Title: The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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2Top 5 Reasons Government Accounting Provides a
Great Career
- Challenging, Rewarding and Fulfilling Work
- Excellent Benefits
- Job Availability and Demand
- Competitive Salaries
- Career Progression
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3Challenging, Rewarding Fulfilling Work
- Highly visible projects
- Critical, timely work that benefits society
- Influential positions you can be proud of
- Strong and experienced mentors
- Engaging professional development programs
- Management responsibilities
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4Excellent Benefits
- Flexible work schedules
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Student loan repayments
- Technical and leadership training opportunities
- Vacation leave
- Postemployment benefits
- Incentives to prepare for and pass professional
examinations - Advancement opportunities
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5Excellent Benefits (continued)
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6Excellent Benefits (continued)
- Flexible work schedule
- Telecommuting
- Great work-life balance
- Choose from many career paths
- Travel opportunities
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7Job Availability Demand
- Jobs available at the Federal level all over the
country and around the world - State and local jobs available throughout the
U.S. - Demand for highly qualified, creative, and
motivated candidates
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8Competitive Salaries
2008 Entry Level Salary Ranges in Sample State
Government Offices
Data derived from the National Association of
State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers
(NASACT) publication Auditing in the States A
Summary, 2008 edition
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9Competitive Salaries (continued)
2008 Manager Level Salary Ranges in Sample State
Government Offices
Data derived from the National Association of
State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers
(NASACT) publication Auditing in the States A
Summary, 2008 edition
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10Competitive Salaries (continued)
2008 Top-Management Level Salary Ranges in Sample
State Government Offices
Data derived from the National Association of
State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers
(NASACT) publication Auditing in the States A
Summary, 2008 edition
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11Career Progression Comparison Federal to Public
Accounting
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12Career Progression Comparison State to Public
Accounting
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13Examples of Government Employers and Positions
- Federal
- Departments of
- Defense
- Transportation
- Treasury
- Agriculture
- Foreign Service
- IRS
- GAO
- Local
- Cities
- Counties
- School districts
- Public Works
- Boards of Education
- Finance departments
- Special districts
- Hospitals
- State
- Comptrollers office
- Auditors office
- Universities
- Finance departments
- Authorities
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14Where to Find Out More
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