Accounting Operations

From small businesses to the Fortune 500’s accountants and auditors help to ensure that the nation’s firms are run more efficiently.

Introduction:

Companies perform vital functions by offering an increasingly wide array of business and accounting services to clients. These services include public management and government accounting, as well as internal auditing.

Employment Opportunities:

Computers are rapidly changing the nature of the work for most accountants and auditors. With the aid of special software packages, accountants summarize transactions in standard formats for financial records and organize data in special formats for financial analysis. Accountants are also beginning to perform more technical duties, such as implementing and controlling auditing systems and networks and developing technology plans and budgets. Accountants are increasingly assuming the role of personal financial advisors.

Career Opportunities:

• Accounting Clerk
• Accounting Assistant
• Accountant
• Auditor
• Bookkeeper

Employment Outlook:

Employment of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks is projected to decline -3% from 2020 to 2030. Technological change and automation are expected to reduce demand for these workers.

Salary:

The average wage for this career in Florida is $20.39 hourly or $42,410 annually.

Completion Requirements:

The entire program is 900 hours. Certain Adult Education Centers do not offer all components of the program. Full completion of the program may be completed at a Technical College. Students can earn a certificate at the completion of the following Occupational Completion Points (OCPs):

 

OCP	COURSE	HOURS
OCP A	Information Technology Assistant	150 Hours
OCP B	Accounting Clerk	300 Hours
OCP C	Accounting Associate	300 Hours
OCP D	Accounting Assistant	150 Hours
		Total Hours: 900

Location & Course’s Schedule:

This program offers a broad foundation of knowledge and skills expanding the traditional role of the Bookkeeper and Accounting Assistant. Accounting Operations is available at the following school (s):

 

LOCATION	COURSE’S SCHEDULE
Miami Coral Park Adult Education Center	Monday – Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Contact Information at the Location:

Additional information can be provided by student services:

 

LOCATION	COUNSELOR / REGISTRAR	PHONE NUMBER
Miami Coral Park Adult Education Center (305) 226-6565	Andres Trujillo Vivian Pedroso	Ext. 2266 Ext. 2205

 

Source

• Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/office-and-administrative-support/bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks.htm.