Accounting covers different fields, some of them being auditing, forensic accounting, risk accounting, etc. Each of these implements statistics for various purposes.
Auditors, for instance, use statistically representative samples to determine the accuracy of the investigated data. Forensic accountants use statistics to inspect financial instruments that could be used in a fraud.
Furthermore, risk managers employ distribution and correlation principles to justify the risks when doing a valuation.
Lastly, controllers use statistics to come up with good predictions and analyses, which should promote a company’s prosperity.