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What Skills Does a CPA Need?

Accounting professors, partners in accounting firms and recruiters from the “Big Four” firms (Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers) agree that landing a good first job requires:
(i) Good Grades

(ii) A good attitude (which includes good communication and “people” skills)

(iii) A good track record of participation in accounting-related clubs on campus and non-business related activities as will.
You need to build a record demonstrating all three things while you’re in college.

Recommended Courses:

The following are some of the subject areas students should focus on in college in order to become a well-rounded CPA!
  • Financial Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Auditing
  • Behavioral Science
  • Business Law
  • Communications
  • Economics
  • Ethics
  • Finance
  • Globalization
  • Information Systems
  • Legal and Social Environment
  • Marketing
  • Quantitative Applications