Accounting

Accounting Clerk Financial Manager Accountant

Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers.

Jobs available locally

11,109

Demand Locally

+1 %

Annual Wage Range

$29,897 – $69,199

Plan, direct, or coordinate accounting, investing, banking, insurance, securities, and other financial activities of a branch, office, or department of an establishment.

Jobs available locally

5,052

Demand Locally

+4 %

Annual Wage Range

$78,277 – $278,063

Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.

Jobs available locally

9,120

Demand Locally

+2 %

Annual Wage Range

$48,248 – $143,199

Program Level:

Pre-Majors/Transfer

Department:

Computer Science, Technology & Business

Institute:

Business & Entrepreneurship

College:

NVC

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About This Program?

You’re ready to go beyond spreadsheets and number-crunching and become one of a trusted business advisor who interprets finances to guide financial planning, analysis, forecasting, internal controls and decision support (Forbes, 2018). Well Accounting at NVC is your launch pad. In Accounting you learn to prepare, analyze and communicate relevant information for making business decisions. Through accounting, you will focus on an organization’s resources and how efficiently it performs. The discipline of accounting can be subdivided into career paths that align with our pathways concentration in business.

What will I learn?

Upon successful completion of the accounting courses you will be exposed to ongoing financial data analysis, interpretation and reporting (e.g. weekly, monthly); produce information related to profit, debt and inventory, and use financial data to assist management personnel with business decision making. You will be able to conduct analysis, interpretation and reporting of corporate-level financial data, which is provided to stakeholders such as shareholders, employees and clients often on a quarterly and annual basis.

What can I do with this course of study?

Learning accounting can lead to employment in a variety of industries and workplace settings. Explore several of the most common accounting opportunities available to in addition to primarily transferring for a bachelor’s-level degree such as:

Public Accountant
Auditor
Corporate Accountant
Tax Examiner
Revenue Agent
Internal Auditor

What is special about this program?

NVC Accounting courses seeks to prepare students for a lifetime of learning and professional development. The program is the capstone to a process that begins with NVC’s business pre-major students during their sophomore year, and the department focuses on educating the whole person with experimental and co-curricular activities designed to support learning and professional development.