Harinder Kaur Auditor
Harinder Kaur
Business Forum Q1
April 3, 2013
Steve South was an auditor at Deloitte and Touche. As an auditor he examines a company’s financial statements, check them for discrepancies, and verify the occurrence of transactions. An auditor is responsible for making sure that the statements valid and accurate In addition to taking major requirements, taking classes outside of the major will expand your horizons and experiences. Learning about things from a wider prospective is important to get a better grasp of what you are going to be entering into, along with reading magazines and trade publication such as Journal of Accountancy and the Public Accounting Report to always know what is happening in your field. Accounting helps you meet new clients, and learn about numerous new companies and industries. There are certain challenges such as long work hours, working on the weekends, late nights, and doing whatever it takes to meet deadlines and satisfy the clients. Being able to manage yourself in important. Steve is highly content with his accounting background. He started out getting his undergraduate from Miami University and is pursuing his MBA at Vanderbilt University. His education and CPA certification have aided in him being able to obtain well noted positions from Deloitte to the Carlyle Group. Similar to him obtaining an entry level position at Deloitte, Steve recommends starting out with the big four. “You start with a good group of your peers that just graduated college as well. You have a supportive network of people versus going into a smaller organization.” Going into the accounting field one will need to have good analytical skills, and be very good at working with numbers, understanding what they mean, and how they related to the statements. Strong communication skills and personal skills are also a one needs to communicate results to the clients, and colleagues.
Business Forum Q1
April 3, 2013
Steve South was an auditor at Deloitte and Touche. As an auditor he examines a company’s financial statements, check them for discrepancies, and verify the occurrence of transactions. An auditor is responsible for making sure that the statements valid and accurate In addition to taking major requirements, taking classes outside of the major will expand your horizons and experiences. Learning about things from a wider prospective is important to get a better grasp of what you are going to be entering into, along with reading magazines and trade publication such as Journal of Accountancy and the Public Accounting Report to always know what is happening in your field. Accounting helps you meet new clients, and learn about numerous new companies and industries. There are certain challenges such as long work hours, working on the weekends, late nights, and doing whatever it takes to meet deadlines and satisfy the clients. Being able to manage yourself in important. Steve is highly content with his accounting background. He started out getting his undergraduate from Miami University and is pursuing his MBA at Vanderbilt University. His education and CPA certification have aided in him being able to obtain well noted positions from Deloitte to the Carlyle Group. Similar to him obtaining an entry level position at Deloitte, Steve recommends starting out with the big four. “You start with a good group of your peers that just graduated college as well. You have a supportive network of people versus going into a smaller organization.” Going into the accounting field one will need to have good analytical skills, and be very good at working with numbers, understanding what they mean, and how they related to the statements. Strong communication skills and personal skills are also a one needs to communicate results to the clients, and colleagues.