Explore Accounting Career Opportunities

This page and the associated resources are a starting point for exploring Accounting careers and developing the skills commonly needed for roles within the field.

Build Project Experience This Summer with BA 299

Looking for a summer course that can help you make progress toward your career goals? The Global Career Accelerator, offered as BA 299, gives students a way to build practical skills employers value while earning academic credit at the same time.

By Jiayin Zhou (she/her)
Jiayin Zhou (she/her) Career Advisor and Content Lead
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A Simple Conversation That Made Networking Feel Less Intimidating

Not sure how to start networking? John Vandecoevering felt that, too. He used Lundquist Connect to take one small step and found support from an alum who wanted to help.

By Emily Severeid
Emily Severeid Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement
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How Networking Helped Me Land an Internship at Zendesk

I started my internship search by mass applying online, but the opportunity that changed my trajectory came from networking, student involvement, and direct outreach. Here’s how that approach led me to a machine learning internship with Zendesk in Berlin.

By Drew
Drew Career Peer Educator
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What 200 Internship Applications Taught Me About Landing a Job

When people asked what I was doing after graduation, I didn’t have an answer. My career plan was simply “something in business.” After applying to over 200 internships and facing rejection after rejection, I learned three critical lessons about landing a job in today’s competitive market that eventually helped me secure a full-time marketing role in my dream city.

By Hailey
Hailey Career Peer Educator
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Inside BizCareers: Real Advice on Landing Internships

BizCareers brought industry leaders from more than 20 companies to campus to share insights on AI and career pathways across marketing, sales, operations, and analytics. Here are the key takeaways students gained from the event.

By Drew
Drew Career Peer Educator
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Excel Data Analysis: Forecasting

Taught by Wayne Winston
Professor Wayne Winston has taught advanced forecasting techniques to Fortune 500 companies for more than twenty years. In this course,…

How to Read a Commercial Real Estate Appraisal

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Explore a key piece of the commercial real estate value chain from the perspective of a credit analyst with this…

Planning a Web Design Portfolio: Growing Your Freelance Business

Taught by Lauren Bacon
A great portfolio can make the difference between landing a new client and losing a sale. In this course, you’ll…

Running a Profitable Business: Understanding Financial Ratios

Taught by Kay Stice
Financial ratios—such as ROI (return on investment) or ROA (return on assets)— are a valuable tool for measuring a company’s…

Personal Finance Tips and Tricks

Taught by Amanda Clayman
No matter where you are in your financial life, personal finance experts Jane Barratt and Amanda Clayman can help you…

QuickBooks: Advanced Bookkeeping Techniques

Taught by Bonnie Biafore
View Bonnie’s LinkedIn Newsletter Master tricky income, expense, and banking transactions in QuickBooks with these tips and techniques from Bonnie…

Financial Analysis: Analyzing the Bottom Line with Excel

Taught by Rudolph Rosenberg
Learn how to analyze the bottom line (or profitability) of your company and identify areas of under- or overperformance with…

Excel 2013 Tips and Tricks

Taught by Dennis Taylor
Increase your Excel productivity with the power user tips and tricks packed into this fast-paced course. Dennis Taylor will show…

Financial Analysis: Making Business Projections

Taught by Rudolph Rosenberg
Estimating future financial performance plays a big part in the life of start-ups and corporations large and small. By looking…

Excel for Mac 2016 Essential Training

Taught by Curt Frye
Learn everything you need to master the Mac 2016 version of the world’s most popular spreadsheet program. Curt Frye provides…

Excel 2013: Managing Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks

Taught by Dennis Taylor
Sometimes multiple worksheets or workbooks are the only solution to storing large amounts of data. But how do you analyze…

Excel 2010 Essential Training

Taught by Bob Flisser
In Excel 2010 Essential Training, Bob Flisser demonstrates the core features and tools in Excel 2010. The course introduces key…

Excel 2013: Advanced Formulas and Functions

Taught by Dennis Taylor
Conquer some of the most daunting features in Microsoft Excel once and for all. In this 2013 update to his…

Data-Driven Presentations with Excel and PowerPoint 2013

Taught by Gini von Courter
Learn how to drive your Microsoft PowerPoint presentations with data straight from the source—Excel. Gini Courter first shows you how…

Excel 2013: Pivot Tables

Taught by Curt Frye
Join Curt Frye as he explains how to leverage PivotTables to summarize, sort, count, and chart your data in Microsoft…

Excel 2013 Essential Training

Taught by Dennis Taylor
Whether you’re a novice or an expert wanting to refresh your skillset with Microsoft Excel, this course covers all the…

Excel 2013: Shortcuts

Taught by Curt Frye
Discover over 65 tips, tricks, and shortcuts in Microsoft Excel. In this course, Curt Frye reveals how to invoke commands,…

Excel 2007 Essential Training

Taught by Lorna Daly
Like the other applications in Microsoft Office 2007, Excel 2007 boasts upgraded features and a brand-new look. In Excel 2007…

Excel 2007 Power Shortcuts

Taught by Michael Ninness
In Excel 2007 Power Shortcuts, Adobe product manager and designer Michael Ninness, shows many of the tips and tricks he’s…

Excel 2007: Introduction to Formulas and Functions

Taught by Curt Frye
Excel 2007: Introduction to Formulas and Functions shows how to build impressive spreadsheets with the application’s built-in capabilities. Excel expert…

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