What Can I do With a Degree in Accounting?

Advising & Career Services Library Resources
The Advising & Career Services Library has a variety of resources to help students explore potential career fields. These resources include information about typical responsibilities, qualifications, career paths, job outlook, salary, and related careers.

Books Specifically Related to Accounting Majors

• Business and Finance Career Directory
• Careers in Business
• Interviewing for a Career in Public Accounting

Vocational Biographies

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• Certified Public Accountant
• Financial Planner
• Municipal Budget Director
• Financial Supervisor
• Internal Revenue Service Agent
• Bank Collections Officer

Professional Associations

• Institute of Management Accountants
• OSCPA
• Beta Alpha Psi
• AICPA
• Association of Government Accountants (AGA) — Northwest Oregon chapters

Internet Sites with Career-Related Information for Accounting Majors

• Accountants and Auditors—Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Accounting—Produced by The Ohio State University.
• Accounting—What can you do with a major in Accounting. Produced by the Career Services Center at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina.
• College Majors and Career Opportunities—Accounting and Finance—Lists related occupations and types of employers. From Career Services, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
• Accounting: What Can I Do With This Major? —Outlines common career areas, identifies typical employers, and suggests general strategies to enhance employability. From Career Services at the University of Tennessee.

Internet Sites with Job Search Information for Accounting Majors

• OSCPA Job Link —Lists jobs in public and non-public accounting.

Places of Employment

Accounting majors may find employment in a variety of areas depending on their skills and experience. Career-related internships or career-related part-time jobs may be a prerequisite to finding professional-level employment after graduation.

The following list of employers and job titles was derived from Advising & Career Services' jobs database where the employer specifically requested accounting majors. This list does not reflect all potential places of employment or kinds of jobs for accounting majors. This list does not reflect current openings.

