Accounting

Career Choices in Accounting

What Can I Do With This Major?

Each of the IU South Bend Leighton School of Business alumni listed below have a degree in Accounting. Each are at different points in their career—some are just starting out, some have years of experience.

While everyone's career path is unique, you can learn more about how your career might look after graduation by reviewing the LinkedIn profiles of these Leighton School of Business alumni:

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How to list this degree on your resume

Bachelor of Science in Business: Accounting

Bachelor Degree and Accounting Certifications

Examples of Jobs in This Field

Below are only a few examples of jobs you can get with an accounting degree. Learn more about other jobs in accounting here.

If you have a specific job in mind, you can learn more about it here.

Examples of Detailed Job Descriptions

To get a professional-level position, you will need a degree AND experience. But what experience do you need? To find out, read job descriptions related to your major. Do this early in your college career.

The sooner you know what experiences employers want, the more time you will have to get them. Experience comes not only from paid jobs, but also from class projects, internships, club involvement and volunteer positions.

Below are a few examples of professional-level job descriptions (those requiring a bachelor degree). To find more, search the web for: "entry level jobs in (your major)."

Analyze corporate internal controls and performed comprehensive audits, reviews, and compilations while working closely with various clients
Develop plans and conducted audits to analyze, document, validate, and test to assess clients' systems
Perform a full spectrum of accounting functions such as audit testing for numerous financial accounts, testing of controls, and evaluating and documenting accounting systems
Prepare journal entries, reconciled general ledger accounts, and assisted with special accounting projects, such as documenting clients' control procedures and policies
Administer an audit engagement that presented and finalized a client's year-end financial statements, while supervising two other team members
Qualifications: Two years of experience, bachelor degree in accounting, Proficiency in ProSystem TB and Tax, QuickBooks, Excel, and other packages

Maintain cost management records of actual spend, budget, and forecasts of multiple projects
Maintain accounting related activities in the plant maintenance system and financial system including month end interfaces, accruals, reporting requirements and account maintenance
Settle costs for all site building maintenance, modifications, internal, special repairs and maintenance costs
Identify and fix variances as well as monitoring and reconciling relevant cost of labor allocation to invoice
Perform monthly cost analysis on general ledger accounts to ensure cost is recorded correctly throughout SAP applications versus the existing budget
Ensure costs are accurately allocated to the COPA financial reports for variable and fixed costs
Qualifications: Four years of experience, bachelor degree in accounting, Proficiency in Excel and SAP

Develop and justify budget estimates; review procedures used for budget program proposals and evaluations
Monitor and track obligations and expenditures for program and support functions throughout execution phase of annual operating budget
Monitored cash processing: receipts, disbursements, transfers, unallocated and unidentified funds
Initiate work year planning and execution for program implementation; ensured all support requirements were identified and adequately funded
Analyze proposed training system changes; ensured all logistics support elements were identified, priced, funded, planned, and implemented consistent with logistics program objectives
Qualifications: One year of experience, bachelor degree in accounting, proficiency in Excel and attention to detail

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Internships

Internships are an important part of your education. They allow you to “test drive” career paths and companies, develop new skills, and offer training and supervision that makes you more employable.

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Student Organizations

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Accounting

Career Choices in Accounting

What Can I Do With This Major?

How to list this degree on your resume

Bachelor Degree and Accounting Certifications

Examples of Jobs in This Field

Examples of Detailed Job Descriptions

Staff Accountant

Cost Accountant

Junior Accountant

Internships

Student Organizations

Professional Organizations

Professional Development Opportunities

Job and Internship Boards

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Avoid Job Scams

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