Advice for a Successful Career in the Accounting Profession

How to Make Your Assets Greatly Exceed Your Liabilities

By: Jerry Maginnis

Narrated by: Chris Sorensen

Accounting can be one of the most interesting and rewarding career paths. Every business or organization, from Fortune 500 companies in any industry to venture capital backed start-ups, family businesses, and nonprofit organizations, needs the help and expertise of accountants. And in Advice for a Successful Career in the Accounting Profession, Jerry Maginnis, CPA, delivers invaluable guidance and wisdom for anyone considering - or already pursuing - opportunities in the field of accounting.

Originally conceived and designed to provide helpful advice to college and university accounting majors and early-career professionals, this book evolved into a valuable resource for those groups as well as others who may be further along in their accounting careers. It contains many practical examples and real-life experiences from a long and successful career in the profession that you won't find in any accounting, auditing, or tax textbook. And it is written in a fun and engaging style with a simple goal in mind: to share lessons learned and insights that will help accountants of all ages optimize their career opportunities!

Loaded with "real world" tips and techniques, the book concludes with a list of 50 questions that challenge the listener to consider how they can best achieve their potential.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2022 Gerald J. Maginnis (P)2022 Ascent Audio

Excellent Guidance

The author provides excellent guidance to students considering an accounting major as they start their first year of university studies providing many of the possible career opportunities available with an accounting degree. The author's long and successful career in public accounting provides a personal perspective on what to expect, challenges, and opportunities possible in public accounting. If you are considering a career in accounting or have decided to pursue an accounting degree, you should read this book as it will give you valuable insight and practical advice in the choices to consider.

Needs a Part 2

This is a great book for anyone thinking about getting into the accounting field.

Colleges are mainly focused on technical skills of accounting. This book augments it by reminding its reader of the other necessary fundamental skills that are often skipped over in classes.

It also points out valuable considerations such as specialized knowledge, which naturally leads to the question——which specific industry should I focus on?

The book is also a relatively quick read. I hope there a part two that goes into depth about the common issues most newer and mid-level accountants face.

It’s a valuable book overall and will hopefully give a newer reader a better understanding of how many opportunities exist in the accounting profession and how to build their skillset to take advantage of them.

Great Material, Rough Narration

The material was just the right balance of detail and brevity. I loved the authors practical yet optimistic demeanor. I’m glad I listened to this book. Only minor criticisms are very little is mentioned about self employment, or non traditional students. Narrator also left a lot to be desired. Overall: Definitely worth the listen.

Must read

Great advice about how to pursue an accounting career! Well read. I would recommend the book and use it as a guide to help you navigate through your career.