• AAA Oregon/Idaho—Accounting Analyst
• Acumed, Inc.—Accountant
• adidas—Financial Analyst
• Advanced Navigation and Positioning—Controller or Accounting Manager
• Affinity Property Management, LLC—Junior Accountant
• AHA International—Assistant Controller
• Ajilon Finance—Junior Staff Accountant
• All Classical Public Media, Inc/KQAC 89.9—Accountant 
• All Transmission Parts—Entry Level Accountant
• Alten Sakai & Co. LLP — Entry Level Staff Accountant
• Argos Scientific, Inc. — Accountant/Bookkeeper
• ATI Wah Chang — Financial Analyst
• Auxier Asset Management, LLC—Research Analyst
• Banfield, The Pet Hospital—Staff Accountant
• Beck Group, The—Consultant/Analyst
• Benton County — Controller- Health Services
• Billups Company CPA's, Inc., The—Staff Accountant
• Bluestone & Hockley Real Estate Services—Accounting Manager
• Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)—Accountant
• Boyd Coffee Company—Junior Accountant
• Brown/Armstrong — Accountant
• C-Tran—Accounting Manager
• Campbell Group, LLC—Client Accountant
• CareOregon—Accountant
• Carson Oil Company—Accountant
• Cascadia Behavioral HealthCare—Business Manager
• Cedar River Clinics—Account Representative
• Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council — Fiscal and Administrative Manager
• Cenveo—Accountant
• City of Beaverton—Accountant
• City of Carlton—City Recorder/Finance Officer
• City of Hillsboro—Financial Analyst, Accounting Technician, Management Analyst
• City of Portland—Systems Accountant, Management Auditor, Revenue & Tax Specialist III, Information Technology Auditor
• City of Redmond—Controller/Assistant Finance Director
• City of Salem—Accountant, Treasury Analyst (Accountant II)
• City of Vancouver—Budget Analyst C, Accounting Manager
• Clackamas Community College—Accountant
• Clackamas County—Assessment & Taxation Clerk I
• Clackamas River Water—Finance Technician
• Clark College—Program Support Supervisor 2
• Columbia Forest Products—Import Document Specialist I, Import Accounting Assistant
• Columbia River Pilots — Accountant/Bookkeeper
• Columbia Sportswear Company—Deduction Analyst, Operations Accounting Manager
• Columbia State Bank—Audit Officer II
• Con-way Enterprise Services—Financial Analyst I or II
• Cook Security Group—Staff Accountant
• Cosgrave, Vergeer & Kester LLP—Accounting Specialist
• Cowlitz Bank—Commercial Loan Credit Analyst I
• Crafts Americana Groups, Inc.—Junior Level Accountant
• Custom Decorators, Inc. — Accounting Manager
• Daimler Trucks North America—Senior Financial Analyst
• DeLap White Caldwell & Croy, LLP—Staff Accountant
• Deloitte & Touche LLP—Tax Services Consultant
• Dr. Martens AirWair USA—Staff Accountant
• Eastern Oregon University (EOU)—Director of Business Affairs
• Educational Service District 112 (ESD112)—Fiscal Coordinator
• Ensequence, Inc.—Controller
• Ernst & Young—Tax Advisory Staff, Assurance & Advisory Business Services (Audit)
• FEI—Staff Accountant
• Fellner & Kuhn, PC—Staff Accountant
• Fluence—Accounting Associate
• Friends of the Children—Accountant
• Geffen Mesher & Company, P.C.—Staff Accountant
• Georgia-Pacific West, Inc.—Region Analyst, Accountant
• Grant Thornton—Business Advisory Associate, Assurance Associate, Tax Associate
• Graphic Products, Inc.—Entry Level Accountant
• GTS Services, LLC—Finance Manager
• Health Net, Inc.—Finance Supervisor
• Heritage Bank—Industrial Real Property Appraiser V
• Hewlett Packard—Accountant
• Holiday Retirement Corporation—Business Analyst
• Hornall Anderson Design Works—Staff Accountant
• Human Services Council—Accounting Services Manager
• Idaho Power—Director of Audit Services
• Integra Telecom—Associate Financial Analyst
• Intel Corporation—Financial Analyst, Business Analyst
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)—Internal Revenue Agent
• Isler Northwest, LLC—Staff Accountant (Tax and Audit)
• JR Merit, Inc. — Accounting Manager
• Kaiser Permanente—Cost Analyst
• Kelly Financial Resources—Staff Accountant
• Key Technology, Inc.—Senior Accountant
• Kieckhafer Schiffer & Co., LLP—Staff Accountant
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP—GL Accountant Supervisor
• KPMG, LLP—Audit Associate, Tax Associate
• Kraft Foods, Inc.—Cost Analyst/Associate Financial Analyst
• Leupold & Stevens, Inc. — Senior Financial Analyst
• Longview Fibre Company—Staff Accountant
• Lower Columbia College—Accountant (Fiscal Analyst 2), Assistant Director of Finance
• Lowry & Associates, Inc.—Premium Insurance Auditor
• Lynden Inc.—Accountant
• Made In Oregon—Accountant
• Marion County—Management Analyst I-Enforcement
• Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc.—Accounting/Contracts Assistant
• McCormick & Schmick Management Group—Treasury Accountant
• Mercy Corps—Accounting Manager
• Mernia & Company LLP—Staff Accountant
