company
and its profits.
Forensic Accounting
CPAs in forensic accounting track
down fraud, white-collar business
crime, and insider trading. Through
their
information-gathering
and
accounting background, CPAs assist
in determining an individual’s guilt or
innocence.
Information Technology &
Consulting
CPAs help many businesses design
and implement their computer
systems, software applications, and
network security. They may also give
advice on issues affecting employees, such as retirement plans, or
issues that affect the company, such
as purchasing a new building or
property.
Government
CPAs
manage
governmental
finance, examine individual and
corporate tax returns, investigate
fraud, and evaluate the use of tax
dollars for government programs.
CPAs in government can work for
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
the FBI, or any number of public
agencies.
Public Accounting
CPAs in public accounting review
the financial records of companies
for accuracy and accountability.
Companies that are publicly traded
on the stock market must have their
records approved and certified by a
CPA every year.
For further information contact:
Barbara M. Iannoni
Academic and Career
Development Manager
[email protected]
Erica J. DeBiase
Academic and Career
Development Specialist
[email protected]
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