As key members of a management team, accountants can help to determine the course of a company's operations by interpreting and analyzing the information on financial reports. As a field, accounting is changing as rapidly as the rest of the business world. The growth of information systems is a prime example. Information systems is a resource that supports the entire organization. Accountants working in this area can apply their skills in developing and analyzing financial data to other types of information.
Accounting is one of the leading growth professions today on both a national and a worldwide basis.
A career in professional accounting and information systems offers you a challenging opportunity to be of service to individuals, business and governmental units, as well as the community. Finally, the potential earnings are excellent . Accountants and information systems consultants receive among the highest starting salaries of all university graduates. Successful accounts in the United States rank among the highest-earning professionals. Alumni of the KU accounting program have been successful in large international public accounting firms, in small and large regional public accounting firms, in small and large regional public accounting firms, in government, and in industry.