and public services; international corporate financial reporting; and accounting firm practices, such as audit, tax and business consulting. Further study When you complete your BCom and provided you have good grades in 300-level Accounting courses, you can immediately go on to the Bachelor of Commerce with Honours . An honours degree will help you distinguish yourself in the marketplace, especially if you want to join a major accounting practice, a large corporate, or you are taking up a government position with the Treasury or Audit Office, or a multilateral organisation such as the International Monetary Fund, United Nations or Asian Development Bank. The Bachelor of Commerce with Honours is a postgraduate programme and is recognised for NZICA membership. If you have further academic ambitions it is also the next step to a Master of Commerce and/or a Doctor of Philosophy. Career opportunities As a specialist in accounting you will be able to enter a variety of fields. The most common positions are as an accountant, an accounting manager, an auditor, a consultant, a credit analyst and eventually, a manager or executive. You can focus on a range of areas such as tax, financial management, investment analysis, business services, company or treasury systems accountancy, government finance or third sector development work; and get work around the world whether it is in Christchurch, Bangkok, Seattle, Paris or Timbuktu. Many Accounting major students aspire to become chartered accountants, mainly through the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) or Certified Practising Accountants (CPA)