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How do I suceed as an IFS Intern at PwC?

To succeed as an IFS Intern, the most important quality to possess is enthusiasm and curiosity for learning. A strong Excel background is a bonus, but they will train you at the Start national training in which interns all over the country meet. The line of business you may be assigned may be in ...
Internship PwC Career Motivation Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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How would you describe the purpose of being an "Internal Auditor" to someone?

Internal auditors provide an independent, objective assurance to improve the design and operational effectiveness of a company's internal risk management frameworks, systems, controls and governance processes. They are the third line of defense and differ from external auditors (do not confuse th...
Skillset Audit, Tax, and Advisory Internal Auditor
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What does an Auditor Intern do at JPMC?

Internal Audit, involves many different functions, but in short it involves you understanding various different processes, testing them, and reporting your findings to determine if there exists risk that needs to be mitigated within the company. Being a quick learner, a good writer, and a great c...
Internship JPMorgan Chase Banking Finance Auditing Day in the Life
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Got any tips for my upcoming interview to take on an internal audit internship at Microsoft?

Some skills you may want to highlight would being a self-starter and time management. Since you do have a lot of flexibility, you may need to have a little flare to ask for new things to do, new projects, and to pitch your own ideas for what you want to do. Also time management because you will h...
Internet & Tech Microsoft Internship Interview Internal Auditor
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Does anybody have experience as an internal audit intern at Microsoft? If so, what did you like/dislike about your time there?

I really liked everything about my internship. It was a great first experience for me because not only did I get to do a lot of business work, but I also had a lot of fun! The atmosphere at the company is very refreshing. All of my coworkers were super friendly and would go to lunch with me all t...
Internet & Tech Microsoft Internship Pros and Cons Internal Auditor
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I'm interested in an internal audit internship at Microsoft, but what would I be doing?

An Internal Audit Intern at Microsoft has a great deal of flexibility to what they do. In my experience as an Internal Audit Intern, I worked with many auditing divisions ranging from fraud investigation to risk management. While I was there I got the chance to learn about auditing in general and...
Internet & Tech Microsoft Internship Day in the Life Internal Auditor
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What is the compensation at PwC as an Internal Firm Services Intern?

I believe the salary was $20 per hour with a maximum of 40 hours per week and thus no overtime pay.
Internship Compensation PwC Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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How would you describe the purpose of being an "Internal Auditor" to someone?

Internal auditors provide an independent, objective assurance to improve the design and operational effectiveness of a company's internal risk management frameworks, systems, controls and governance processes. They are the third line of defense and differ from external auditors (do not confuse th...
Skillset Audit, Tax, and Advisory Internal Auditor
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What's a typical day in the life of an IFS Intern at PwC?

A day in life as a internal firm services intern for me was simple. I started my day checking emails. I then completed all required training due that day. You'll be assigned training that must be completed each week. After my training was done I either reached out to experienced hires or they rea...
Internship Finance PwC Day in the Life Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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What is your average day as an Internal Audit Intern at JP Morgan & Chase?

Average day is pretty much get into the office around 8 am, check in with the manager and the team to go over any meetings and deliverables for the day. The rest of the day is usually spent in meetings with stakeholders, working on client deliverables, or group projects followed by social events....
Internship JPMorgan Chase Banking Finance Day in the Life
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I'm curious about what a forensic accounting co-op may be like at the Delaware County District Attorney's Office.

Well, you walk into the white collar crime unit, usually have one of the detectives make fun of something your wearing or doing, then simply hop onto your computer and analyze the case file or cases given to you to work. Most of the work is reconciling the actual numbers with the fraudulent numbe...
Internship Day in the Life Co-Op Law Enforcement Delaware County District Attorney's Office Forensic Accounting
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How should I approach the interview process for a forensic accounting co-op at the Delaware County District Attorney's Office?

I believe the smartest preparation strategy would be to understand the definition and function of white collar crime and relate it to how problem solving is something you frequent. Also, you should be able to explain your resume without any hesitation. The interviewer will most likely ask 3-5 sta...
Internship Interview Co-Op Law Enforcement Delaware County District Attorney's Office Forensic Accounting
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Does American Express a mentorship program for either their interns or employees?

American Express does offer an employee mentorship program, open to all areas of the company. Every employee is eligible and will be paired with someone based on each person's interest. Mentor roles are typically open to those who are either tenured employees and/or in leadership positions (subor...
Internship Banking Mentor Financial Services American Express
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How was your experience at EY? Any pros or cons?

It wasn't too bad. I was able to work on the technology side, which is where my interests lie, and I was able to work with clients firsthand. The people were friendly. I, personally, dislike the politics involved. This will come with most big 4 or corporate positions. Having to be careful with ma...
Auditing EY Assurance
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What does a Tax Technology & Transformation Advisory Intern do at EY LLP?

EY UPDATE: As of July 1, 2020, our Tax Performance Advisory (TPA) and the Tax Technology & Data Analytics Services (TTDAS) are now the Tax Technology and Transformation practice (TTT). This practice is in our Tax Service line.
Internet & Tech Internship EY
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What's the day in the life like for an intern at EY?

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As an intern at EY, how much ownership will I have over my work?

Regardless of where you decide to intern or take your career, you should always own 100% of your work. The work you create and provide is a reflection of you, and it’s important to let your peers know you can be relied on to complete tasks effectively and efficiently, and making sure you ask ques...
Internship Auditing EY Assurance
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What did you like and dislike about being a Launch Intern?

I enjoyed the rotational aspect of the internship the most because I got to work with various professionals and learn what some of the different service lines do on a day-to-day basis. I also thought it was fun to get to know the other interns. There were events throughout the summer which allowe...
Accountant Auditing EY EY Launch Assurance
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What will I do as a Launch Intern at EY?

The Launch Internship at EY is an amazing experience! I truly enjoyed my internship and made some valuable connections along the way. As for the skills needed, I would say to bring your best attitude and be open to learning from others. The firm will train you on everything, and they will make su...
Internship Accountant Auditing EY EY Launch Assurance
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I'm an incoming Assurance Intern at EY, what skills do I need to succeed?

After my internship with EY, I believe the most important thing is to keep asking questions. There is high chance that you will run into something out of your expertise. Other team members are always willing to help you, but you have to let them know. Curiosity is also an essential trait you need...
Internship Accountant Auditing EY Assurance
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To what extent does EY uphold to their stated company values?

