ACCOUNTANCY is one career where you can never be in need of a job. Every organisation, large or small, whatever the business, good or bad, requires accountants. All transactions need to be reported, budgets made and analysed and financial reports generated. As the demand for financial information increases with the emergence of a global economy, the field grows larger.

While chartered accountants are mainly required for auditing, tax planning and management, there is also a need for general accountants, who handle the day-to-day financial working of an organisation. Maintaining financial records of an organisation is of utmost importance. Accountants plan, budget, analyse, verify and interpret financial transactions. They operate accounts, supervise and control income and expenditure, deal with wages and salaries, send out invoices, and also ensure that the records of these transactions are kept so that the information can at any time be extracted from them. Apart from the opportunities available in the government sector, cost and management accountants can also look forward to the corporate world. They can work as executers, administrators, appraisers, valuers, secretarial and tax consultants, advisors etc. With advancement in career and experience, they can even rise to top positions like financial auditor, financial advisor, finance director etc. They can also pursue teaching in various universities as professors, readers, lecturers.

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