Career Opportunities in Public Accounting

1. Career Opportunities in Public Accounting

2. Overview • Career Paths • Professional Development • Organizational Structure • Keys to Success

3. Career Paths • Traditional: Staff --Senior--Manager--Senior Manager--Partner • Transfers/Internships between departments • Special assignments/projects • Global Development Program • Management Development Program

4. A Day in the Life… • Acting as a business consultant • Interacting with and serving your clients • Making presentations • Attending local and national training sessions • Learning about various industries • Managing and supervising others early in your career

5. Professional Development • Deloitte & Touche Development Center • Local, Regional, & National Training • Support for professional certifications • Leadership and managementdevelopment programs • Diverse client assignments • Mentor/Counselor Assignments • Annual goal-setting • Timely Performance Feedback

6. Organizational Structure Deloitte & Touche Human CapitalAdvisoryServices Assurance& Advisory Services Deloitte Consulting Management Solutions & Services Tax Services

7. Assurance & Advisory • Perform accounting and auditing functions on field engagements for major corporate clients • Participate in pre-audit planning for engagements • Review client accounting and operating procedures and systems of internal control • Conduct audit tests which support professional opinions as to the fair representation of client financial statements. • Participate in the preparation of financial statement reports • Perform analytical reviews of audit documents • Prepare the workpaper documentation supporting Deloitte & Touche’s audit opinions • Perform accounting research to solve issues that arise during the course of audit engagements.

8. Tax • Prepare all types of tax returns • Federal • State • Corporations • Partnerships • Individuals • Undertake research of sophisticated tax issues on behalf of their clients • Global compensation plans for multinational corporations • Creating corporate structures for mergers and acquisitions • Providing financial consulting services to high net-worth individuals • Use tax and research software

9. Enterprise Risk Services • Assist clients by enabling them to better measure and manage business risk and control • Network & Systems Quality • Process & Systems Integrity • Control Assurance • Cosourcing • Enterprise Risk Management • Undertake data and information gathering • Conduct detailed and quantitative analysis on behalf of our clients • Interact regularly with clients, colleagues and third party contacts

10. Solutions • Deliver broad-based consulting services • Information Technology • Financial Management • Operations Management • Undertake data and information gathering • Conduct detailed and quantitative analysis on behalf of our clients • Interact regularly with clients, colleagues and third party contacts

11. Human Capital Advisory Services • Provide consultation in the following areas: • Human Resources • Employee Benefits • Actuarial • Insurance • Integrated Health

12. Keys to Success • Written & Verbal Communication Skills • Technology • Organization • Ability to Adapt to Change • Analytical Skills • Positive Attitude • Teamwork

13. What Can I Do Now? • Courses Accounting Finance Technology Business communication • Maintain a solid GPA ( > 3.0) • Get involved in campus/community activities • Leadership positions

14. Supporting Success • YOU decide where you want to go and what you want to do! • Take responsibility for YOUR career! • You only get out of it what YOU put into it!

15. Career Opportunities in Public Accounting