Program Website: Accounting and Financial Management – Hiram College
Introduction
Explore the popular, career-focused accounting and financial management major, which prepares you to become an ethically-grounded and socially responsible financial professional.
A successful accounting career requires more than technical knowledge; it calls for well-rounded accounting and finance expertise rooted in a commitment to making a difference. Hiram’s accounting and financial management majors are inquisitive and eager to develop analytical skills. They are leaders on campus, often involved in student body organizations and athletics. By the time they graduate, they’re prepared to pursue multifaceted, high achieving careers.
The accounting curriculum, embedded in the liberal arts, focuses on developing students’ analytical, critical thinking and communication skills and emphasizes the integration of theory and its practical application. You will be strongly encouraged to extend your learning beyond the classroom setting through:
- course projects simulating real-world experiences
- internships
- study abroad programs.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills lead to success in the field, so you will experience a concentration on writing in all your courses. This emphasis prepares you with both the technical and analytical skills employers value in the workplace.
As an accounting major, you are encouraged to pursue your interests outside of accounting and finance. For example, past students have paired their study of accounting with physics, theatre, computer science, and entrepreneurship.
This major is available fully online.
Faculty
Amanda Armeni, CPA, (2009) Adjunct Professor of Accounting
B.S., Mount Union College
M.A., University of Notre Dame
armenial@hiram.edu
Elizabeth Frey, (2025) Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.S., University of Richmond
M.B.A., John Carroll University
freyea@hiram.edu
Earl T Kissell, CPA, (1988) Professor Emeritus of Accounting
B.S., Xavier University
M.A., Bowling Green State University
kissellet@hiram.edu
Romeva Prcela, CPA, (2017) Adjunct Professor of Accounting
B.S., M.A., Case Western Reserve University
prcelarb@hiram.edu
Kathleen Zittere, CPA, (2021) Adjunct Instructor of Accounting
B.A., Conestoga College
B.S., University of Calgary
M.A., San Diego State University