ALUMNI PERSPECTIVE: Bethany Brewer, B.B.A 2018, M.A.C.C 2019

-Tax Accountant, LBMC

"I decided to come back to school when I was working in healthcare - I knew that a degree in accounting could afford me more opportunities in the industry. I plan to work in tax or internal audit for a public/private company specializing in healthcare.

Belmont’s Adult Degree Program offers the resources, support, and financial incentives anyone would need to transition smoothly into academia again. Several classes stood out to me in terms of the coursework:  Federal Ind. Income Tax with Dr. Marilyn Young, Spirituality in World Religions with Dr. Marty Bell, Microeconomics with Dr. Marieta Velikova. Their passion is infectious. Each of these classes sparked my interest that has carried over into this very moment. I attribute that to their teaching methods and dedication."  

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

What You'll Learn

• Develop business plans and use accounting information for decision making, record transactions, preparing financial statements and performing ratio analysis.
• Utilize a variety of audit techniques to perform audits in the context of a financial statement audit.
• Interpret accounting data used by management in planning and controlling business activities, including costs of manufacturing a product or rendering a service with attention given to job order, process and standard cost systems, as well as budgeting, variance analysis and relevant costs for decision making.
• Explore the time value of money, current and non-current liabilities, leases, deferred income taxes, pensions, stockholder's equity, earnings per share, accounting changes and errors and statement of cash flows.

Jack C. Massey College Of Business

In addition to the expertise of our Adult Degree Program staff, you will also have access to the Jack C. Massey College of Business’ caring faculty, providing the high-quality accounting and business education we are known for.

A faculty advisor will meet with you regularly to discuss your academic and career interests, and you will be supported by the Massey College of Business Career Services Center. Check out some of our alumni success stories. However you design your accounting education to meet your needs, the accounting program at Belmont University is Business Your Way!    

Accounting Career Paths

Through our strong reputation and alumni network, Belmont offers outstanding placement opportunities for internships and permanent positions to our accounting students and graduates. Approximately one third of our graduates will find employment with a Big 4 accounting firm, another third with a regional accounting firm, and the last third will go on to work for local corporations, with a large portion securing a position in healthcare. Our accounting alumni have found employment with companies, such as AMSURG Inc., BDO, Community Health Systems, Deloitte, Dollar General Corporation, EY, Hospital Corporation of America, KPMG, Kraft CPAs, LBMC, Lifeway, Mars Petcare USA, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Tractor Supply Company, to name a few.