Accounting Q&A | WGU, CPA, Accounting Salaries, AI & More

👉🏽Check out the Accounting Starter Program for 1:1 help with your resume, job search, and mock interviews: https://calendly.com/kellyrandolph/ca... 👉🏽60 min 1v1 Consults: https://calendly.com/kellyrandolph/60min In today’s accounting Q&A, I’m answering the top five questions you guys ask me the most about accounting careers! We’re talking about whether you can go to WGU or another online university for your bachelor's degree in accounting, what do hiring managers think about seeing WGU on a resume, do you actually need a CPA to get your first accounting job, how much money new accountants make, including a typical accountant salary when you are first starting your accounting career, we also talk about my thoughts on if AI is replacing accountants and more. So hopefully this video goes over the accounting question you have been thinking about the most. These are all questions I receive regularly from accounting students, recent graduates, and people considering a career change into accounting. I’m sharing my opinions as an accounting manager who has worked over 10 years in corporate accounting. Let me know in the comments if you have any other questions that I did not cover in this video and I will do my best to answer them. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:10 - A little about my accounting career background 0:21 - Do you need a CPA to become an accountant? 1:17 - When is it beneficial to sit for the CPA? 2:19 - Can you go to WGU or other online university for your bachelor’s degree in accounting? 4:36 - How much money do accountants make? 5:08 - Is AI replacing accounting? 6:33 - Where should you start your accounting career? #Accounting #AccountingCareer #WGU #CPA #AccountingJobs