1. Certified Public Accountants Terri Spitz-Schmidt Greece Olympia High School

2. “Famous” Accountants  Author John Grisham  Comedian Bob Newhart  Phil Knight, the founder and chair of Nike  Walter Diemer, creator of bubble gum  Thomas Pickard, the FBI's #2 man  J.P. Morgan  Jazz artist Kenny G.

3. “Old School Accountants”

4. ACCOUNTING TODAY Choose a Career To Match Your Interest

5. Forensic/Auditing  Increased awareness of financial crimes will increase the demand for forensic accountants

6. Entertainment Industry  Celebrities  Theater  Movie Industry  Musical Artists

7. Sports Industry

8. What Do Accountants Do?  Establishes, modifies, and audits accounting systems for clients  Prepares accounting and financial reports for clients  Provides advice to corporate and individual clients on business matters.

9. How’s the Pay? (2002 Median) LocationHourlyAnnual United States $22.60$47,000 New York $25.96$54,000

10. Career Opportunities  Private  Public  Forensic  Internal Auditing  Management  Tax  Gov’t (IRS)  International.

11. National Major Players The Big 4 1.KPMG 2.Ernst & Young 3.Price Waterhouse 4.Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu

12. Arthur Anderson (previously one of the Big 5)

13. How about Schooling? (2 Year Colleges) Monroe Community College (Business) Rochester Business Institute (Business) Bryant & Stratten (Business)

14. 4 Year Colleges  SUNY Brockport  Rochester Institute of Technology  Nazareth  St. John Fisher  Roberts Wesleyan  Empire State College

15. Can I Find a Job? LocationEmploymentAverage Job Openings 20002010 United States975,8001,156,80032,560 New York89,710100,6102,420

16. What Will Employers Want? (Interview Tips)  Motivation  Flexibility  Team Player  Technical Skills  Attention to Detail  Communication Skills  Leadership quality

17. What Can I Do Now? (Suggested High School Courses)  Business Law  Accounting I /II  Economics  Ethics  Finance  Marketing  Communication  Computers

18. What about Experience? (During High School)  District Office – Payroll, Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable  Local Accounting Firms/Banks  Paychex  Wegmans

19. How About After College? (Local Employers)  Kodak  Xerox  Paychex  H & R Block  Paytech  Wegmans

20. Where to Start?  Assessment testing – Interest  Course Scheduling – Try a class  Shadowing – spend a day with an Accountant  Volunteer – work in an office  Ask around – Interview Accountants