Accountants and auditors prepare, analyze, and verify financial reports that furnish this kind of information to managers in all career, industrial, and government organizations. Four major fields are public, management, and government accounting, and internal auditing.
Public accountants have their own careeres or work for accounting firms.
Management accountants, also called industrial or private accountants, handle the financial records of their company. Government accountants and auditors maintain and examine the records of government agencies and audit private careeres and individuals whose dealings are subject to government regulations. Internal auditors verify the accuracy of their firm's financial records and check for waste or fraud. Within each field, accountants often concentrate on one phase of accounting. Others concentrate on tax matters, such as preparing income tax forms and advising clients of the tax advantages and disadvantages of certain career decisions.