Why Study Accounting?

Why study to become a Public Accountant?

The public accountant of today is a key member of the management team for all public, private and government organizations. Accounting is the language of business.

As an accounting graduate, you can enter accounting, public private industry or pursue a career in government or nonprofit organizations. Some of the most exciting opportunities are in forensic accounting and in the study of fraudulent financial activity where you can review the file and present evidence for the prosecution of white-collar criminals. There are employment opportunities with the FBI and other institutions. Other accounting degrees for you include internal auditing, tax preparation and planning or management accounting.

Business valuation, including mergers and acquisitions - the evaluation of candidates for corporate acquisition - is a growing field. Another growing area that you can pursue as an accounting graduate is the evaluation of companies' control systems and helping companies improve their risk management.

These are some of the reasons why students choose to study an accounting and finance degree:

Exciting: The world of finance and investment banking attracts many of the best graduates.

Reward: Accounting and finance degrees are associated with very high salaries. A recent study by the National Institute of the USA identified accounting as the most lucrative of all undergraduate degree courses in terms of graduates' lifetime earning ability.

Variety: International accounting firms offer a wide variety of career opportunities for all interests, including traditional auditing and assurance work, management consulting, corporate finance, tax planning, human resources and insolvency.

Leadership: After earning their professional degree, many accountants move into senior management positions in large companies.

What kind of people might be interested in this degree?

If you have knowledge in mathematics, accounting, statistics, administration, general knowledge and computer science. You have skills in identifying problems and solving them, handling numerical data, to analyze, synthesize and give an opinion about a topic, working in a team, you adapt to different environments. If you are an honest, committed, self-confident, tolerant, proactive person, with a spirit of service, respectful of laws and regulations, responsible for your own actions and you are interested in accounting and administrative areas, the degree in Accounting is your vocation.

What type of work does a Graduate in Accounting do? What scope does the degree have?

The Graduate in Accounting will be a professional who will be able to pursue his career in the areas of investment management and analysis, consulting, banking, external and internal auditing, financial management and advisory. He will be able to work in any functional area of an organization or company and effectively perform any planning, management, cost control work, design accounting information systems in the areas of budgetary control, issue advisory reports on companies and markets.

The Graduate degree in Accounting provides the student with the necessary competencies to work in the private and public sectors, in international, state or local administrations, financial supervision bodies, as well as access to the field of research. In addition, an accountant can have his own company if he is interested in working on his own.

In which sectors are Accounting professionals required?

The graduate of the degree in Public Accounting can work effectively in:

• Public Sector Organizations,
• Government Institutes;
• State and Municipal Agencies;
• National and international Private Sector Organizations:
• Entrepreneur, Independent Advisor or Consultant:
• Teaching and Research.

At which universities can I study the Bachelor's Degree in Accounting?

In Argentina: Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Universidad de Belgrano, Universidad Austral, Universidad Argentina de la Empresa, UdeMM, Universidad Siglo 21, etc.

In Spain: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Sevilla, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Universidad de Burgos, Universidad de Girona, Universidad de Granada, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universidad del País Vasco, etc.

In Colombia: Universidad Santo Tomás (First university cloister of Colombia) offers the Public Accounting program with a duration of 10 semesters, Universidad Autónoma de Colombia, Universidad INCCA de Colombia, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Universidad de La Salle, Universidad ICESI etc.

In Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Universidad del Estado de México, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Universidad de Negocios, Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública, A.C., Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública, Colegio de México, etc.

In Venezuela: Universidad Bicentenaria de Aragua, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Universidad de Oriente, Universidad Metropolitana, etc.