Career Opportunities

Careers & Internships

Accounting is a lucrative, challenging, professional career with unlimited opportunities. Accountants make decisions based on financial information, offer assurance on quality of information, and provide tax planning and preparation and other value added services.

Each year, many companies recruit on campus and our graduates successfully compete for jobs against graduates from all other institutions in the state. Accountants perform their services in a variety of environments, including public accounting, business and industry, government and education.

Post-grad job titles for accounting majors
  • Actuary
  • Assistant Controller
  • Auditor
  • Bank Examiner
  • Benefits Administrator
  • Budgetary Control Analyst
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Chief Cost Accountant
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • CIA Agent
  • Claims Adjuster
  • Collection Agent
  • Commercial Banker
  • Commodities Trader
  • Consumer Credit Officer
  • Controller
  • Cost Accountant
  • Credit and Collection Specialist
  • Entrepreneur
  • Estate Planner
  • FBI Agent
  • Financial Analyst
  • General Auditor
  • Government Accountant
  • Industrial Accountant
  • Industrial Buyer
  • Internal Auditor
  • International Trade Specialist
  • Inventory Control Specialist
  • IRS Investigator
  • Loan Administrator
  • Loan Officer
  • Managerial Accountant
  • Management Consultant
  • Payroll Manager
  • Personal Financial Planner
  • Plant Accountant
  • Public Accountant
  • Securities Broker
  • Stockbroker
  • Systems Analyst
  • Tax Lawyer
  • Treasury Management Specialist
  • Tax Specialist
  • Treasurer
  • Trust Accountant
  • Underwriter

Find your vocation

When it's time for you to start seeking a job, there's no better place to start your search than on the SFA campus. Many companies and recruiters visit SFA to interview soon-to-be graduates for professional positions. The Accounting Career Fair also is held during the fall and spring terms to unite future graduates with employers.