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Hottest accounting specialty

As you study the information in the graphic about industries that have a high demand for accounts receivable jobs, make a list of the educational background, skills and/or training you would need to hold such a job in each industry noted. Could the knowledge and skills needed by an accountant in one industry be successfully adapted to another? Why or why not? Do you think knowledge of accounts receivable is general, and therefore easily applied to different business endeavors? Or, is it more specific to the individual nature of the business? Is it somewhere in between? Explain. Read through USA TODAY for an article(s) about a career that interests you. Do any of the careers you found require a math or accounting background? If so, which ones?

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