Careers in Accounting Author:WetFeet Solitary bean counters, their backs hunched and brows furrowed in concentration as they pore over accounting ledgers... if this is what you picture when you think of accounting, you're probably not alone. "Ever changing" and "quickly evolving" are not phrases that immediately come to mind. But in the last decade the accounting industry has under... more »gone not just one, but several massive upheavals against a backdrop of constant industry consolidation. And, yet, despite the scandals, now is not a bad time to be looking for an entry-level job in accounting. Clients need accountants in bad times as well as good, and accounting firms always need warm bodies to do the work. And, accounting can provide an excellent grounding in business fundamentals.« less