Program Description Accountants are found either within a business or in an external firm, which has been hired to perform services. Accountants provide a wide range of services for businesses including bookkeeping, accounting, consulting, auditing, and tax planning and preparation. Both provide a wide array of career options. Public accountants work for an accounting firm that provides accounting, consulting and tax services to client companies.
Private accountants work for one specific company or industry including governments at all levels.
Certified Public Accountants, Certified Management Accountants and Certified Internal Auditors all use accounting skills to provide information essential to the economy. The accounting field is projected to increase rapidly in the next several years although competition will increase as well. With the introduction of accounting software and the addition of new services to the field, accounting jobs have steadily increased since 1990.