会计是一门企业收入和资产是怎么样变化的知识。除筹备财务报表和记录经济事务（包含电脑记录成本和得益于新技术所获得的效益）以外，会计还有从事一个宽广范围的事物。为了合并和获得拟定的股东收益方案、水平管理、进步和用信息管理软件来记录财务实行状况、税收方案和健康事务收益管理。有很多是会计执业生涯以外的事。或许相当要紧：你将学习企业是怎么样运做的。会计范围提供刺激的、有挑战性的工作，这类工作在不断地拓展。由于会计花费很多的时间深入企业，所以他们真的地了解企业是怎么样运做的。毫无疑问，大部分大企业的财务总监都有会计从业经验。一个会计的最好职务是成为一个财务总监（CFO），由于他或她最知道企业的运作和收益的来源。开始你一个人的生涯，你最可能开始于一个公众服务公司（会计师事务所），比如Emst Young或Price Waterhouse Coopers.大部分人有在公共服务公司（会计师事务所）的工作经验及好的培训，他们是出色的。从今将来，很多人到企业或者政府部门从事会计工作。
Accounting1 is the study of how businesses track their income and assets over time. Accountants engage in a wide variety of activities besides preparing financial statements and recording2 business transactions including computing3 cosplayts and efficiency gains from new technologies， participating in strategies for mergers4 and acquisitions， quality management， developing and using information systems to track financial performance， tax strategy， and health care benefits management. There's a lot to get out of a career in accounting. Perhaps most important： You will learn how business works. The field of accounting offers stimulating5 and challenging work that is constantly evolving. Because accountants spend a lot of time looking under the hoods6 of businesses they really learn how business works. It's no surprise that many successful players in business began their careers as accountants. It's also no surprise that most Chief Financial Officers of large corporations have a background in accounting. An accountant is perfectly7 positioned to become a CFO because he or she probably has the best understanding of what drives business and profits in a company. To begin your career， you are most likely to start at a public accounting firm such as Ernst Young or Price Waterhouse Coopers. Most people do not make partner at public accounting firms but the experience and training can be excellent. From there， many move on to careers with an accounting focus in business or government.
