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After Graduation

Opportunities after graduation

Most Lynchburg College accounting majors enter the work force soon after graduation, many accepting job offers even before completing their senior year. Those pursuing CPA certification arrange to earn any additional college credit they may need to reach 150 hours. Qualified and interested students enter graduate programs in business administration, accounting (including Ph.D. studies), or taxation. As their careers progress, accounting majors often move into management-level positions in their respective fields, frequently earning additional professional certifications along the way.

Job Titles & Careers for Accounting Majors

Common job titles for individuals who graduate with accounting degrees include:

  • Accountant
  • Actuary
  • Assistant Controller
  • Auditor
  • Bank Examiner
  • Benefits/Compensation Administrator
  • Budget Analyst
  • Business Teacher
  • CIA Agent
  • Claims Adjuster
  • Commercial Banker
  • Commodities Trader
  • Consumer Credit Officer
  • DEA Agent
  • Estate Planner
  • FBI Agent
  • Financial Aid Director
  • Financial Analyst
  • Fraud Investigator
  • Fund Raiser
  • GAO Auditor
  • Industrial Buyer
  • Internal Auditor
  • Inventory Control Specialist
  • IRS Agent
  • Loan Officer
  • Management Analyst
  • Payroll Manager
  • Personal Financial Advisor
  • Revenue Agent
  • Securities Broker
  • Stock Broker
  • Tax Examiner
  • Tax Manager/Specialist

SOBE Accounting Graduates

What are these Lynchburg College accounting majors doing? Here is a sample:

  • Michael Mayhew, CPA; Staff Accountant, Snead and Williams, PLLC
  • Erin E. Dunkum, MBA; Staff Accountant, Kearney & Company
  • Roger Silvers, Graduate student, Accounting Ph.D. program, University of Massachusetts, Certified Management Accountant candidate
  • Frank S. Stransky, CPA; Director of Finance, Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP, Wilmington, Del.
  • Gregory Hammett, CPA, CGFM; Supervisory Senior Accountant, Kearney & Company; MS in Business & Management, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Richelle Hux; Staff Accountant, Lovelace, Norvelle, Mathews & Crews, PC
  • Jason E. Hart, CPA, CFE; Master of Taxation, Virginia Commonwealth University; Supervisor - Business Assurance and Advisory Services, Keiter, Stephens, Hurst, Gary & Shreaves, P.C., Glen Allen, Va.
  • Chad Mather, CPA; Accounting Specialist, Weyerhaeuser Paper Company
  • Richard W. Lewis, CPA, CFE; Audit Supervisor, Keiter, Stephens, Hurst, Gary, & Shreaves, P.C.
  • Robbie Hancock, CPA; Manager, Government Contracts Accounting, Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group, Inc.
  • Janel Crite; Staff Accountant, Ryan, Sharkey & Crutchfield, LLP; graduate student, MBA (with accounting focus), University of New Haven
  • Sarah Howell Hamilton; Accounting Technician IV, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
  • Kelly Nichols, CPA; Senior Accountant, Kearney & Company, Alexandria, VA
  • Drew Throckmorton, CPA; Junior Staff Accountant, Yount, Hyde, & Barbour, CPAs
  • Chris Murray, CPA; Staff Accountant, Brown, Edwards & Co., LLP, CPAs
  • Jerome Franks; Staff I Accountant; Ernst & Young, CPA candidate
  • Jackie Fox, CPA; Staff Auditor, Cotton & Company, LLP