A Career In Accounting

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As I began studying accounting at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, I decided it would be my goal to start my career working for a large accounting firm. Out of 130,000 or more firms, I believe it would be most beneficial for myself to work for Ernst & Young.
The subject of accounting is not everyone’s cup of tea. One needs specific skills and traits to become an accountant. To be an accountant, one must be analytical, well organized, detail-oriented, and a good communicator as well as much more. Accountants prepare and organize financial statements, analyze costs of operations, products, and projects, budget and prepare reports, audit financial statements, etc. In the accounting industry, there are prestigious firms where one would dream to begin a career. These firms are specifically known as the “Big Four Firms.” These firms include PricewaterhouseCoopers or PwC LLP, Deloitte LLP, Ernst & Young or EY LLP, and KPMG LLP.
The Big Four accounting firms specialize in audit, tax, financial planning, and advisory services. The difference between these firms are who they have merged with, their size, locations and monetary figures. According to big4accountingfirms.org, Deloitte is the number one accounting firm in the world followed by PwC, Ernst & Young and lastly, KPMG (The Big Four Accounting Firms, 2013). Within these four firms, which firm would be most beneficial to begin my career? To conclude, more information about each firm is needed.
In 1845, William Deloitte opened an office on Basinghall Street in London. In 1880, Mr. Deloitte opened an office in New York. In 1898, George Touche established an office in London. Deloitte merged with Touche in 1989 to form Deloittle & Touche (Deloitte Development, LLC, 2014). Deloitte pr...

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...re to start my career is my family and future. I want to have a career that allows me to support my family.
I believe Ernst & Young would be most beneficial for me to begin my career. In my opinion, EY has the entire package that I am looking for as a place to start my career in a few years. At EY, everyone’s opinion is valued and teamwork is encouraged. Training and coaching is provided to its employees. They offer great benefits such as health care coverage, savings and retirement plans, time off, support for working families such as back-up child and adult care services, college coach, family medical leave, parental leave, and adoption assistance. These benefits would allow me to support and create a great future for myself. EY goes above and beyond for its employees. For a business to be successful, it requires happy employees. “Building a better working world.

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