Accounting and Communication: Final Project

I plan on graduating from Temple with a bachelors in science in Accounting. Afterward, I desire to enroll in Graduate school at Temple University to complete my Masters degree. Hoping I will be skilled enough (CPA test preparatory classes may be necessary) to pass the CPA (Certified Public Accountants) exam, I intend to apply to a private accounting firm. In order for an Accountant to internally do their job correct, they need to ensure that firms are efficiently run financially while also making business decisions that would lead to prevented loss/future profit. They prepare, analyze and verify financial documents that are recorded in an accounting journal, balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and shareholders’ equity. Externally, an Accountant could be employed by a public corporation and sent out to off-premise locations to perform audits. The duties of an accountant depend on whether they are a private or public accountant and which department they work in. Public accounting for the most part has to do with auditing, taxation, and external duties. Private accountants are more internal and deal with budgeting, inventory, cost accounting and internal auditing. In 2009, the median annual wage for accountants and auditors was $60,340, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Personally, I like the internal work that has to do with financial accounting, not managerial accounting. I’m more of a numbers type of person and financial accounting makes complete sense to me because everything balances out in the books. “Internal auditors verify the effectiveness of their organization's internal controls and check for mismanagement, waste, or fraud.”
Active after January 2012, all Accountants have to earn 150 credits in College to be able to take the CPA exam. This is why I would rather go to school two