Business Administration - Managerial Accounting and Finance Concentration | Valley City State University

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingActive ListeningSpeakingMonitoringJudgment and Decision MakingWritingComplex Problem SolvingCoordinationSocial PerceptivenessManagement of Personnel Resources

Knowledge

English LanguageMathematicsAdministration and ManagementCustomer and Personal ServiceEconomics and AccountingProduction and Processing

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingNear VisionMathematical ReasoningSpeech ClaritySpeech Recognition

Tasks

Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations
Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or no
Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure product
Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with the production, pricing
Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services.

Technology

Tax preparation softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareCompliance softwareFinancial analysis softwareAccounting softwareCustomer relationship management CRM softwareDocument management softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareHuman resources softwareData base user interface and query software

Tools

10-key calculatorsComputer data input scannersDesktop computersLaptop computersLaser facsimile machinesNotebook computersPersonal computersPersonal digital assistants PDAPhotocopying equipmentScannersTablet computersCell phonesComputer scannersCredit card processing machinesDigital camerasHandtrucksHumidity test chambersMagnetic card readersPoint of sale POS systemsProfilometers

Work Values

AchievementIndependenceRecognitionRelationshipsSupportWorking Conditions

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: high13-2011.00	Accountants and Auditors	title_inference	$81,680 median$141,420 top	+4.61%	7,280
Match confidence: medium11-1021.00	General and Operations Managers	title_inference	$102,950 median	+4.41%	16,400

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

Full audit engagements for mid-sized clients — manage from planning through report.
Complex accounting issues (revenue, leases, impairment) — research and conclude with documentation.
Audit teams of multiple staff — supervise on engagements end-to-end.
Material findings and recommendations — frame and discuss with client management.
Tax positions on non-routine returns — develop and defend with documentation.
Client relationships at controller and CFO level — manage across a portfolio of engagements.
Engagement risk and quality — apply firm methodology to non-routine areas.
Engagement economics — manage to budget and recovery on owned engagements.
Staff and senior development — mentor across the practice on technique and judgment.
Industry-specific accounting and audit issues — apply credibly within a chosen sector.

Program Details

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

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Scholarships

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