AAS-ACCPO - Accounting (Associate)

Business solutions, profitability enhancement, and information analysis are a few of the skills employers seek in today’s accounting field. In large companies, accounting graduates may be responsible for analyzing, classifying, and recording transactions. At smaller firms, accountants may be responsible for maintaining part or all of the company’s financial records.

Accounting provides a universal base that allows students to speak the language of business. An understanding of financial statements and analysis methodologies provides students with the ability to assist business decision makers . Other skills students will acquire in the training at Ensign College include:

• Critical thinking

• Judgment and decision making

• Anticipation of internal and external user's requirements

• Cost assignment and responsibility accounting

People who are detail oriented and orderly enjoy accounting work. Good interpersonal communication skills and the ability to maintain confidences also lead to success in this profession.

Career opportunities are vast with an accounting degree. Every company keeps records of business financial activities. In large companies, accounting graduates can help with part of the accounting system. In smaller companies, graduates may be responsible for maintaining part or all of a company’s financial records. Career goals for students with an accounting degree may eventually include every business discipline. Mastering the concepts and skills of accounting enhances effectiveness and value.