• Middleton School District—School District Business Manager - Treasurer
• Miller Paint Company—Accountant/Bank Reconciliation
• Morrison Center Child & Family Services—Contracts Staff Accounting
• Moss Adams LLP—Staff Accountant
• Multnomah County—Finance Technician, Grant Accountant
• Multnomah Education Service District—Budget Analyst
• NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc.—Lead Senior Analyst
• National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)—Credit Union Examiner
• Nau, Inc.—Senior Accountant
• Nike, Inc.—Senior Accounting Assistant
• Noridian Administrative Services—Auditor I
• North American World Trade Group, Inc.—Accountant
• Northwest Housing Alternatives—Director of Finance and Business Affairs
• Novellus Systems—AP Manager
• Novogradac & Company LLP — Staff Accountant
• Obsidian Finance Group, LLC—Tax Professional
• ODS Health Plans—Accountant
• OIA Global Logistics—International Accounts Analyst I
• Oregon Ballet Theatre—GL Accountant
• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)—Accounting Technician 2
• Oregon Department of Revenue—Tax Auditor Entry/1
• Oregon Food Bank—Fiscal Manager
• Oregon Health Science University (OHSU)—Accounting Technician
• Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT)—Comptroller/Director of Accounting
• Oregon Liquor Control Commission—Accountant I
• Oregon Lumber Company—Accountant
• Oregon Restaurant Association — Financial Systems Coordinator
• Oregon School of Massage—Accountant
• Oregon Secretary of State Audits Division—State Auditor 4
• Oregon State University (OSU)—Accountant I
• Oregon University System (OUS)—Senior Fiscal Analyst
• Outside In—Staff Accountant
• Pacific Natural Foods—Cost Accountant
• PacifiCorp—General Accountant, Financial Planning Analyst
• PDX Pro/Dish Network—Accounting Assistant
• Perkins & Company—Staff Accountant
• Peterson Sullivan PLLC—Accountant
• Planar Systems, Inc.—Cost Accountant
• Port of Portland—Senior Financial Analyst, Accounts Payble Technician I
• Portfolio Financial Servicing Company—Property Tax Accountant II, Financial Accounting Specialist III
• Portland Development Commission (PDC)—Business Systems Analyst II, Programmer Analyst I - Assest Management (Housing), Principal Debt Analyst
• Portland General Electric (PGE)—Accounting Analyst, Business Analyst
• Portland Impact—Accounting Supervisor
• Portland Police Bureau—Finance & Office Coordinator
• Portland VA Medical Center—Accounting Technician, Supervisory Budget Analyst
• Precision Castparts Corp.—Finance Development Program
• PricewaterhouseCoopers—Tax Associate, Assurance Associate
• Quality Health Solutions — Account Coordinator
• Quiktrak, Inc.—Audit Quality Analyst
• Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon—Accountant II
• Romig & Associates, PC—Staff Accountant
• Roseburg Forest Products Co.—Accountant
• SAIF Corporation—Premium Auditor
• Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program—Fiscal Manager
• Stahancyk, Kent, Johnson & Hook—Accounting Manager
• Stand for the Children—Staff Accountant
• Standard, The—Treasury Analyst - Sr., Internal Auditor
• State of Oregon—Fiscal Analyst 3, Internal Auditor I
• Sulzer Pumps (US), Inc.—Cost Accountant
• Sustainable Harvest—Analyst/Bookkeeper
• Symonds, Evans & Company, P.C.—Tax Staff Accountant
• Tacoma Public Schools—Budget Director, Payroll Manager
• Tetra Pak—Senior Cost Analyst
• Thompson Kessler Wiest & Borquist PC—Staff Accountant
• Tongue Point Job Corps Center—Accounting Manager
• TriMet—Grant Accountant
• Tripwire, Inc.—Collections/Commissions Accountant
• TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.—Financial Analyst II
• University of Oregon (UofO)—Senior Director of Gift Planning
• US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) — Budget Analyst
• US Bank—Business Ops Analyst 3 
• US Customs and Border Protection — Auditor
• US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)—Auditor
• US Dept. of Health and Human Services—Staff Auditor
• US District Court-Oregon—Financial Auditor
• US Government Accountability Office (GAO)—Financial Auditor
• US Navy—Financial Management Trainee Program
• USDA Forest Service—Auditor
• Vancouver Housing Authority—Accounting Technician I
• Waddell & Reed—Financial Planner/Advisor
• Waldron and Company—Accountant
• Washington's Lottery—Financial Reporting
• Washington State Auditor's Office—Assistant State Auditor I
• Washington State Department of Revenue—Revenue Auditor I
• Wilken & Co., P.C., CPAs—Accountant/CPA
• Xerox Corporation—Entry Level Accountant
• YWCA of Greater Portland—Accounting Clerk, Finance & Accounting Manager

Miscellaneous

• AICPA Oregon—Links to useful accounting-related information.
• CPAnet—"The online community and website resource for accounting professionals."

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