EY does an excellent job of upholding their company values. As an intern, I was never put in a situation where I felt uncomfortable or could not seek help from someone else. My team was always supportive and willing to answer questions in great detail in a way that showed they genuinely wanted to...
EY Auditing Assurance Advisory Services
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How does my role as an intern contribute to EY's mission?

Take the internship as a trial period. You are getting a small snippet of what it is like to be a first year staff. All the work that you do provides a piece to the tax puzzle I explained in question 1. It may seem insignificant, but when you work fulltime you actually get to see the complete pro...
Internship Auditing EY
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As a Launch Intern, what can I do to the most out of my internship?

In order to be a successful Launch intern, you have to be inquisitive and willing to learn about the firm. The entire internship is about exposing you to EY, their different career options, and the people who work there.
Auditing EY EY Launch
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What will my responsibilities look like as an Advisory Intern at EY?

An intern in the Financial Advisory group at EY basically supports various teams working on performance improvement projects. With that being said, you get normally staffed on a couple of projects during your internship and then help the team to brainstorm, conduct interviews, conduct financial a...
Internship Advisory Services
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What skills are essential to succeed as an audit associate at Grant Thornton?

You need to have above average computer skills. Ability to express your thoughts in a meaningful but concise way. Willingness to get involved and the desire to volunteer in help out other team when your schedule allows. Remember that as a new hire you will have down times, so please ask to be busy.
Consulting Auditing Accounting Skillset Grant Thornton Associate
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What is the career progression for a Senior Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers?

The Sr Auditor position is not an entry level job, it is usually earned after 2 or 3 years of satisfactory performance in a fast pace and highly competitive environment, in which hierarchies are well- defined and high levels of commitment are the baseline expectation, specially for those working ...
Finance PwC Career Progression Accounting Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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What sort of skills should I have as an Assurance Experienced Associate at PwC?

Organization – often times you are on 1-4 clients and you are expected to manage your own workload and transition between clients seamlessly. Flexibility – hours can vary as well as your commute. Busy season requires a lot of dedication in terms of hours during the week and on weekends. You are ...
PwC Assurance Skillset Audit, Tax, and Advisory Experienced Associate PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Looking for insight into career progression for audit interns at Deloitte, can someone help me out?

So at Deloitte the progression is to typically do an internship while in undergrad or right after finishing undergrad, then going back to school to earn your masters in accounting or really any masters in business. Once you finish the internship and do well, you are offered a full time job, which...
Internship Consulting Deloitte Auditing Career Progression Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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What qualities may help me stand out during my interview for an audit intern position at Deloitte?

You should make sure that you can work long hours and that you are motivated to finish a project. Being at Deloitte I've realized that deadlines are super important. I've seen my Senior stayed at a client's place until late then come back to the Deloitte office to continue working. Also, make sur...
Internship Interview Deloitte Auditing Audit, Tax, and Advisory Financial Services
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Why did you become an audit intern?

Audit is a good way to learn a lot about how businesses work and is a great place to launch your career in accounting, especially at big 4. Most of the time your internship will translate into a full time position as well
Internship Auditing Career Progression
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How much ownership over my work can I actually expect to have as an audit intern at US Bank?

As an Audit Intern at US Bank, you are responsible for everything you work on and need to stand behind your work confidently. You will never get a whole Audit to work on by yourself. There will always be a few team members working on the same Audit, but testing different controls. With that being...
Internship Banking Auditing Work Ownership Financial Services US Bank
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What is your average day as an Internal Audit Intern at JP Morgan & Chase?

Average day is pretty much get into the office around 8 am, check in with the manager and the team to go over any meetings and deliverables for the day. The rest of the day is usually spent in meetings with stakeholders, working on client deliverables, or group projects followed by social events....
Internship JPMorgan Chase Banking Finance Day in the Life
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Does someone here have experience with the assurance intern training program at Deloitte? What did it look like?

My training there was an one week program sitting in a conference room with other interns and listening to lectures. Most of the lectures are about how to use their audit software, so that interns can start to work right away after the training. But it was four years ago and the training probably...
Internship Consulting Training Deloitte Assurance Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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If I want to succeed as an assurance intern at Deloitte, what skills will help me do so?

People skill, both facing clients and team members. Also Excel skill is very important in improving working efficiency. I would say it's better to be very familiar with things such as PivotTable, data formating, sorting and pairing functions.
Internship Consulting Deloitte Assurance Skillset Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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Are there any experiences I should highlight during my interview for an assurance intern role?

The role requires candidate to be a fast-learner, a team person, and to be able to handle multiple tasks and pressure. So I think it would be very helpful if you have experience in a dynamic working environment that can show the above qualities.
Internship Interview Assurance
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Realistically, how much work-life balance will I have as an intern at BDO USA?

Work-life Balance is : 40 hours per week as an intern. No more or no less. Travel time will be a few days for regional training at the beginning.
Internship Auditing Accounting Work-Life Balance Audit, Tax, and Advisory BDO USA
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I've scheduled an interview for an internship at BDO USA - are there any specific qualities I should highlight? What are interviewers looking for?

The main quality recruiters look for in a candidate is personality. I strongly recommend to anyone interviewing for an intern position to be their most outgoing self possible. Recruiters are searching for students who will fit into their community, so you want to make sure you have an engaging co...
Accounting Audit, Tax, and Advisory BDO USA
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What's a normal work day like for an assurance summer intern at BDO USA?

Average is from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm. Go to the client office and work with the audit teams on various work-papers that they need assistance with. Involves basic auditing work and training and miscellaneous office work. Much of it is learning and watching training videos and then learning as much a...
Internship Day in the Life Assurance Accounting Audit, Tax, and Advisory BDO USA
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What's a typical day as a Consultant at AXA like?

A day in the life of a consultant at AXA advisors is a very meticulous job where you slowly develop an understanding for the way the human mind works with others. A day at the office consists of one predominant factor; land the client. Through training, you are given the opportunity to call clien...
Consulting Day in the Life Insurance AXA Advisors
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What salary can I expect as an assurance intern at BDO USA?

Intern compensation at BDO Los Angeles is $28/hour plus overtime. Summer interns work 8 hour days, while winter interns will work 8-10 hours.
Internship Compensation Assurance Accounting Audit, Tax, and Advisory BDO USA
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Is anyone willing to share what it's like to work a day as an assurance intern at RSM US?

