Degrees are required for bigger companies. By Jenny King It doesn't add up. It's a question of numbers, said Jeff Farrington of Accountant Source Temps, a Romac International placement company in Southfield. Not only is unemployment for people with accounting skills well below the national average, there just aren't enough younger people to train for positions ranging from accounts payable to chief financial officer.
Bigger companies require degrees.
Individuals with experience in manufacturing industries are in great demand, he added. Dr. Fred Jex is a shaper of future accounting and finance professionals. In his classes at Macomb Community College, Jex guides students through the computer accounting programs that have become essential to the business. However, he also insists that his students learn to express themselves verbally as well as in columns of numbers on spread sheets. Having the ability to communicate is very important to the job of the accountant.