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Accounting and finance jobs are in high demand. From working for individuals or businesses, to public accounting firms or public accountants – their main function is recording and analyzing financial transactions.
Financial accountants use historical data and estimates of future revenue and expenditure to develop budgets and inform management teams of any risks that exist.
Tax Preparer
Responsible for the preparation and filing of tax forms for individuals and small businesses, with particular attention paid to accuracy and timely submission. Utilizes federal, state and local codes to maximize client benefits allowed under law; interview clients to gather pertinent information before calculating taxes owed.
Variety in clientele provides ample opportunity for developing relationships and understanding clients’ financial situations, while developing strong communication skills (verbal and written). Furthermore, preparers must remain up-to-date with changing tax laws and regulations through professional development opportunities or industry news updates; additionally this role could serve as a stepping stone into other accounting positions such as bookkeeping, tax compliance or auditing roles.
Financial Analyst
As an investment analyst, you will be in charge of analyzing investments for companies, individuals and institutions. Additionally, you may be asked to prepare tax documentation or assist clients with adhering to legal regulations.
Data gathering and analysis involves collecting financial statements, historical financial trends and stock trading details for analysis. You then construct models to predict whether current or pending investment opportunities will yield positive or negative returns.
Business leaders and investors entrust you with their findings, so engaging presentations that use visuals and text effectively to illustrate them must be created for them. You need a flexible attitude with strong analytical abilities in order to succeed at this career; long hours may be required of you; having colleagues around to support each other helps make it bearable.
Internal Auditor
An internal auditor’s primary duties involve evaluating a company’s risk management, systems and accounting processes. They examine financial records to ensure compliance with government regulations while searching for ways to strengthen internal controls and procedures.
As internal audits rely heavily on numbers, an internal auditor must possess excellent math and computer abilities as well as strong attention to detail and in-depth accounting knowledge.
Internal auditors usually need a bachelor’s degree for this career path. Employers prefer those with either an accounting major or professional accounting certification as employers favor candidates that possess leadership capabilities to manage a team of audit professionals. Internal auditors often report directly to either their board or committee and must keep their knowledge and abilities current.
Financial Advisor
Financial Advisors assist their clients in investing and saving money, creating trusts and estates, managing debts and providing tax advice. Their experts possess extensive knowledge regarding different investments such as bonds, stocks and mutual funds as well as studying financial markets to provide tailored investment advice to clients.
Financial advisors interview their client about their goals, then devise savings and investment plans that help meet those goals. They may assist their client with procuring insurance such as life, property and long-term care policies as well as selecting suitable mortgages and student loans for them. Typically working on commission and governed by suitability standards; as well as being required to regularly update their knowledge of the financial markets.
Treasury Analyst
As a Treasury Analyst, your day begins by reviewing reports compiled using financial data extracted from internal ledgers and databases. Working closely with Treasury Technology colleagues, this data forms the basis for major decisions made by supervisors, administrators and other finance professionals.
Treasury analysts assess risk and opportunities related to cash management. Working closely with other finance professionals, they create both short-term and long-term financial plans including funding requirements. Furthermore, they coordinate banking relationships while simultaneously producing department reports, financial accounting records, cash flow analyses, credit agreement compliance reports, as well as reporting department activities to their superiors.
Successful treasury analysts possess strong problem-solving abilities and the ability to recognize issues that could impede company finances. Furthermore, they tend to be highly organized individuals who thrive in fast-paced environments.