As an Assurance Intern in the summer, we work a 4-day week (M-Th). We are assigned on engagements with an in-charge and we do work that a normal first year associate would be doing. The hours we work are 9am-5pm. We do a lot of account testing and work on excel to verify the accuracy and compl...
Internship Auditing Assurance Day in the Life Audit, Tax, and Advisory RSM US
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What kiAs a potential assurance intern at RSM, what kind of compensation will I receive?

This is a bit of a touchy subject, I don’t believe I am able to come out and tell you exactly what it is (honestly I don’t know what it is at the moment), but I can lead you in the right direction. It is very competitive with the big 4. I know when I interned, I had a friend that interned with a ...
Internship Compensation Auditing Assurance Audit, Tax, and Advisory RSM US
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What will I do as an Assurance Intern?

As an FSO Assurance Intern, you are treated just like first or second-year staff member. You will be performing a variety of tasks to audit the financial statements of companies in the financial services industry.
Internship Accountant EY Assurance
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Does RSM US offer a training program for assurance intern positions? If so, how helpful is it?

I was a busy season (December-March) assurance intern with RSM. Training was held in Chicago, Illinois for a week with all the interns for the firm. During the day you have "class" with about 20 other interns and two instructors that are auditors with RSM. At the beginning the basics of assurance...
Internship Training Auditing Assurance Audit, Tax, and Advisory RSM US
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I've scheduled an interview for an assurance internship at RSM US. What qualities or experiences should I focus on?

I interviewed with RSM for an intern position in audit. While the first round interview was very information based, in each round of interviews that I had there seemed to be a genuine interest in trying to get to know me personally. It was very conversation based, where the interviewer wanted to ...
Internship Interview Auditing Assurance Audit, Tax, and Advisory RSM US
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What does an Assurance Associate do at PwC?

As an Assurance Associate at PwC you test financial statement accounts to ensure the proper recording of financial performance. As an associate you tend to work on accounts such as cash, accounts receivable, property plant & equipment and salaries. You work with your team and the client to collec...
Skills PwC Day in the Life Assurance Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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What sort of skills should I have as an Assurance Experienced Associate at PwC?

Organization – often times you are on 1-4 clients and you are expected to manage your own workload and transition between clients seamlessly. Flexibility – hours can vary as well as your commute. Busy season requires a lot of dedication in terms of hours during the week and on weekends. You are ...
PwC Assurance Skillset Audit, Tax, and Advisory Experienced Associate PricewaterhouseCoopers
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What made you choose KPMG as a Big 4 company to intern at?

I was motivated to become an intern at KPMG because I was wanted to get experience working at a big, corporate firm. For me, it was important that an internship provided me with mentors, training, resources, and a variety of experience. KPMG offered just that with their Build Your Own Internship ...
Internship KPMG Career Motivation Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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What did you do as a Start Intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers?

First of all, the Start Internship is geared towards those students who identify as a underrepresented group in accounting including African-American, Native American, Pacific Islander, and Latino. Start Interns main goal is to get enough exposure and build enough connections to be able to select...
Internship PwC Day in the Life Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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What's the good and bad of being a Start Intern at PwC?

Being a Start Intern was one of the most advantageous experiences I could have the opportunity to be apart of. I was able to get early insight into both service lines that most students do not get to spend 8 weeks doing. Secondly, the training for Start I had in Atlanta was one of the best experi...
Internship Finance PwC Work life Pros and Cons Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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How much ownership over my work should I expect at PwC as a Start Intern?

I am assuming this question is asked under the assumption that you will be doing some sort of technical accounting work. This is actually not the case during your Start internship. You are assigned to an Internal Firm Services (IFS) team and will complete team projects that are given by your team...
Internship Finance Consulting Auditing PwC Work Ownership Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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What does an average day look like for a Start Intern at PwC?

An intern begins the day at around 9 am, for the first week you will meet as a group with your fellow START interns in the office for training. As weeks programs you will start to shadow professionals around the office and off-site. When you are not shadowing you work with your IFS (Internal Firm...
Internship PwC Day in the Life Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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What does an Assurance Intern do at PricewaterhouseCoopers?

As an intern, my daily job contains two parts. One is getting necessary accounting and business records such as contracts and invoice from our clients. When you need some documents, you need to get them from your clients. As a result, good communication skill is necessary. In my projects, I also ...
Internship PwC Day in the Life Assurance Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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What skills will help me succeed as an audit manager?

To succeed as an Audit Manager, you should be very organized, have good time management skills, good technical accounting skills, and good communication skills. For instance, staffing changes can occur at the drop of a hat, so it's good if you can work well with others to find solutions if teams ...
Auditing Skillset Management
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What does an Auditor Intern do at JPMC?

Internal Audit, involves many different functions, but in short it involves you understanding various different processes, testing them, and reporting your findings to determine if there exists risk that needs to be mitigated within the company. Being a quick learner, a good writer, and a great c...
Internship JPMorgan Chase Banking Finance Auditing Day in the Life
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Any advice for turning my internship as an Audit Intern at KPMG LLP into a full-time offer after the summer is over?

I'd say try to learn as much as you can and as fast as possible -- senior associates are very useful with complex issues you don't get straight answers from associates because they've learned virtually everything that you'll be doing. Ask questions to have a thorough understanding of the work not...
Auditing KPMG Auditing Assurance Return Offer Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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Finished my MAcc - want to transition career to Audit (have 1.5 years of ERP Consulting experience and 1 yr of accounting). should I look for audit internships or entry level audit associate jobs?

Auditing Audit Intern
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Anyone have any tips on what I should know before an interview at KPMG LLP?

Prepare for a KPMG interview the way you would any other consulting interview - there are rumors that there is no case, but you never know which partner may ask you a case-like question.  Be yourself, know your resume, be able to critically think about your past experience and make meaningful co...
Interview KPMG Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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What skills are essential to succeed as an audit associate at Grant Thornton?

You need to have above average computer skills. Ability to express your thoughts in a meaningful but concise way. Willingness to get involved and the desire to volunteer in help out other team when your schedule allows. Remember that as a new hire you will have down times, so please ask to be busy.
Consulting Auditing Accounting Skillset Grant Thornton Associate
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How does my role as a Discover Externship - Audit contribute to KPMG's mission?

