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Skills, Knowledge needed for this field:

  • Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices as well as associated laws and government regulations
  • Possess critical thinking and decision making skills; must be objective
  • Able to analyze, compare, and interpret facts and figures quickly
  • Have an aptitude for mathematics; knowledge of computer, specifically accounting programs
  • Able to clearly communicate your results to clients and managers

Develop your resume:

  • Participate in an internship; interview with accounting firms during Fall Campus Interviews
  • Become treasurer of a student organization
  • Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Be a member of the Accounting Society and Delta Mu Delta Business Honor Society
EXPLORE CAREER OPTIONS
Accounts Payable Clerk Estimator
Actuary Financial Analyst
Auditor Financial Consultant
Bank Examiner General Accountant
Bank Officer IRS Agent
Benefits Administrator Insurance Agent
Budget Analyst Internal Auditor
Certified Public Accountant Investment Analyst
Chief Financial Officer Loan Administrator
Claims Adjuster Payroll Accountant
Compliance Investigator Purchasing Agent
Computer Systems Analyst Securities Broker
Controller Special Investigator (FBI)
Corporate or Tax Attorney Systems Analyst
Cost Accountant Tax Accountant
Credit Analyst Treasurer
Customs Inspector Underwriter
EMPLOYERS OF MC ALUMNI
ADP KPMG
Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLP McAlister Corp
Deloitte & Touche, LLP Mississippi Department of Revenue
Eaton Aerospace Mississippi Office of the State Auditor
Entergy Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co
Ergon, Inc Tann, Brown & Russ Co, Ltd
Grantham Poole Trustmark National Bank
Haddox Reid Burkes & Calhoun University of Mississippi Medical Center
HORNE, LLP US Army Corps of Engineers

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