Accounting Recruiting Workshop

ACCOUNTING RECRUITING WORKSHOP

September 12, 2012

Tonight’s Agenda  

6:00pm Enjoy Dinner 6:30pm Program Begins  Introductions,

Welcome, Brief Overview  Kelli Cline, Moss Adams  A recruiter’s

 Ron

perspective

Tilden

 General

 Career  More

background on careers in Public Accounting

Services Staff

about the recruiting process  Specifics about who’s hiring and the use of “Husky Jobs”

What is “Accounting Recruiting?” 

Who? 

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What? 

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September-December

Why? 

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Recruiting interns and full-time associates

When? 

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Public Accounting Firms

To get a great job and explore career options!

How? 

Through on-campus interviews and recruiting events

Positions Available Paid Internships  

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Audit, Tax, Advisory Local or Nationwide Winter 2013 or Summer 2013 Internship (fulltime) More than 1 year away from CPA eligibility (225 credits)

Full-Time Professional   

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Audit, Tax, Advisory Local or Nationwide Summer or Fall 2013 start date Will be CPA eligible by Fall 2013 (225 credits)

Process 

Events (Now-October)  Meet

the Professionals Night  BAP Meetings  Networking Events 

HuskyJobs  Resumes

and other documents  Deadlines begin in early October 

On-Campus Interviews (October)  Occur

in Career Services (UW Seattle & UW Bothell) throughout mid-October

Process (Continued) 

Second Round Interviews (October-November)  Interviewing

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at the firms office

Offers (November-December)  Usually

out by mid-November, varies by firm

Kelli Cline – Moss Adams  

Audit vs. Tax What are firms looking for?  Resume  Cover

Letter  Types of Experience 

Interview & Professional Conduct Tips

Careers in Accounting Presented by Ron Tilden

Careers in Accounting 

Your accounting degree will open the door to many different career paths!  The

Private Sector

 Companies

 The

like Boeing, Microsoft and many more

Government and Not-for-Profit Sectors

 The

State Auditor, IRS, various regulatory agencies, etc.

 Public Accounting  This

is the topic of today’s workshop  The recruiting process for public accounting is very structured and it happens very early in the year (now!)

Public Accounting Firms 

Provide specialized accounting services to their clients (let’s discuss briefly the difference between publicly held companies and private companies):  Annual Audits:  Of

their financial statements  Of their system of internal controls (new with SOX)  Tax

Services  Consulting Services  Although

such services were severely curtailed by SOX

Various sizes of public accounting firms 

The “Big 4” International Firms Deloitte  KPMG  PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC)  Ernst & Young 

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Regional Firms 

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National Firms 

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Moss Adams, Clark Nuber, Bader Martin, Sweeney Conrad, Peterson Sullivan, etc.

BDO, Grant Thornton, McGladrey

Local Firms

Requirements to sit for the CPA exam 

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View them yourself at: http://www.cpaboard.wa.gov/CertificateLicense/educat ion_requirements.shtml Generally speaking: A college degree  225 credit hours – resulting in the infamous “5th year” 

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The 180 day provision may be relevant to many people

36 credit hours in accounting, of which 22.5 must be “upper level” (Our program achieves this)  36 credit hours in general business courses (Our program achieves this) 

Specifics about the process… Presented by Kristin Hunt UW Bothell Career Services

How it works…  

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Prepare your application materials Apply for positions online via HuskyJobs and company websites Receive invitations to interview Sign-up for interview times Prepare your interview outfit Interview on-campus (Seattle or Bothell) Interview on-site Receive your offer(s)!

Prepare Your Application Materials 

Make sure to include on your Resume…     

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GPA Graduation Date CPA Eligibility Beta Alpha Psi involvement Leadership positions

For your Cover Letters…  

Address which position you are applying for Address how you plan to complete your 5th year requirements (ie – when will you be CPA eligible?)

Make an appointment and come to the Career Center to have your resume and cover letter reviewed!

Apply via HuskyJobs  

Log-in Set up your profile 

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Upload your application material 

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Complete ALL of the tabs

Resume, cover letter, transcript, occasionally writing sample

Apply for OCI (on-campus interview) positions When applying, you can select what application material to include with each application  All of the firms will also ask you to apply via their website as well. YOU MUST DO BOTH. 

Interview Invitations 

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At the end of the resume drop period, the employer will review applications If you are selected for an interview, you will be notified via email as well as in HuskyJobs On the date interviews open, you will be able to select an interview time  Keep

in mind that SOME of the interviews will be at the Seattle campus  Leave enough time for parking and finding your way, 1.5 hrs is suggested

Preparing for your Interview… 

Resources Make an appointment for a practice interview  Learn about the Elevator Speech  Visit www.uwb.edu/career 

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What to wear Men: Clean and pressed suit and tie, polished shoes, black socks  Women: Suit (knee length skirt or pants), panty hose (no bare legs!), minimal jewelry, no perfume, closed toe shoes, small purse 

Bothell Interview Dates 

Interviews will be held in a room off the Career Center, come to UW1 161 for your interview  10/12/12:

Moss Adams  10/17/12: McGladrey  10/18/12: Deloitte  10/22/12: Clark Nuber

Beta Alpha Psi  

National honorary accounting society Requirements: 3.0 GPA; Cumulative and upper level accounting  Significant service hours (community service and professional development) 

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All students are welcome to attend the meetings. October meetings will have speakers from accounting firms talking about careers in public and private sector  Note on the sign in sheet if you are interested in BAP 

THIS IS YOUR BEST OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK AND FIND A JOB!

Upcoming Dates 

BAP Bar-b-que 

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First BAP Meeting – Moss Adams speaking 

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Thursday September 13th, 6pm, Blythe Park

September 26th at 6:00pm

Meet the Professionals  

October 5th; 6:00pm, Crown Plaza Hotel in Seattle $25, pay at the door

DO YOU WANT TO BE A BAP LEADER? TALK TO Aaron, Wendy, or Jay You get: leadership skills, access to recruiters, resume builder, fun, and more!