The Discover Externship in Audit basically exemplified KPMG’s mission of investing in human capital. The firm is willing to invest in you as much as you are willing to invest in them, so with that being said, KPMG’s externship will give you a glimpse into the life of an associate there. They heav...
KPMG Company Mission Audit, Tax, and Advisory Externship
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What does a Discover Externship - Audit at KPMG actually do?

The Discover externship at KPMG is a two-day event for college students that are two years away from graduating with their 150 credits (I.e. a sophomore in a 4-year program or a junior in a 5-year program). On Day 1, a keynote speaker (usually a partner at the firm) summarizes their journey to su...
KPMG Day in the Life Audit, Tax, and Advisory Discover Externship - Audit
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What are the main qualities/experiences I should focus on in an interview for a Discover Externship - Audit role at KPMG?

I suggest highlighting or searching for a student that is well-rounded and personable. Every participant in the program is a bright, diligent college student with good grades, yet what sets some of them apart is their ability to balance some extracurricular activities along with schoolwork becaus...
Interview Auditing KPMG Advisory Services Taxes Externship Discover Externship - Audit
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For those of you who've been an engineering quality auditor, what did you like/dislike about the role?

An auditor spends some amount of time physically observing operations, but quite a bit of time researching documentation and discussing findings with managers or department leaders, as well as with engineers and/or technicians. Depending on what you personally like or dislike, this role can allow...
Engineering Quality Assurance Auditing Assurance Pros and Cons
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What can I expect from the training program for an engineering auditor at United Airlines?

The training program was mostly hands-on working alongside an experienced auditor. This role required knowledge of Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs/CFRs) and internal processes along with a general understanding of aeronautical operations.
Engineering Quality Assurance Auditing Assurance Aviation United Airlines
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Work-life balance matters to me. How much should I expect going in as an auditor and consultant at Deloitte?

It depends. If you work at a big client, probably you will stay there for 8-9 months. During the time, you will work about 40-50 hours a week. Even during the busy season, you don’t work over 80 hours a week. However, if you work for a smaller client, you should work little longer than that. Work...
Consulting Deloitte Auditing Work-Life Balance Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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If I'm in an auditor and consultant position at Deloitte, should I expect work ownership at all?

As an auditor, you have almost 100% ownership over your work. Usually a hierarchy at a team is staff > senior > manager > director/partner. Even though you are a staff of a team, you will be asked to have ownership. Especially, you will be expected to understand the purpose of each procedure you ...
Consulting Deloitte Auditing Work Ownership Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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Have any of you worked in an auditor and consultant role? What did you like or dislike about it?

The biggest advantage of an auditor/consultant is huge responsibility you can take. Also, you can see process and procedures in a company and how things work. The only thing I didn’t like from the consulting work was that I couldn’t fully involve in the implementation of my solution. Long working...
Consulting Auditing Pros and Cons
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Where does an Advisory Consultant fit into PricewaterhouseCoopers?

The LoS (Line of Service) Advisory at PwC is very broad. Finance, falls into the management consulting area, which can then categorized into the finance sector, which means all CIPS (Consumer industrail products and services). This includes all products and services an individual can buy, excludi...
Consulting Auditing PwC Advisory Services Audit, Tax, and Advisory Financial Services PricewaterhouseCoopers
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What is the career progression for a Senior Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers?

The Sr Auditor position is not an entry level job, it is usually earned after 2 or 3 years of satisfactory performance in a fast pace and highly competitive environment, in which hierarchies are well- defined and high levels of commitment are the baseline expectation, specially for those working ...
Finance PwC Career Progression Accounting Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Tips on how I can turn my internship at Bank of America Merrill Lynch into a full-time offer?

When you are given a task, make sure you complete it on time and that you are making every effort for your work product to add-value. One thing in particular would be to find inefficiencies in any day-to-day process, learn how to make that process or project more efficient, develop your comprehen...
Internship Auditing Return Offer Bank of America
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I have an upcoming interview for a senior auditor role, what should I do?

In terms of interviewing for a role within Audit, the things I would focus on are being able to work on a collaborative project with tight deadline, and again show that you can solve problems. Each project usually lasts 3 months and has a number of detailed checkpoints along the way that require ...
Finance Interview Auditing
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What skills can help me succeed as an auditor at Bank of America?

The most important skills are being able to identify trends and solve problems. I realize that is a cliche answer and one you have heard from a number of people by now but it is true. Most of the work I do currently has no relation to the technical skills I acquired in school. However, the projec...
Finance Auditing Skillset Bank of America
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Any advice for turning my internship as an Audit Intern at KPMG LLP into a full-time offer after the summer is over?

I'd say try to learn as much as you can and as fast as possible -- senior associates are very useful with complex issues you don't get straight answers from associates because they've learned virtually everything that you'll be doing. Ask questions to have a thorough understanding of the work not...
Auditing KPMG Auditing Assurance Return Offer Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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I'm a recent grad looking to start my career at KPMG and work my way up to be a senior auditor. What are qualifications and skills I should begin to focus on acquiring?

We always said in KPMG that the auditor is a very good accountant. The most important thing is to always be up to date in relation to accounting and auditing; you have to posses the most recent knowledge in either IFRS or GAAP or both. Pursuing a degree is always a huge advantage in KPMG or any o...
Consulting Auditing KPMG Audit, Tax, and Advisory Senior Auditor
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What does it take to excel as an Expense Auditor at BCG?

Audit skill, high interest in compliance, strong attention to detail, ability to offer 100% quality doing mundane and tedious tasks, ability to successfully facilitate and execute cross functional task over many departments, professional skepticism and audit independence.
Skills Consulting Auditing
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What does an IT Audit Intern do?

Corporate IT Audit is truly unique as it provides an in depth look at some of the critical business processes necessary to make an enterprise run. Our customer is internal and our job is to provide evidence that suggests that our business units are doing things correctly, optimally, and adhering ...
Internship Auditing IT
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Is anyone willing to share what it's like to work a day as an assurance intern at RSM US?

As an Assurance Intern in the summer, we work a 4-day week (M-Th). We are assigned on engagements with an in-charge and we do work that a normal first year associate would be doing. The hours we work are 9am-5pm. We do a lot of account testing and work on excel to verify the accuracy and compl...
Internship Auditing Assurance Day in the Life Audit, Tax, and Advisory RSM US
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More specifically, what does an Audit/Advisory Intern do at KPMG?

