Prepare for a High-Demand Career that's Found in Every Industry
With accounting firms and corporations having to do a lot more work to ensure compliance, accounting professionals are in huge demand. Plus, careers in accounting have allowed these professionals to apply their knowledge in a broader manner in the business world. From monitoring resources in accounts receivable and accounts payable departments to information technology consulting, accounting careers combine business fundamentals with strong computer skills and a working knowledge of advanced technological tools to provide insight on finance, technology and strategy.
Accounting careers are found in a number of diverse environments, including:
- Public accounting corporations
- Multinational companies
- Small businesses
- Non-profit organizations
- Government agencies
Put Your DeVry Degree to Work with a Career in Accounting
When you earn your accounting degree from DeVry, you'll be equipped with the technical skills and the business sense to handle financial accounting and reporting, managerial accounting and personal taxation. In a more traditional accounting career, your responsibilities could include:
- Preparing bills and invoices
- Maintaining financial data in computer and paper files
- Computing wages for payroll records and reviewing employee timecards
- Notifying customers with delinquent accounts in order to solicit payments
In addition, non-traditional accounting careers also abound. Individuals with accounting backgrounds could be project managers who oversee anything from the development of a website, to launching new packaging, to overseeing that an ad gets published and that projects stay on time, on track and within budget. Accounting professionals also can work as product developers for IT departments, writers for business publications and forensic accountants, investigating and interpreting bankruptcies and other financial transactions. Knowing the backbone of business, numbers and trends is a strong skill to bring to any career in any industry.
Get the Accounting Career You Want with a Degree from DeVry
Graduates of DeVry's Accounting associate degree program are prepared for all these careers and more! Through a mix of informative classes and hands-on experience, you receive the in-depth, specialized education required to step into today's most rewarding accounting careers. Or, take the next step in your career and earn a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a major/concentration in Accounting, which will prepare you for a career as a public, corporate or government accountant.
DeVry graduates in accounting will be prepared for careers in areas such as:
- Accounting
- Accounts receivable/payable
- Bookkeeping
- Cost accounting
- Data entry
- Microcomputer accounting
- Payroll
DeVry is the university where you can gain the skills, credentials and respect you need to make it big in the accounting world. DeVry's success at preparing its students for careers is hard to beat! Check this out.for the past year in all DeVry programs and locations combined, 91% of DeVry graduates in the active job market held positions in their chosen field within 6 months of graduation and earned average entry-level salary of $41,000.
Earn your degree at DeVry today and start your career in accounting tomorrow!
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