Always in demand, accounting graduates can choose from numerous rewarding opportunities across all business sectors - government, corporate, and nonprofit. Because accounting is the universal language of business, accountants provide a unique and essential role to measure, report, interpret, and evaluate financial information on behalf of decision-makers both within and external to the organization. Whether in audit, tax, financial advising, compliance, managerial, forensic, or risk management, the accountant makes an important contribution to quality decision making in any business arena. Opportunities in accounting-related fields such as banking, insurance, consulting, management, and information systems are also available. And because the goal of accounting is to provide reliable and relevant information to interested parties, the integrity of the accounting professional is of utmost importance, and demands the highest ethical behavior of its members.