BAP Meeting:
1. Next meeting, Spring Term, Week One – Wednesday, March 30th, 6-7pm in AH 226
2. MARK YOUR CALENDAR for a special event — Wed, April 13 from 6-8pm in AH 183. Aaron Beam — CFO of Healthsouth during one of the largest frauds in corporate America. He served time in jail and is now a guest speaker on “Ethics.” Aaron Beam’s story is “the untold story of HealthSouth”, one of America’s most successful health care companies and subsequently the perpetrator of a $2.8 B accounting fraud, one of the largest in American history.
Scholarships:
1. Call for OSU Accounting Scholarships (see attached document or prior emails from Dr. Moore)
2. Internal Auditor magazine if offering scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students. There will be six scholarships for $1,000 awarded over the next year for students with the top essays. Essay topics and submission periods along with more information can be found on the IIA website.
https://iaonline.theiia.org/
Networking
Eugene:
1. Eugene Career Day, April 29th 9-1pm in Eugene. Please see attached flyer. This is an excellent networking event for anyone interested in Eugene. Please make a reservation with Tricia Duncan.
Mentor Program:
The OSCPA is currently accepting student applications for the 2016 Coaching Program. We are asking for your help in notifying students of this career development opportunity available to OSCPA Student members.
What is it? The Coaching Program is an opportunity for students to meet and talk with an active, experienced accounting professional who can help answer all their questions about accounting as a career. It runs May 1 – August 31, 2016 and is designed to help students learn more about the industry, the day-to-day job of a CPA, refine interview and resume skills, and start building their network in the profession.
Who qualifies to participate? OSCPA Student members can participate in the Coaching Program if he/she is an active college junior, senior, post baccalaureate or masters accounting student taking at least 6 credits and signs up by April 15, 2016.
Sign-up Information
· Coaching Program Registration Form (Open now through April 15) — https://app.smarterselect.com/
· OSCPA Student Membership (only $25 and valid through September 30, 2016) — https://www.orcpa.org/join/
If you or your students have any questions, please contact me at 503-597-5477 / 800-255-1470 ext. 115, or nproulx@orcpa.org.
Nicole Proulx
Job Opportunities (full-time and internship):
1. FULL TIME
Williston Financial Group — This is a great opportunity for a college student or recent graduate looking for an opportunity in financial reporting, accounting and finance. The position will be given a variety of responsibilities surrounding financial reporting, accounting and analysis including working with external auditors and preparing reports utilized by management and the Board of Directors. Must by detail oriented.
Entry Level Financial Analyst Position
Primary responsibilities include:
Prepare formal analysis reporting documents to be used by executive management and BOD;
Facilitate yearly budgeting process for all operations;
Maintain familiarity with new and developing accounting and reporting updates;
Interact with Divisional Managers on accounting issues;
Help facilitate annual statutory and GAAP financial statement audits;
Support the CEO, CFO and Finance department with ad-hoc reporting and analysis to drive financial results.
Qualifications:
Bachelors or Master’s degree in finance or accounting (seeking or recent graduate);
Please email resumes to Brandy Gary: Bgary@willistonfinancial.com
For more information regarding Williston Financial Group, please visit our website: http://national.
2. MECOP has a summer internship opening for an accounting student. Let me know if you have any students that you think would be good for this. It’s a supplemental internship so the student won’t need to go through a lengthy process to be placed.
Tamara Mitchell, GCDF
Assistant Director | Career Success Center | College of Business | Oregon State University
3. Internship with SIMPLE — OSU Alumni and strong supporter of our accounting program. This is a great opportunity.
Below are two job postings for the intern roles. https://www.simple.com/
Accounting Intern: http://banksimple.
Finance Intern: http://banksimple.
Tim Hildebrandt, Director of Finance
Simple
503.708.2621
thildebrandt@simple.com
4. Internship:
Puppet Labs in Portland and they are currently looking for an accounting intern for this summer. If you can think of anyone who’s interested I attached a link to the application and the names of appropriate contacts below. There’s also a link to a video about Puppet Labs for students who haven’t heard of them.
https://puppetlabs.com/about/
Steph Sarff, Internship Coordinator: stephanie.sarff@puppetlabs.com
Andrea Lemhouse, Recruiter: andrea@puppetlabs.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
5. IRS-CI Student Volunteer Program Opportunities (Summer 2016); Clint.Kindred@ci.irs.gov; From Clint The application period opens soon and I’d encourage anyone that is remotely interested to apply. They can pull their application if they change their mind or the timing doesn’t work out but we don’t have announcements very often and this would be a great opportunity to learn more about this career and get a foot in the door. (see attached flyer and website information)
6. Internship opportunity with $3 Billion NYSE listed Insurance Company in Los Angeles, California
Mercury Insurance (Ticker “MCY”) is hiring for summer interns in 2016. The position has flexible work hours (30 to 40 per week), flexible start and finish date (must work at least 8 weeks) and pays $16.56 an hour. This position will assist with Finance Department projects which may include Economic Capital Modeling, Financial Planning and Analysis, Cost Benefit Studies, and Cost Accounting Projects.
Position is located at 4484 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA. Qualifications: Major in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration. Must have completed (by summer start date) junior level core Accounting or Finance courses to be considered for position. Prefer candidates who will graduate with a B.S. in Finance or Accounting within one year of internship.
