Saturday, October 5, 2013

Functions Of A CPA Accountant In An Organization

By Angel Dudley


A noble profession as many would call it accounting profession is one the highly ranked professions in the world. A CPA accountant therefore is an accountant who possesses a CPA qualification. The certified public accounting (CPA) is a professional examination done by only those who would wish to be accountants. For one to be certified for this post he or she has to pass the exam, not forgetting other academic qualifications. Only those who manage to pass are given the authority to transact in the accounting market.

In most cases, only the qualified accountants are given the licenses to engage in offering their services to their clients. The services offered include auditing and financial statement analysis. This therefore puts this profession at a highly ranking position compared to those who lack the qualification. The use of this title by anyone who is qualified is a civil offense punishable by law.

The Certified Public Accountants as they are called are known to be well educated and equipped with the knowledge if financial statements like the statements of cash flows, statements of financial position, statement of changes in equity as well as the analysis of the statement of comprehensive income.

They are very critical to an organization or business since they help in the analysis or the past performance of the business and the projection of the future business performance. This information assists then senior management in making a better decision to face the reality approved by the accountants.

These professionals normally their professional body that regulates their conduct in every field they are in. There has been a wide range of perception that these people are con men or women in the field of accounting. The body therefore regulates the conduct to safeguard their image and restore the public confidence in the accountants.

In the line of their duties these accounting professionals can perform two different functions, that is, being an auditor and or financial accountants. The auditors can be of two categories the internal auditor and the external independent auditor.

He or she is therefore will not be allowed to perform any task as a certified accountant pot. The person is then suspended for a certain period of time depending on the level of allegations. The professionals are of good help to a business despite the working environment in which they are subjected to. They analyze the books of accounts which include the financial statements.

The professionals are given certificates of compliance and of qualification that allow them utilize their knowledge effectively and efficiently. These certificates can be used to trace and control their conduct wherever they are to ensure that they only engage in independent work other than colluding with others. They are supposed to perform their work independently without fear or favor of any management. Their report should reflect how actually the business perform and not just mere conclusions.

Without proper accounting in place most business enterprise as well as non-profit making organization may suffer a big blow in the management and recording of finance transactions within the business. The introduction of CPA has greatly assisted in minimizing the loss as well predicting the future performance of the organizations. Though they assist the organization minimize losses, the CPA accountant are among the highly paid professional in the world according to a recently conducted research on employment and salaries in the world




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