Guest speakers (from left) Zack Strom, Teri Schaffer, and Aidan Schwind with the ACC 495/595 class On April 22, Professor Yibo (James) Zhang’s accountancy capstone course (ACC 495/595, Accounting Analysis) invited guest speakers from BDO to talk about cybersecurity, IT audit, and data analytics. Teri Schaffer ‘93, Principal of Northeast Ohio Assurance at BDO, led…
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On April 19, students in ACC 321 (Intermediate Financial Accounting) were treated to a talk by Miami alum Paul Shade ‘03, founder and managing partner of Principle Valuation LLC. The company primarily works with hospitals and health systems to accurately estimate the life of their fixed assets (i.e., “asset relifing”), ultimately improving their operating margins. The talk…
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Guest post by Madi Anderson, President and Founder of Women in Accounting On Tuesday (April 9), Women in Accounting hosted Amber Coleman-Mortley, the Senior Director of Community and Culture at The Female Quotient, to speak to students at Miami University. The Female Quotient is an emerging media company specializing in viral content, virtual programming, and…
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The 6th Annual two-week experiential, immersive experience, developed and led by EY Professor Brian Ballou, was once again held in Chicago with students of all majors—including accounting—living the life of consultants working for one firm.
Students in ACC 221, Introduction to Financial Accounting, were treated to a discussion on careers in accountancy with visiting alumni.
The PwC Challenge Case Competition took place on November 9, 2023, at the Farmer School of Business. Participants were tasked with delving into the business obstacles encountered by a rapidly growing workout equipment company.
This semester, several Miami accountancy alumni came back to Miami to speak to Professor Eric Marinich’s students in ACC 222 (Introduction to Managerial Accounting).
Students in ACC 495 (Accounting Analysis) welcomed MAcc graduate BriAuna Keys ’20, a Digital Assurance & Transparency senior associate at PwC, along with PwC campus liaison Christine Frederick, who presented the benefits and risks of using generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT) for accounting tasks.
Student leaders from different majors, many in accountancy, participated in a two-week experiential, immersive experience living the life of consultants working for a firm.
On Friday, February 17, accountancy senior Duncan Fox and MAcc student Abby Larson joined EY Professor Brian Ballou and Deloitte Professor Dan Heitger on a field trip to U.S. Bank’s Downtown Cincinnati Cybersecurity Fusion Center and Cash Vau