Accounting is a changing profession that demands concern for both theory and practice.
Accountants must work with people while simultaneously maintaining awareness of the human, social, legal, and environmental factors vital to the operation of an organization. Excelsior College offers both a general accounting degree and a NYS CPA track accounting degree. Managerial accountants work with people at all levels of management to develop, monitor, and review a firm's information and financial systems in order to help plan and control business activities. Career opportunities include controllership and corporate or managerial accounting as well as public accounting, internal auditing, and consulting. Public accountants work independently or with auditing firms to establish the credibility of financial reports, and they often specialize in tax and other financial matters.