accounting
... General accounting and bookkeeping classes can be taken in high school. In college, the student needs to decide on a more specific field of accounting. An accountant has many choices as to what particular field of accounting to specialize in depending on the financial information she wants to analyze and how it is done. ... A financial accountant records economic data and periodically prepares reports that show profit and other financial information of a company using the generally accepted accounting principles. ... The auditor reviews accounting and operating procedures used by a firm to make sure everything is being run properly.