Accounting

Overview of Major
Potential Job Titles
Examples of Internships
Possible Career Fields
Possible Work Settings
Important Skills and Abilities
Sample Web Resources
Sample Graduate Programs Pursued by Accounting Majors
Where Recent Accounting Graduates Were Hired

Overview of Major

Accounting provides challenges and unlimited opportunities if you desire a successful and rewarding position in business, government, industry or public accounting. Graduates typically either seek employment upon completion of their degree or choose to continue their education with graduate studies. The majority of accounting majors obtain their CPA certification within 5 years of graduation.

Resources

Potential Job Titles

Staff Auditor
Certified Public Accountant
Staff Accountant
Tax Accountant
Assurance Associate
Fund Accountant
Financial Analyst
Forensic Accountant
Fraud Examiner
Cost Accountant
Financial Advisor
FBI Special Agent
IRS Investigator
Securities Broker
Business Consultant
Financial Planner
Tax Advisor
Accounting Associate

Examples of Internships

Ernst & Young LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP
KPMG LLP
Legg Mason
PwC LLP
Defense Contract Audit Agency
RSM McGladrey, Inc
Morgan Stanley
National Security Agency
Constellation Energy
Under Armour
Reznick Group
Clifton Gunderson LLP
Northrop Grumman Corporation
SC&H Group LLC
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Possible Career Fields

Public Accounting

Auditing/Assurance
Tax
Forensic/Investigative
Environmental
International
Personal financial planning

Government

Auditing
Financial reporting
Financial management
Research
Budget analysis

Education

Teaching
Research
Consulting

Non-Profit

Possible Work Settings

Public acounting firms
Sole practitioners
Federal agencies
Universities & colleges
Non-profit
Social service organizations
Government
Hospitals
Religious organizations
Labor unions
Managment consulting
Political parties
Public school system
Credit unions
Insurance

Important Skills and Abilities

Communication
Interpersonal
Leadership
Attention to detail
Analytical
Active listening
Work well under pressure
Customer service
Deadline oriented
Assertiveness
Problem solving
Team player
Computer
Critical thinking

Sample Web Resources

Sample Graduate Programs Pursued by Accounting Majors

MBA, Accounting
MBA, Management Information Systems
MS, Taxation
MBA, Healthcare Management
JD
MBA, Forensic Accounting
MBA, International Business

Where Recent Accounting Graduates Were Hired

The Career Center at Loyola University Maryland conducts an annual follow-up survey with new Loyola graduates between six and nine months after Commencement to paint a comprehensive picture of the professional paths each class has chosen.

Here's a snapshot of where our recent accounting majors were hired or went on to graduate school:

Companies

EY - Staff Auditor (2), Assurance Staff (3), Audit Associate, Assurance Associate (2), FSO Assurance, Audit Assurance Staff(2), Staff Auditor
BDO USA LLP - Audit Associate (Not For Profit)
CohnReznick - Assurance Associate
Condon O'Meara McGinty & Donnelly LLP - Staff Auditor
Crowe Horwath - Audit Associate
Deloitte LLP - Staff Auditor
Design & Integration, Inc. - Accounting Assistant
Financial Consulting Strategies - Staff Accountant
Grant Thornton LLP - Advisory Associate, Audit Associate(3)
HA&W - Staff Accountant
Hertzbach - Staff Accountant
KMPG LLP - Audit Associate (7), Federal Audit Associate, Advisory Associate, Tax Associate
Macquarie Capital - Associate, Document Management
McGladrey - Audit Associate (3), Assurance Associate, Assurance Staff
O'Connor Davies - Audit Staff
PwC LLP - Assurance Associate (6), Audit Associate (3), Tax Associate
SC&H Group - Staff Associate
State of Maryland - Office of Legislative Audits Staff Auditor

Graduate/Professional Schools

Loyola University Maryland - Accounting Certificate Program (3)
University of Baltimore - M.S., Taxation
University of Texas at Austin - Master in Professional Accounting (Taxation)
Villanova University - Master of Accountancy