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Accounting graduates, have broader choices and
specific paths to follow with their careers. Accounting requires a
lot of skills when it comes to business and that is why every
company has an employee that is an accounting graduate. If you are
an accounting graduate, you can apply in any kind of firm. Areas may
include tax, audit, financial analysis and management accounting.
It is best that you apply for a job that matches your interests and
expertise. There are careers that have been proven by most
accounting graduates to bring them to the top of the success ladder
and you may want to consider entering these fields.
If you are an accounting graduate who excel in public accounting,
the entry-level positions that best fit this skill are Tax Staff,
Consulting/ Management Services and Staff Auditor. With these
positions you will do your duties reporting to a senior. Once you
have acquired three to six years of experience in any of these
positions, you may then want to consider applying for the higher
levels like Tax Senior, Senior Auditor, and Consulting Senior where
the position entails reporting directly to a Manager. After six
years of excelling with these potions, then you may consider the
positions Partner level and Senior Partner.
Having an edge with corporate accounting, one to three years of
experience will qualify you to become a staff member in Internal
Audit, Tax Accounting, Management, and Financial Accounting. Moving
up the higher lever after three to six years, you will be eligible
for the Senior Level for Internal Audit, Tax Accounting and
Management Accounting. Six years thereafter, you may want to
consider aiming for the positions like the Tax Manager, Internal
Audit Manager and Financial Accounting Manager.
Expertise in Financial Management, Staff for Financial Planning,
Cash Management, and Credit Analysis are options for entry-level
positions. Once you have gained the enough experience, you may aim
for the Treasury Operations, Credit Analysis and Senior Financial
Planning. Higher positions will include Treasurer, Manager for
Credit Analysis and Financial Planning.
These career options are traditional paths that were found to fit
best for accounting graduates. However, it does not mean that they
are the only way to climb up the success ladder. You should go
beyond not just limit your skills to accounting. It is still
recommended that you gain enough work experience, acquire knowledge
in different aspects of education, and continue to improve your
character to be a step ahead with other job seekers.
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