The function of accounting is to provide useful information to people who make rational investment, credit, and similar decisions. Accountants serve decisions makers by providing them with financial information to help them reach better decisions. In one form or another, accounting touches everyone's life.
Accounting involves professional expertise and judgment.
Careers Available Accountants work as private accountants, public accountants, or governmental accountants. All three groups have members who work in the fields of financial, managerial, and tax accounting. Those desiring to go into auditing, tax accounting, or corporate accounting will need an undergraduate degree in accounting. If desiring to work in a public accounting firm, either as an auditor or tax accountant, a CPA certificate will be necessary. A degree in accounting is often used to lead to a higher position in management.