Accounting | Mount Saint Mary College

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingActive ListeningSpeakingJudgment and Decision MakingWritingComplex Problem SolvingMonitoring

Knowledge

Economics and AccountingEnglish LanguageMathematicsAdministration and ManagementCustomer and Personal Service

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningNear VisionInformation OrderingMathematical Reasoning

Tasks

Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations
Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or no

Technology

Tax preparation softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareCompliance softwareFinancial analysis softwareAccounting software

Tools

10-key calculatorsComputer data input scannersDesktop computersLaptop computersLaser facsimile machinesNotebook computersPersonal computersPersonal digital assistants PDAPhotocopying equipmentScannersTablet computers

Work Values

AchievementIndependenceRecognitionRelationshipsSupportWorking Conditions

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: high13-2011.00	Accountants and Auditors	title_inference	$81,680 median$141,420 top	+4.61%	7,280

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

No program pathways.

What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

Full audit engagements for mid-sized clients — manage from planning through report.
Complex accounting issues (revenue, leases, impairment) — research and conclude with documentation.
Audit teams of multiple staff — supervise on engagements end-to-end.
Material findings and recommendations — frame and discuss with client management.
Tax positions on non-routine returns — develop and defend with documentation.
Client relationships at controller and CFO level — manage across a portfolio of engagements.
Engagement risk and quality — apply firm methodology to non-routine areas.
Engagement economics — manage to budget and recovery on owned engagements.
Staff and senior development — mentor across the practice on technique and judgment.
Industry-specific accounting and audit issues — apply credibly within a chosen sector.

Program Details

Detailed information about this program

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

Eligible funding programs

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Scholarships

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