Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
The accounting technician is a key member in the accounting department who specializes in a certain area of preparing and maintaining the business records. You may be assigned to the accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll or other accounting areas. Skills in journaling and posting transactions, preparing financial reports or in the preparation of payroll records are necessary. Accounting technicians must be able to use computerized accounting software, spreadsheets, word processing and other data information software. Individuals entering this field must be team players who display a willingness to share their specialized knowledge with other accounting areas.
Award Outcomes
Analyze financial statements
Apply professional communication skills
Demonstrate critical thinking skills
Demonstrate mathematical skills essential to accounting
Demonstrate ethical behavior
Generate accounting financial statements
Record business transactions
Utilize current accounting and office software
Complete payroll activities
Career Opportunities
Accounting Technicians will find high employment demand in both the private and public sectors of business. Large organizations often seek accounting individuals to become specialists in their accounting department. This rapidly growing specialization trend focuses on employing highly trained accounting technicians who can deal with complex problems in their area of expertise.
Semester Sequence
Offered at Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie
Technical Studies Electives
Any Accounting Careers (ACCT), Business (BUSN), or Information Technology (ITEC) course that is not required for this award may be used as an elective.
Choose a Total of: 4 Credits
Graduation (31 Credits)
Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.
4/7/2023 : BP 2006 / EP 2007