If you enjoy working with numbers (beyond just balancing your checkbook), consider a career in accounting. Accountants are vital people in the business world. They analyze, measure, and document the performance of business.
Northwestern College offers an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Executive Accounting that can help you realize your dream of a rewarding career.
Program Objectives
- Perform general accounting procedures including journalizing business transactions, posting to the general ledger, preparing the trial balance, and adjusting accounts.
- Prepare income statements, statements of cash flow, statements of stockholders' equity and balance sheets for business entities.
- Analyze financial statements for internal and external decision-making purposes.
- Prepare annual income tax returns for individuals, proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations.
- Review and interpret accounting data as applied to planning and controlling functions of management in areas of variance analysis, capital investment decisions, and operational budgets.
Career Opportunities
An accounting degree provides a wealth of opportunities and qualifies you for a career in virtually any industry. Accounting students are prepared to become bookkeepers, staff accountants, payroll processors, credit analysts, auditors, tax preparers, purchasing agents, and could possibly advance into management positions. |
