Accounting: The Occupation of Champions
If you’re an accountant or want to become one, you’ve picked the occupation of champions. Not too surprisingly, a large number of CFO’s were first accountants. And we’re finding that the number of CEO’s with an accounting background is increasing as well.
The workforce is kind to accountants. Largely due to the retirement of baby boomers, reputable accountants are in high demand. For the past few years the US Department of Labor has reported that by 2008 accounting jobs would increase by 20%. That great forecast has been extended to 2014!
In an article written for Insight Magazine, John Challenger, CEO of outplacement consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas in Chicago, said, “It’s a good time. You’re a free agent. It’s one of the hottest professions in the country. You’re always in demand.”
Some suspect that accountants are being considered for top executive positions due to Enron and other corporate scandals. Accountants are viewed as professionals who can exhibit more financial accountability then their MBA counterparts.
Kevin Dancey, CICA’s president and CEO, explains that accountants are not only trained in analyzing financial information, but the importance of ethics is also stressed throughout their training. “That’s very important to shareholders,” he says. “When you’re part of a profession like ours, having that strong code of values and ethics is very important, and that’s been ingrained in our training” (”Shortcut to the C-Suite . . . “).
Regardless of how you cut it, accounting is a great occupation: the occupation of champions. “It’s a career that offers a good route to the CEO or CFO spot,” says Challenger. “It’s a great place right now to build a career.”
Universal’s Professional Bookkeeper Program Can Provide the Training Your Need
Whether or not you have a degree, practical training in accounting could be just the thing you need to climb that professional ladder and reach the level to which you aspire. Whether that’s account manager, auditor, CFO or CEO, Universal Accounting Center’s Professional Bookkeeper Program can help you skip a rung or two.
In less than 60 hours you could complete practical training in accounting that will give you the confidence and skills you need to move ahead in one of the brightest occupations around. Not only that, but you’ll find the program inexpensive and convenient, allowing you to study at your own time and pace.