The days for audit interns vary depending on what client you are on. I was in the financial services industry so I reported to my client daily at around 9AM. I performed various tasks during the day such as tying out financials and getting familiar with the audit system. I usually left work aroun...
Internship KPMG Day in the Life Advisory Services Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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What kiAs a potential assurance intern at RSM, what kind of compensation will I receive?

This is a bit of a touchy subject, I don’t believe I am able to come out and tell you exactly what it is (honestly I don’t know what it is at the moment), but I can lead you in the right direction. It is very competitive with the big 4. I know when I interned, I had a friend that interned with a ...
Internship Compensation Auditing Assurance Audit, Tax, and Advisory RSM US
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What will I do as an Assurance Intern?

As an FSO Assurance Intern, you are treated just like first or second-year staff member. You will be performing a variety of tasks to audit the financial statements of companies in the financial services industry.
Internship Accountant EY Assurance
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As a Launch Intern, what can I do to the most out of my internship?

In order to be a successful Launch intern, you have to be inquisitive and willing to learn about the firm. The entire internship is about exposing you to EY, their different career options, and the people who work there.
Auditing EY EY Launch
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I finally secured an interview at EY! Any tips?

Interviews are just conversations, so don't get too worked up about them. It's good to show the interviewer that you've done your homework on the firm and its culture, as this demonstrates that you're serious about EY. The Big Four are probably more alike than not, so they try hard to differentia...
Internship Interview Accountant Auditing
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If you worked at EY as an Assurance Intern, what was the day in the life like?

This is another tough question, because no two days are alike, and no two intern experiences are alike, and every office has different clients. For me, I spent most of June at the office, with little actual work to do. The senior on my engagement would give me small tasks here and there, but noth...
Accountant EY Auditing Assurance Day in the Life
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What's a work day like for a student worker paraprofessional at the Minnesota Department of Revenue?

Get intoi the office at 8 am and start working on audits, typically you will be under review and all audits have to be approved. If there's a meeting that day its usually at 9 am or an hour before a typical noon lunch. You are given a 30 min lunch and a 15 min break for every 4hrs of work and bot...
Government Day in the Life Taxes Paraprofessional Student Worker Minnesota Department of Revenue
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What skills are needed for me to succeed as a Audit Intern at KPMG LLP?

One skill that comes to mind is Excel. When you learn about Excel in MIS 304, pay attention because you will use it nearly every day.  
Internship Auditing KPMG Skillset Audit, Tax, and Advisory Audit Intern
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Looking for insight into career progression for audit interns at Deloitte, can someone help me out?

So at Deloitte the progression is to typically do an internship while in undergrad or right after finishing undergrad, then going back to school to earn your masters in accounting or really any masters in business. Once you finish the internship and do well, you are offered a full time job, which...
Internship Consulting Deloitte Auditing Career Progression Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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What qualities may help me stand out during my interview for an audit intern position at Deloitte?

You should make sure that you can work long hours and that you are motivated to finish a project. Being at Deloitte I've realized that deadlines are super important. I've seen my Senior stayed at a client's place until late then come back to the Deloitte office to continue working. Also, make sur...
Internship Interview Deloitte Auditing Audit, Tax, and Advisory Financial Services
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Why did you become an audit intern?

Audit is a good way to learn a lot about how businesses work and is a great place to launch your career in accounting, especially at big 4. Most of the time your internship will translate into a full time position as well
Internship Auditing Career Progression
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Should I focus on certain qualities in my upcoming interview for an audit internship?

The 3 primary qualities/experiences an interviewer looks for is to have strong skills in the following areas: Leadership - have experience being a leader in either a project, club, or group. Once you reach the role of a senior in audit (2-3 years depending on the Big 4 firm), you will be mentorin...
Internship Interview Auditing
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How much ownership over my work can I actually expect to have as an audit intern at US Bank?

As an Audit Intern at US Bank, you are responsible for everything you work on and need to stand behind your work confidently. You will never get a whole Audit to work on by yourself. There will always be a few team members working on the same Audit, but testing different controls. With that being...
Internship Banking Auditing Work Ownership Financial Services US Bank
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Is GT considered a good place to start working if I want to get into taxes/auditing?

GT was a great place for a tax intern role to see what a career in public accounting would be like in tax. There was a variety of work that allowed me to see all aspects of tax from compliance to consulting. That said it was a great place to start a career as you were not pigeonholed into one job.
Internship Career Progression Grant Thornton Taxes
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What can I do to improve my chances of turning this audit intern position at Deloitte & Touche into a full-time offer?

The work ethic and attitude you bring with you every day to work speaks volumes. If you come to work every day with the attitude that you are going to help your team and make a difference in the audit then you are going to do great.
Deloitte Auditing Return Offer Audit, Tax, and Advisory Externship
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Will my role as an audit intern really contribute to the mission of Deloitte & Touche?

As an audit intern with Deloitte, I worked in the middle of audits as if I was a full-time employee. The team had me working on workpapers and asking questions to the client when necessary. I was able to really be a part of the team working towards completing the audit. When I completed my intern...
Internship Deloitte Auditing Company Mission Audit, Tax, and Advisory Externship
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I'm interested in becoming an external audit intern, but what skills are going to help me succeed?

I think the most important skills Deloitte is looking for in their interns is a willingness to learn and be curious. They want you to ask questions and be engaged. They don't expect you to know anything past what you have learned in your accounting classes so far, and they know that several inter...
Auditing Skillset Externship
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Is PwC a good place to start a career?

I would say it would be really great, because ,as an auditor, you can learn a lot about how does a company operate and maintain from your client. This would be really helpful for your future career even if you change your career path. Also, companies prefer experienced person for audit firm when ...
Internship Finance Auditing PwC Career Motivation Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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I really want to succeed going into this audit intern position at Deloitte & Touche. What skills will help me to do so?

Of course to be an audit intern you need to know how accounting works in general, but beyond that it really is on the job training. I would say excel and word are used heavily, so it would be best to be familiar with how the programs work. Other than that, I would just focus on your people skills...
Internship Deloitte Skillset Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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Realistically, how much work-life balance will I have as an intern at BDO USA?

