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Accounting analyst
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<p>An accounting analyst evaluates <a href="/facts/Public_company/tnJQvSdR">public company</a> <a href="/facts/Financial_statement/c6EUpGtV">financial statements</a>. Public companies issue these (<a href="/facts/Form_10-K/PCQcMtHy">10-K</a>) annual <a href="/facts/Financial_statements/c6EUpGtV">financial statements</a> as required by the <a href="/facts/Security_and_Exchange_Commission/IM9Pl2gK">Security and Exchange Commission</a>. The statements include the <a href="/facts/Balance_sheet/ovuN89Tg">balance sheet</a>, the <a href="/facts/Income_statement/8GA6orju">income statement</a>, the <a href="/facts/Statement_of_cash_flows/dUJT4APx">statement of cash flows</a> and the notes to the financial statements. Specifically, the notes to the financial statements contain considerable quantitative detail supporting the financial statements along with narrative information. </p>