Accountants and Auditors

Typical job duties performed with this occupation include:

TASK DUTIES
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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*Note: Not all occupations will have a full list of Task Duties or associated programs

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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
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

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