Work-life Balance is : 40 hours per week as an intern. No more or no less. Travel time will be a few days for regional training at the beginning.
Internship Auditing Accounting Work-Life Balance Audit, Tax, and Advisory BDO USA
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Can anyone share what a typical work day may be like for an audit intern at BDO USA?

During busy season, there are plenty of opportunities to learn. Normally, you would spend your day at the client, which is really cool because you get a change of scenery quite often. An audit intern will be given tasks such as testing, where you will look through files to confirm they are accura...
Internship Auditing Day in the Life Accounting Audit, Tax, and Advisory BDO USA
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Are there any skills that will help me to succeed as an audit intern?

The most important skills you'll need to succeed are not actually technical, but rather more your attitude and personality. Having a positive attitude will take you very far with Deloitte. They are able to teach you every single skill you need for all of the technical tasks, as long as you are ea...
Internship Auditing Skillset
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For anyone with experience as an audit intern, what do (or did) you like and dislike about the position?

I liked the experience of seeing what working on an audit team would be like. Previous to my internship, I was unsure about whether I wanted to go into audit or tax. Being able to see what type of work was done, what the audit process was like, and what working at the client site was like was def...
Internship Auditing Pros and Cons
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Does BDO offering any training programs for their audit intern positions?

In my case, BDO flew out all Interns in the Southeast to Fort Lauderdale. The training was three days long in the BDO office there. We became acquainted with the software used on audits. The training was mainly focused on knowledge of software, BDO best practices, and took a cursory look at Audi...
Internship Training Auditing Accounting Audit, Tax, and Advisory BDO USA
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I've scheduled an interview for an internship at BDO USA - are there any specific qualities I should highlight? What are interviewers looking for?

The main quality recruiters look for in a candidate is personality. I strongly recommend to anyone interviewing for an intern position to be their most outgoing self possible. Recruiters are searching for students who will fit into their community, so you want to make sure you have an engaging co...
Accounting Audit, Tax, and Advisory BDO USA
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What does the training program for a tax/audit intern at KPMG look like? How is it structured and how extensive is it?

My training was a week long, about a day and a half or so of basic HR/office environment/team building type things, and then 3ish days of SALT-specific training (tax software, research websites, etc). They expect you to know nothing coming in, but do take really good notes about what you learn.
Internship Training KPMG Taxes Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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What does the training program for an auditing intern at RSM US look like?

The training program for an Audit Intern at RSM is very thorough and well thought out. You will first be introduced to all the people at the firm who you can contact throughout the internship if you have any questions or concerns. Then you will undergo training with interns from other offices in ...
Internship Training Auditing Audit, Tax, and Advisory RSM US
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Going into an interview for an audit internship at RSM, what qualities should I highlight?

Some main qualities to highlight in your interview for an Audit Internship are your people skills and ability to adapt to a changing environment. It is critical to have excellent people skills because you will be interacting with many different people with many different backgrounds. You want to ...
Internship Interview Auditing Audit, Tax, and Advisory RSM US
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What made you choose KPMG as a Big 4 company to intern at?

I was motivated to become an intern at KPMG because I was wanted to get experience working at a big, corporate firm. For me, it was important that an internship provided me with mentors, training, resources, and a variety of experience. KPMG offered just that with their Build Your Own Internship ...
Internship KPMG Career Motivation Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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I've landed an interview for an audit intern role at GT. What's the best way to prep?

The GT interview for an audit intern role is typically conversational from my experience. Because of that nature, I would just say to be prepared with some topics to talk about, make sure to make it a conversation and not a laundry list, and take chances to go on tangents that are "fun" and not s...
Internship Interview Auditing Grant Thornton
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What's a typical day like for an audit intern? What do they do?

The work an intern does typically varies firm to firm. I've had an audit internship where I just rolled forward documents and prepared excel sheets for auditors. This would vary from aging receivables to transferring data from a general ledger detail. I've also had an internship that was more han...
Internship Auditing Day in the Life
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I want to turn my audit internship at Grant Thornton into a full-time offer. How can I do that?

The best advice I can give for possibly receiving a full-time offer is to show up to work on time everyday, work hard and produce quality work, be personable and keep a positive attitude, ask appropriate questions, and try to make as many connections as possible. The more of a positive presence y...
Internship Auditing Return Offer Grant Thornton
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What kind of work-life balance should I expect as an audit intern for Grant Thornton?

During the busy season, expect to work at least 45+ hours a week. Your workload and weekly hours can vary depending on the number of interns hired by GT, number of clients who need auditing, number of available associates, and amount of available intern-level work. Therefore, you can work anywher...
Internship Auditing Work-Life Balance Grant Thornton
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What skills can help me succeed as an audit intern at Grant Thornton ?

I'll address the question in two parts - technical and personal skills. As for technical knowledge or skills, the managers and associates know that you are a clean slate, and they will not expect you to know much. However, I still suggest that you research or read up on the general audit process ...
Internship Auditing Skillset Grant Thornton
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What motivated you to become an audit intern for PwC?

I wanted to be an audit intern because I became very interested in accounting after taking my first intro course my freshman year. I knew that there were two pathways for accounting, either tax or audit, and I have a very outgoing personality and love talking with people so I chose audit. This al...
Internship Auditing PwC Career Motivation Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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How does an audit intern contribute to PwC?

As an intern, you really are doing basically the same level of work as an associate. The work you do is incredibly crucial because it actually goes into the the audit process and the final financial statements as well. When you look up PwC's mission statement it states: "PwC's purpose is to build...
Internship Finance Auditing PwC Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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What is it that you do/did like and dislike about being a Audit Intern at KPMG?

I enjoyed the culture of the firm as well as my co-workers. They taught me a great deal during my short time working this past summer. There were not many aspects of the job I disliked (summer is one of the lightest times of the year for auditors in regards to work load). The hours weren’t bad no...
Internship Auditing KPMG Pros and Cons Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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What does the career path progression look like once I land an audit internship at KPMG LLP?

You’ll start out as an Audit intern for about 8 weeks, and if all goes well, you’ll get a full time offer to be an audit associate starting next fall. Then, you would be an audit associate for 2 years (A1 and A2), and then get promoted to senior associate, which is a 3 year position. Then, after ...
Internship Auditing KPMG Career Progression Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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What is your average day as an Internal Audit Intern at JP Morgan & Chase?

