The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of financial rewards, professional recognition, social values, work environment, labor market considerations, personality towards career selection as corporate accountants on accounting students STIE Perbanas Surabaya. Population, sample and sampling technique in this study were students S1 accounting majors who are and who will take the course of concentration of management accounting using purposive sampling, that the sampling technique is done deliberately and in accordance with all the requirements of the sample that will be needed with the characteristics, students of the 2011 to 2016. The type of data used in this study is primary data. Primary data in this study is a response that will be answered directly by the subject of research. Methods of data collection in this study is by distributing questionnaires to respondents. The result of this study are financial rewards, professional recognition, work environment, job market consideration, personalities have no effect on career selection as a corporate accountant. While the social values affect the selection of careers as corporate accountants.
Keywords: corporate accountant, salary, professional recognition, social values, job market considerations, personality