Immediate job opportunity: Staff accountant
Assist with bookkeeping and payroll services for multitude of clients along with participation in compilation, audit and tax services. Duties include assistance with client billing and record retention compliance. You should have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and familiarity with accounting software such as QuickBooks and / or Peachtree. However, on-the-job training will be provided. Excellent opportunity for someone interested in the accounting profession to get real work experience in public accounting. Job tasks will provide an invaluable illustration of the reality of the profession. Flexible work hours requiring 8 - 12 hours per week. Salary range: $10 - $12 per hour based on experience and qualifications. Contact: James E. Kerich, CPA, 24421 Welsh Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20882, (301) 253-3700.
Find an internship or entry-level position at:
www.tomorrowscpa.org/members/
internship.html
Let the testing begin!
The Board of Public Accountancy has mailed registration packets to eligible CPA examination candidates. This information contains the candidates' track number and PIN number which can be used to register for the CPA examination via the Internet. Every step in the examination registration process can be completed on a candidate's computer at home or the office by using the board's online CPA Examination Registration System. For more information, go to:
www.dllr.state.md.us/license/
occprof/account.html
Scholarship money ... for women only
The Baltimore chapter of the American Society of Women Accountants is accepting applications for its 2004 scholarship awards. Scholarships will be awarded at the organization's annual student night dinner in November. The deadline is July 15. For an application and more information, contact Susan T. Brookman, CPA, at Sueb@smart.net.
10 business lessons from a young punk
Only in America can a 19-year-old kid launch a million-dollar music business from his dorm room and two 17-year-old twins own a media empire worth close to $1 billion. Put jealousy aside and listen to the advice they have to offer.
www.bcentral.com/articles/franchise/
article.asp?newsid=31520040584731234900
&cobrand=msn&LID=3800>1=3256
Student perceptions of the accounting profession after Enron
Students are not rethinking their college major or career choice as a result of the corporate accounting problems.
www.accountantsworld.com/news/
currnews.aspx?q1=50365016
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Sticking to a budget is crucial for new grads
Faced with a weak employment market and rising student debt, college students may have to rein in some rosy expectations about post-graduation financial prospects.
www.collegejournal.com/aidadmissions/
financialissues/20040324-kim.html
MACPA's Business and Industry Essentials: The Conference
TCPA members pay only $50 to attend a full-day conference on Wednesday, May 19 at the Turf Valley Resort and Conference Center in Ellicott City. Conference topics include business planning, internal control compliance issues, ethics, lean accounting and management issues. It's a great networking opportunity. For agenda and registration, visit www.macpa.org/conferences/Biz04.htm or call our Member Service Center at (800) 782-2036.
TCPA member profile
Meet Chelsea Rajewski of the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Graduation date: December 2005
Hobbies: Surfing, fitness, health, gardening, cooking, traveling, reading
Favorite movie: "Swingers"
Why I want to be a CPA: I want to be a CPA so that I can work for a company that I respect while having a career that helps me keep my personal finance and business decisions organized and under control.
Favorite course: Plant Science
Least favorite course: Statistics
What people say when I tell them my career choice: "Why do you want to do that?"
The MACPA is moving!
After more than 18 years in Lutherville, the MACPA is moving its main office to Towson. Get details here:
www.macpa.org/headlines/04/
move0412.htm
RSVP now!
You're invited to the second annual bash for TCPA members. "Tomorrow's CPA Tonight" will take place at Jillian's (Arundel Mills) in Hanover on Thursday, May 27, from 6-8 p.m. This reception and awards ceremony is for TCPA members, faculty members and CPA speakers. It is absolutely free, but space is limited. RSVP to Richard Rabicoff at publicrelations@macpa.org.
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