Alicia Sowinski Internship Reflection
This past summer, I had the opportunity to intern at the largest CPA firm in Buffalo, Freed Maxick, CPAs. It was an intense six-week program that exposed me to a variety of work in departments such as tax, audit, EAS, consulting, and healthcare. At Freed Maxick, they wanted the internship to parallel the experience their first-year staff accountants have. We were treated as full-time employees as we had our own cubicles, worked forty-hour weeks, and were designated tasks from upper-level staff pertaining to actual clients. My time at the firm allowed me to gain real world accounting experience and learn not only about the myriad amount of doors that the profession opens, but also aided in my
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Other software’s we were exposed to included BNA, used to manage client fixed assets, Prostaff, used to schedule staff on engagements and manage their time, and Prosystems, used mostly for tax engagements. After a week of training, the other interns and I worked with the EAS department at Freed. EAS, or Enterprise Advisory Services, is headed by Shawn Frier and works primarily with smaller clients. This department provides both tax and audit services to its clients and performs duties that company accountants would do such as compiling the books and assisting with QuickBooks applications. Some EAS employees are acting CFO’s for smaller companies that just can’t afford employing one full time. During our two weeks with the EAS department, we were able to see how they deal with a client from beginning to start. We treated the company as if it was a real company and imported their trial balances, compiled financial statements, and performed audits and compilations. Throughout the two weeks we were given opportunities to complete “Foot and Proofs” of company financials and reviews. Foot and Proofs involve proofreading financial statements for grammar and formatting errors, tracing numbers throughout the entire document to make sure they match, and verifying that accounts are disclosed properly in the notes. We would use ticks and ties to trace
Not only am I learning a lot of new things, but I am having a hands-on experience to prepare me for my future career in counseling. During this internship at CCP I have been in contact with several different clients. In my case it will be employers, employees, or their family members. CCP provides chaplain ship for business employers, employees, or their family members that may experience some type of crisis. Also, CCP provides chaplain ship for everyday life situations that may need addressing. Whether, it is listening, giving advice, providing a ministry of presence, sending referrals, or praying. Several employees have gained a bond and trust with me wherein, they feel comfortable talking with me and sharing with me personal
Experience at PwC makes me able to step in this position seamlessly. It enhanced my sensitivity of numbers, information filtering skills and how to prioritize my tasks. When looking at thousands of pages of financial data from clients, as an assurance/audit intern, I had to quickly find out the part that seems unreasonable.
Being a transfer student from the UW-Green Bay, I honestly did not know what to expect from UW-Whitewater’s accounting program. The instant I heard that there was an internship program I knew that I had to be a part of it. One of the main goals of going to college is to land a job after graduation. The internship program seemed like the greatest way to get experience in the accounting, while building a relationship with a firm that may lead to a full-time offer. From start to finish the whole process was a lot of work, but in the end, I knew it would all be worth it.
At this internship I have been able to apply my scholarly knowledge to my working experience. The main classes that have helped me in this work experience is Career in Professional Development I & II, Business Ethnics, Management of Organizations, Principles of Marketing, Financial Accounting, and Managerial Accounting.
I had an internship in State Farm Simon Office (an insurance agency) within the Curricular Practical Training portion of my studies since Oct 2014. State Farm is a well-known national brand, which offers automobile/boat/motorcycle insurance, homeowners insurance, life insurance, business insurance and a number of other insurance lines. Our office is an independent agency for State Farm, which serves individuals, families and businesses in the Philadelphia suburbs and, more commonly, across state lines into Delaware and New Jersey. My position in the office is Marketing Assistant. I worked with the agent to plan and execute marketing strategies, to create marketing targets, to allocate marketing resources among different channels and to oversee and measure the success of marketing efforts.
Acquiring a first-class internship program in the field of the healthcare industry is an effective step towards a successful profession.
I took a few classes and interned at a small office in Elmhurst, but I was no typical intern. Two days a week? I was there every day of the week. I wanted to learn as much as I could and help as many people as I could. My dedication was rewarded with a job offer on the completion of my internship, and I have worked there
Senior year of high school, I was required to choose and partake in an internship during the month of May. At the time it seemed quite burdensome, but little did I know it would be life changing. My friend and I decided to take a chance to apply and try to intern for a non-profit organization. We were excited about the cause and the fact that we’d have our own office desks. We started out as your typical interns- creating schedules, calendars and taking notes in various meetings. But, thanks to a twist in fate, a year later- we currently have more responsibilities than
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From speaking with members of the firm, I have learned that Piper Jaffray’s culture centers around professional development and mentorship – two of the most important factors in building a successful career. Further, Piper Jaffray has exhibited strong growth and offers an entrepreneurial environment, an aspect that I have enjoyed about my internships at small companies. The quality of the experiences Piper Jaffray offers and the opportunity to work with some of the best bankers in the industry make its summer analyst program highly desireable. For these reasons, I hope to begin my career with Piper Jaffray this
I was very excited to begin my internship at Paul Hastings, as it was my first real experience in corporate America. I’ve had multiple internships before, but I never felt like I was pushed into a better professional. Upon beginning this internship, I was looking forward to a challenge and that is absolutely what I got.
The finance-accounting internship position included responsibilities such as assisting with month-end financial reporting, posting journal entries, assisting with accounts receivable, payable and bank statement reconciliation. Managing and organizing financial information. Included generation of reports and spreadsheets. The duties of this first week involved the need to ask many questions and learning of technical skills related to finance. The first week's work was in the company's sales department. This involved assisting new clients in opening their accounts. This was an interesting aspect of this job as I was able to meet new people and assist them with their financial accounting needs.
Typically, internships are professional experiences that students participate in to gain professional skills and experiences. In this particular experience at Accounting Firm X I did in fact gain substantial professional skill while participating in new and challenging experiences. Internships allow in- class material to come to life in a practical manner. My internship did do this but not in a way that I had planned.
Over the past 10 weeks, I have worked at Deloitte & Touche, LLP as an Audit Intern. Overall the internship was an important learning experience and invaluable in my professional development. I was able to gain real work experience in audit and network with many people at different stages in their careers. There were many Deloitte-sponsored intern events in addition to the regular daily work I performed on my three engagements.
Full working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of applications, Advent Geneva, SS&C CAMRA software for portfolio and partnership accounting, and Salesforce platform.