Rasmussen College Accounting Associate Degree Program

Build a Solid Foundation for Career Advancement with an Associate's Degree in Accounting

Also offered as an Accounting Bachelor's Degree.

Earning an Associate in Accounting, through Rasmussen College’s degree program, provides a strong base for those seeking to advance their accounting career, allowing them to qualify for higher-level positions and increased salaries.

Accounting professionals who have attained an Associate in Accounting are always in high demand. After receiving a degree, a skilled Accounting professional can save a business hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.

What Accountants Do

Accountants have numerous responsibilities that businesses rely on for the financial success of their operations. Some of the more prominent tasks are:

• Advise clients on financial matters, make revenue forecasts, and conduct financial investigations
• Analyze applicant's financial status, budgets, financial data, and financial information to project future revenues or expense
• Appraise, evaluate, or inventory real property or equipment
• Compile data for financial reports
• Compute financial data and taxes
• Confer with taxpayer or representative
• Determine tax liability according to prescribed laws
• Develop / maintain budgets and budgeting databases
• Direct and coordinate financial activities
• Evaluate degree of financial risk
• Fill out business or government forms
• Follow tax laws or regulations
• Inspect account books or system for efficiency, effectiveness, or acceptability
• Maintain account records and record of organization expenses
• Note discrepancies in financial records
• Obtain financial information from individuals
• Perform general financial analysis
• Prepare audit reports or recommendations, financial reports, periodic reports comparing budgeted costs to actual costs, and prepare tax reports and returns
• Use accounting or bookkeeping software, spreadsheet software, and computers to enter, access and retrieve financial data
• Use accounting terminology, cost benefit analysis techniques and statistical cost estimation methods
• Verify bank or financial transactions

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