Accounting Careers

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Accounting Careers

• Foothill College Accounting
• Jose J. Nava

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Accounting Career Levels

• Technical
• High School Diploma
• Associates Degree
• Professional
• BA or BS
• Accounting or Business-Related w/ Accounting
  minor/concentration
• MA or MS

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Accounting Career Titles

• Technical
• Entry-Level
• A/P or A/R Clerk, Payroll Clerk
• Mid-Level
• Bookkeeper
• Professional
• Entry Level
• Junior or Associate Accountant/Auditor/Tax
  Consultant
• Mid-Level
• Senior Accountant/Auditor/Tax Consultant

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Accounting Career Titles

• Professional (Continued)
• Top Level
• Controller (private corporations)
• Chief Financial Officer CFO (private corps)
• Partner (public accounting firms)

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Accounting Career Firms

• Private Industry
• Starbucks, Sears, Enron ?, HP, IBM, etc.
• Government
• IRS, FTB, SEC
• Cities, Schools, Foundations, etc.
• Teaching
• College/University, Private schools (Devry)
• Public Accounting
• Big 5 (4) CPA Firms, National/Regional/Local CPA
  Firms

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Accounting Career Paths

• Continue in Accounting gtgtgt Controller
• Related Path gtgtgt CFO
• Other Paths
• Budget Analyst, Financial Consultant, Financial
  Analyst, Financial Advisor, Marketing
• Law School or MBA School
• Teaching

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Typical Accounting Classes

• Financial Actg I II
• Managerial Actg
• Intermediate Financial Actg I II
• Advance Financial Actg I II
• Specialized Areas
• Audit, Cost, Tax, Government Actg
• International Actg, Business Law
• Micro and Macro Economics

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Becoming A CPA

• BA or 120 Semester Units from Accredited
  University or Foreign Univ. with 45 Semester
  Units of Bus/Actg (at least 10 must be in actg)
• or Passing grade in Pre-Lim Exams (at least 10
  must be in actg)
• Pass 20hr Exam (anytime after BA)
• Ethics Course
• Experience 24-48 Months, depending on
  Educational Background.

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Other Designations

• CMA Certified Management Accountant
• CIA Certified Internal Auditor
• CFP Certified Financial Planner
• CFA Chartered Financial Analyst
• EA Enrolled Agent (Tax)

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Becoming a Tax Professional

• Tax Preparer
• 60 hr course and pass exam w/ 70
• Enrolled Agent
• Pass Enrolled Agent Exam

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Money

• Entry Level Technical
• 25-35K
• Mid-Level Technical
• 35-55K

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Money

• Entry Level Professional
• 45-55K
• Mid-Level Professional
• 60-90K
• Top-Level Professional
• 90-500K
• salary.com