Average day is pretty much get into the office around 8 am, check in with the manager and the team to go over any meetings and deliverables for the day. The rest of the day is usually spent in meetings with stakeholders, working on client deliverables, or group projects followed by social events....
Internship JPMorgan Chase Banking Finance Day in the Life
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Work-life balance is important to me, so can anyone tell me what expectations I should have as a Discovery Intern at Deloitte?

I think Deloitte does a good job of maintaining a good work-life balance. It also depends on how far you live from the office to consider for time outside of work. However, Deloitte does many fun things for the interns, like happy hours, Cedar Point trip, lunches, community service day, Indians g...
Internship Consulting Deloitte Work-Life Balance
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If I work at Deloitte as a Discovery Intern, will I have a lot of ownership/responsibility over my work?

You will have a decent amount of ownership over your work. Most things that you do, you have to put your initials down so people know that you did it. Your work will almost always be reviewed by someone else, so don't worry about making mistakes. Don't get me wrong, make sure that you try to do t...
Internship Consulting Deloitte Work Ownership
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What are some pros and cons of being a Discovery Intern at Deloitte?

As a Discovery Intern, I liked the opportunity to rotate between two departments, which were Audit and Tax for me. It's a good opportunity to compare which department you'd like to work in the future. I liked that Deloitte pays you to travel to a different city for training, which was Dallas for ...
Internship Consulting Deloitte Pros and Cons Discovery Intern
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Can I expect decent work-life balance while I'm working as an audit intern at Deloitte?

It depends on the type of internship you have. I have been fortunate enough to complete both a winter/spring internship and a summer one. Most clients have a 12/31 year end and audit opinions are normally due in March an April of the following year. On average auditors are working extremely hard ...
Internship Consulting Deloitte Auditing Work-Life Balance
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I'm going to be an audit intern at Deloitte. If anyone here has done this internship, could you possibly speak about how much ownership over my work I will have?

As an audit intern, I had some, but not a whole lot of autonomy with regards to the work assigned to me. There were only certain aspects of the audit that I could work on, as an intern. I would work on whatever tasks the team assigned to me. However, once given your tasks or certain work to do, y...
Internship Consulting Deloitte Auditing Work Ownership Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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I'm an Audit Intern with an upcoming interview at Deloitte, what should I know beforehand?

Interview at deloitte was pretty straight forward without any technical questions. A good amount of confidence is required as you will be interviewed by top managing people. Be ready to tell about your previous work experience if any and how it makes you eligible for public accountancy. You shoul...
Internship Consulting Interview Deloitte Auditing
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As an audit intern, what attributes could help me to be successful at Deloitte?

So the internship program is designed in such a way that will provide you unlimited learning curve. You don’t have to be expert at anything. You are here to learn. Just a basic accounting and auditing knowledge that will help you understand the client and its financial data. A decent knowledge of...
Internship Consulting Deloitte Auditing Skillset
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What can I expect while interning in the auditing dept at Deloitte?

The job description of an audit intern depends on whether you are a summer or winter intern. If you are a winter intern, you will be exposed to a busy season audit for the 10-K (year-end reporting) and will learn a lot. You will help out on any of the less risky or tedious areas of an audit, but ...
Internship Consulting Deloitte Auditing Day in the Life Accounting Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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What skills do I need to have to be a Fund Accountant at JP Morgan Chase?

You need to be detail-oriented and capable of reviewing work for completeness and accuracy. As far as raw accounting skills, all you really need is the ability to read a trial balance, book expenses, etc.. This job will teach you the difference between a debit and a credit, but not a whole lot ...
JPMorgan Chase Banking Accountant Skillset
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Is there decent upward mobility as a Fund Accountant at JP Morgan & Chase?

Upward mobility at JPMorgan Chase is limited. There are very few management openings, and it is unlikely you will progress in that manner. You will not transfer to a more glamourous line of business. The majority of people work as a Fund Accountant for ~1 year and then seek to move elsewhere. ...
JPMorgan Chase Finance Accountant Career Progression Fund Accountant
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What skills are useful to a Fund Accountant at JP Morgan & Chase?

You need to be detail-oriented and capable of reviewing work for completeness and accuracy. As far as raw accounting skills, all you really need is the ability to read a trial balance, book expenses, etc.. This job will teach you the difference between a debit and a credit, but not a whole lot ...
JPMorgan Chase Accountant Fund Accountant Skillset
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What does a Fund Accountant do at JP Morgan & Chase?

In the most general terms, a Fund Accountant ensures that the finances of hedge, mutual, or private equity funds are complete and correct. This includes calculating and verifying the value of the assets held by the fund, investor contributions and withdrawals, and any fees charged to the investo...
JPMorgan Chase Banking Finance Accountant Day in the Life Fund Accountant
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What does it take to succeed as a Fund Accountant at Fidelity Investments?

If you want to succeed at Fidelity, you should be looking to more than what you are assigned. If you have free time, which you will as a fund accountant, fill it with learning other tasks that your team does or by looking to improve processes. More broadly, look to network with higher ups like di...
Fidelity Investments Fund Accountant
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What do you like and dislike about being a Fund Account Analyst?

I like that I have gained exposure to the day to day operations within the mutual funds provided by Fidelity. It has given me an appreciation for how complex the process can be. I also like the opportunity that I have been given to join special projects teams and engage with executives to make Fi...
Accountant Analyst Fund Accountant
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If anyone here works as a controller analyst at Exxon, could you share your likes and dislikes of this role?

The Special Projects team works like an internal consulting group. What I liked about this group was that I had the chance to work as a consultant inside the company. I was given a lot of liberty to figure out the problem I was handled, and find the solutions for it. I had the chance to see the b...
Analyst Pros and Cons Accounting ExxonMobil
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What's the salary for an accounting intern working at Liberty Mutual?

Expected compensation would be between $20/$22 hourly. Also, you accumulate paid time off and can opt to be paid for it if your still have remaining hours at the end of your internship.
Internship Compensation Accounting Insurance Liberty Mutual
1 answers

What kind of job roles can I do with a CPA would I be able to go into banking as well?

Accountant Accounting
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I plan on getting my CPA. In order to get your license, I know that you have to be working under a CPA for a specified amount of time. Does that mean I have to work at a CPA firm, or can I work in any industry under a person who has a CPA, and still get my license?

