Accounting

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Note: Additional education, training or experience may be required.

At Laurier, develop these competencies through both curricular and co-curricular opportunities to help you achieve your goals for the future.

Ability to apply accounting, finance and management practices and principles to a variety of situations.
Ability to synthesize and analyze whole business solutions including financial components, global and local resources, market trends, business requirements and new opportunities.
Awareness of the key components of and the interconnections among financial statements including how business transactions are processed to produce financial statements.
Knowledge of strategic financial planning, assessment and decision making, and the ability to describe and explain financial information and decisions to the public.
Skills to verify and assess information and data, and determine risk and reward probabilities.
Ability to make assessments of risk and reward (cost and benefit) for decision making and planning.
Skills to determine the appropriate allocation and distribution of resources, finances, materials and personnel based on an analysis of resources and calculation of probability.
Knowledge of the budgeting process and the ability to understand and interpret financial information.
Skills to conduct quantitative/qualitative analysis of information/data to forecast trends and make plans.

Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and contributing, leading, teaching, motivating and/or
encouraging others for team success.
Oversee, lead and/or contribute to a project including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and
completing tasks.
Demonstrate professional behaviour and an understanding of individual perspectives and diversity.

Explain information, ideas and opinions professionally and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Probe for information by asking questions and listening, and engage in constructive conversations.
Prepare effective, interesting and informative reports and presentations for diverse audiences using current technology.

Identify and access a wide range of relevant information and resources.
Learn, understand and critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
Set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time, data and resources.
Make well-reasoned decisions, think creatively, identify and consider all sides of an issue.
Analyze and evaluate data to discuss, support and/or question ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals.