ACCOUNTANT

How to become an Accountant in Kenya
Accountants and auditors keep track of a company's money. The company's managers and people outside the company read their reports. Managers look at the accountants' reports to see how well their companies are doing. Governments use the reports to tell how much tax a company should pay. Some people read them to decide if they want to do business with the company. Others use them to decide if they want to lend money to the company or not.
To be an accountant in Kenya you nee to register for degree in Bachelor of Science (Accountancy) or Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting option) which require a minimum KCSE grade C+. If you do not qualify for the degree, you can register CPA (Certified Public Accountant) course which requires you to pass all sections and it is examined by KASNEB. People who want to be accountants should be good at math, and have good analytical skills. They also should be able to write well, so that they can tell others about their findings.
There are four kinds of accountants.

• Public accountants work for public accounting companies. They do accounting, auditing, tax, and consulting work. Some have their own businesses. They do many different kinds of accounting for people outside the company.
• Management accountants keep track of the money spent and made by the companies for which they work.
• Internal auditors make sure that a company's accounting records are right. They check the records to see that no one in the company is stealing. They also check to see that no one in the company is wasting the company's money.
• Government accountants and auditors make sure that government accounting records are right. They also check the records of people doing business with the government.
  

Employers are many since every business, institution and organization needs an accountant.