You can work under any CPA to obtain a Type G license. However, in order to obtain a Type A license, you need to have 500 hours of audit experience.Type G license is for general accounting.Type A license is for attestation + general accounting.
Accountant
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What is a realistic hourly or salary range in a Accounting career with a bachelors vs masters vs those with a cpa

Accountant Compensation
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As a CPA, what are the best practices to be competitive in exchange of the most recent information not just in auditing and accounting, but also in everything in the business world?

Business Auditing Accounting
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As a CPA, what are the best practices to be competitive in exchange of the most recent information not just in auditing and accounting, but also in everything in the business world?

Business Auditing Accounting
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What are the main qualities/experiences I should highlight in an interview for a Accounting Intern role?

Highlight your willingness to learn and work with a team. Ask the interviewee questions about the company and their culture in the workplace during the interview. This will express your interests for the company and position. Audit and Tax interns will work in teams on projects and it would be be...
Internship Interview Accounting
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Can someone share what a day in the life of an accounting controls intern may be like, particularly at PepsiCo?

You will be assigned to a specific function within the accounting team, such as Tax, Internal Reporting, Consolidation, etc. but you will have exposure to all teams within accounting by working with each team, whether it be specific tasks or projects. Thus, each day will be different, which makes...
PepsiCo Internship Day in the Life Accounting Beverage Company
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Interview coming up, so how do I best prepare for an accounting control internship at PepsiCo?

You should know why you want to work for PepsiCo. Interviewers at PepsiCo want to make sure you not only excel in an academic setting, but also that you have the drive to excel within a Fortune 50 setting. Applicants should also be comfortable talking about challenges they have faced, either in ...
PepsiCo Internship Interview Accounting Beverage Company
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Are there certain qualities I should highlight during my interview for an accounting intern position at BDO USA?

I truly believe that one of the most important qualities that should be highlighted when interviewing for an internship at BDO or any other accounting firm is any sport/team experiences. For example, I was a captain of my lacrosse team as a junior and senior in high school. I played competitive s...
Internship Interview Accounting Audit, Tax, and Advisory BDO USA
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Can someone talk about their accounting internship at EF Education First--both inside and outside of work.

A day in the life of an accounting intern goes something like this. My first day of work just happened to be during an employee appreciation event. I was greeted warmly at the door by ambassadors there for the event, and given told I was a valued employee and given a small piece of EF themed merc...
Internship Day in the Life Accounting Education EF Education First Accounting Intern
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What are the main qualities/experiences that I should focus on in an interview for an accounting intern position at Liberty Mutual?

You need to be able to show your willingness to learn and your adaptability skills, LMI had more than enough resources to train you once you’ve actually landed the position. You just need to be able to show that you want to learn during the interview. Also, let them know that you have career goal...
Internship Accounting Insurance Liberty Mutual
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What does it take to succeed as an Accounting Intern at Enterprise Holdings?

As an accounting intern at Enterprise Holdings the main skills you need is basic knowledge of accounting and Excel. The basic knowledge of accounting includes AP/AR, fixed assets/depreciation, understanding an income statement and general knowledge of whats a debit and credit. In Excel it is cruc...
Internship Skills Accountant
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What does it take to succeed as an Accounting Intern at Enterprise Holdings?

As an accounting intern at Enterprise Holdings the main skills you need is basic knowledge of accounting and Excel. The basic knowledge of accounting includes AP/AR, fixed assets/depreciation, understanding an income statement and general knowledge of whats a debit and credit. In Excel it is cruc...
Internship Skills Accountant
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What are some possible career paths for an Accounting major and Data Analytics minor?

Accounting Data Science
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What kind of job roles can I do with a CPA would I be able to go into banking as well?

Accountant Accounting
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What are the steps to obtaining an internship (and eventually a job) as an assurance staff member at a Big Four public accounting firm?

Accounting
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What is a realistic hourly or salary range in a Accounting career with a bachelors vs masters vs those with a cpa

Accountant Compensation
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What does it take to achieve success as an accountant at Nike?

As an accounting admin you need to have strong leadership and communication skills as well as flexibility. You are asked to wear many diffeernt hats: managing shifts, cash wrap employees and cash operations and accounting. You will need to be able to provide guidance to the store leadership team ...
Accounting Retail Nike Athletics
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What value does the billing department bring to Reynolds and Reynolds?

Well, without Billing, there would be no funds anticipated to run the company! Billing is probably the most important department in Reynolds accounting because they must be reliable. They are translating contracts into bills, ensuring that support is staying on track, and reporting revenue number...
Accountant Company Mission Reynolds and Reynolds
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Can someone speak to what it takes to succeed for someone in accounting at Reynolds and Reynolds?

The requirement for this area is to have a degree; they are not specific on the area of study. Excel skills are greatly beneficial here! I used advanced functions of Excel daily, even multiple times within the hour. Knowing access could be helpful but isn't necessary. Reynolds uses a proprietary ...
Accountant Skillset Reynolds and Reynolds
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What does the career timeline look like in terms of your specific role at Reynolds and Reynolds?

Reynolds has 2 accounting departments, Houston (Texas) and Dayton (Ohio). The Houston office offers A/P, A/R, Billing, and Collections. There is little upward mobility, but they are known to create positions for some they want to hold onto. The Dayton office offers tax and analysis, along with de...
Career Progression Accounting Reynolds and Reynolds
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Is it likely to get a return offer as an intern at Citi? If so, how can I?

A couple of things: -- Be proactive. The project assigned is only one metric to evaluate the performance of an intern. There are a lot of other metrics that are not 'assigned' to interns but those turn out to be the real touchstone, such as fast learning, coordination of efforts and willingness t...
Internship Banking Accountant Citi Return Offer
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What was your summer internship at Citi like?

There really is no set routine because the workload heats up at different points of the year (its particularly heavy when companies are releasing earnings). However, I generally showed up to the office around 9, and mornings were usually not terribly busy. You'll find most people waiting for dire...
Banking Finance Citi Day in the Life
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What should I highlight in my interview at Citi?

To prepare for an interview, I would suggest preparing for two different types of questions: the behavioral and the case. You can find samples of typical behavioral interview questions online, and the best preparation would be to have an answer in mind for each of the questions. Your answers shou...
Banking Finance Interview Citi
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