Accounting is part of measuring, communicating, and interpreting financial activity. It's the language of business.
An understanding of accounting information is important for everyone whether they intend to practise accounting, work in a business environment or simply wish to be a better informed shareholder or consumer.
Businesses, the government, city councils, schools and boards of trustees all use accounting to help control their resources and measure their success. In fact, everyone needs to know about accounting to meet the challenges of our society.
This major is available for the Bachelor of Commerce (BCom).
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Did you know?
Almost everyone practises accounting in one form or another on a daily basis. Accounting concepts come into play when you're checking your bank balance online or filling out IRD tax forms.
Whether you are preparing a household budget, balancing your cheque book, preparing your income tax return, or running a large corporation you are working with accounting concepts and accounting information.
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Career opportunities
Many graduates join the accounting profession, of which about a third are public accountants, acting for large and small businesses as auditors, tax advisers, financial managers, investment advisers, financial consultants, valuation experts, company directors and controllers of financial information systems.
Other graduates work in a variety of occupations such as financial executives, company secretaries, management accountants and office managers or accountants in manufacturing or trading firms; teachers or research workers in educational institutions; or executive officers, treasurers and accountants in central and local government.
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Further info
Please visit our website:
Write to or visit:
Department of Accounting
level 4, Commerce Building
University of Otago
PO Box 56, Dunedin |
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