
Accountants and Auditors
Typical job duties performed with this occupation include:
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Advise clients in areas such as compensation, employee health care benefits, the design of accounting or data processing systems, or long-range tax or estate plans. |
Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts. |
Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice. |
Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the description, value, and location of property. |
Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements. |
Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology. |
Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs. |
Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts. |
Maintain or examine the records of government agencies. |
Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel and direct their work activities. |
Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards. |
Provide internal and external auditing services for businesses or individuals. |
Report to management regarding the finances of establishment. |
Represent clients before taxing authorities and provide support during litigation involving financial issues. |
Serve as bankruptcy trustees or business valuators. |
Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems. |
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Training for this occupational program or those in a similar family of programs can be located at the following postsecondary institutions in the State of Kansas. Please check with a program advisor at the postsecondary institution for more information on the particular focus of each program listed. Programs nearest the local area appear first. Click on the program to find more information.
INSTITUTION NAME | CITY | INSTITUTION TYPE | PROGRAM TITLE | AWARDS | HOURS |
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Wichita State University | Wichita | Public | ACCOUNTING | Bachelor Degree - BBA | 120 |
Emporia State University | Emporia | Public | ACCOUNTING | Bachelor Degree - BSB | 120 |
Kansas State University | Manhattan | Public | APPLIED BUSINESS | Associate Degree - AS | 63 |
Kansas State University | Manhattan | Public | ACCOUNTING | Bachelor Degree - BS | 126 |
Washburn University | Topeka | Public | ACCOUNTING | Bachelor Degree - BBA | 124 |
Fort Hays State University | Hays | Public | ACCOUNTING | Bachelor Degree - BBA | 124 |
University of Kansas | Lawrence | Public | ACCOUNTING | Bachelor Degree - BSB | 120 |
Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg | Public | ACCOUNTING | Bachelor Degree - BBA | 124 |
Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg | Public | INTERNAL AUDITING | Postsecondary award/certificate/diploma(< 1 academic year) - CERT | 12 |
Johnson County Community College | Overland Park | Public | TAX PREPARATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP | One-year Technical Certificate - CERTE | 33 |
Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City | Public | ACCOUNTING | Associate Degree - AAS | 61 |
Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City | Public | ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE | Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT | 18 |
Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City | Public | ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST CERTIFICATE | One-year Technical Certificate - CERT | 30 |
Colby Community College | Colby | Public | ACCOUNTING | One-year Technical Certificate - CERT | 33 |
National American University - Wichita | Wichita | Private | BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - ACCOUNTING | Bachelor of Science - BS | |
National American University - Wichita | Wichita | Private | ACCOUNTING | Bachelor of Science - BS | |
National American University - Wichita Education Center | Wichita | Private | BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - ACCOUNTING | Bachelor of Science - BS | |
National American University - Wichita Education Center | Wichita | Private | ACCOUNTING | Bachelor of Science - BS | |
Grantham University | Lenexa | Private | ACCOUNTING | Bachelor of Science - BS | |
DeVry University - Holmes Rd | Kansas City | Private | CPA PREPARATION - PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP | Graduate Certificate - CERTG | |
DeVry University - Holmes Rd | Kansas City | Private | FINANCE | Master of Science - MS | |
National American University - Garden City | Garden City | Private | BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION EMPH ACCOUNTING | Bachelor of Science - BS | |
National American University - Garden City | Garden City | Private | ACCOUNTING | Bachelor of Science - BS |