This assignment is designed to help you understand the role of accounting in business and to provide an opportunity to explore future careers.

During the first module you were introduced to career opportunities in Accounting (See Appendix 1A).
Navigate to one or both of the following career sites:
How to Become an Accountant from Learnhowtobecome.org.
Why Accounting? From Startheregoplaces.com

For your M1 Accounting as a Profession Assignment, discuss the following:
What did you find interesting about the different types of jobs in accounting?
What skill sets are necessary for successful accounting career?
Does a career in accounting sound interesting to you? Why or Why not?

In this assignment you will explore career opportunities infraud examination, forensic accounting, and auditing in general,and specifically related to you and your goals.

Using the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners website andothers that you find when doing your search, create a case forpursuing a career in fraud examination plus forensic accounting andauditing.

You will explore the profession of accounting, from theperspective of managerial accounting work and careers. Below issome information that can get you started, though you will need todo some additional research on your own. You can use the library,the Internet or interview a managerial accountant to accessadditional information. Create a written document in the properform that includes the following: What is managerial accounting?What is the difference between managerial and financial accounting?Who are the users of financial accounting and managerial accountinginformation? How is managerial accounting information used to makedecisions? Identify some different jobs someone with a managerialaccounting education/experience can engage in. What is the IMAStatement of Ethical Practice and how does it impact the behaviorof an accounting professional? Describe the CMA certification forManagerial Accounting Professionals.

This week you will be researching careers more thoroughly. Sharetwo Accounting careers that you are most interested in and explainwhy you are considering these. What influenced you to choose theaccounting field? Perhaps an experience or a person? Whatinformation do you hope to find in your exploration of accounting?