Accounting Finance

People who work in this pathway function in a company to manage policy and strategy for (and the implementation of) capital structure, budgeting, acquisition and investment, financial modeling and planning, funding, dividends, and taxation.

Example Careers  

• Actuary
• Auditor
• Budget Analyst
• Credit Analyst
• Insurance Appraiser / Underwriter
• Loan Officer
• Sales Agent
• Securities and Commodities  
• Bank Teller
• Treasurer and Controller
• Financial Accountant
• Managerial Accountant
• Tax Accountant

Pathway Courses

• Introduction to Business and Accounting Systems (BUS 261)
• College Accounting Honors  (BUS 231)
• Incubator EDU

Related Electives

• AP Statistics  (MAT 371)
• Sports and Entertainment Marketing  (BUS180)
• Entrepreneurship (BUS 190)

Career Related Activities

• Future Business Leaders of America
• National Technical Honor Society
• Career Fair
• Ask the Expert Day

External Experiences

• Job Shadow
• Internship (Long-term)
• Mini-Internship (Winter Break, Spring Break)

Certifications

• Certiport Quickbooks Certification

Triton Certificates

• Accounting Assistant Certificate
• Bookkeeping Certificate
• Business Support Specialist Certificate
• Office Assistant Certificate

Triton Degrees

• Accounting/Finance
• Accounting and Business Administration

Example College Majors 

• Accounting 
• Actuarial Science
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business and Personal/Financial Services  Marketing Operations
• Credit Management
• Finance
• Insurance
• International Finance
• Investments and Securities