M&K CPAS, PLLC, a growing PCAOB registered public accounting firm in Northwest Houston, is looking for staff auditors. This position will be responsible for assisting in external audits of small to midsize public companies.

Responsibilities will require only limited travel (less than 20%). Our salaries are comparable with other much larger firms and all overtime is paid. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, LTD, life insurance, vacation & 401K plan. Salary adjustments and evaluations take place at least twice each year.

A degree in accounting is required, but recent and December college graduates and candidates with less than 3 years of experience are encouraged to apply.

Please visit our website at www.mkacpas.com and send resumes to Jon Ridenour at jridenour@mkacpas.com

Good morning all!

The IIA Research Foundation (IIARF) is pleased to announce the 2010 Esther R. Sawyer Manuscript Completion Award Competition.

Students wishing to compete in the annual Esther R. Sawyer Award can only do so if they are entering or currently enrolled at the University of Houston (or another IAEP Partner Level school) as undergraduates or graduates, have completed the Internal Auditing Certificate or will do so by May, 2010, or will be completing the Internal Audit/Risk Track for the MS Accountancy Program in 2010.

Students are asked to submit an original manuscript on a specified topic, which is related to modern internal auditing.  The topic for 2010 is as follows:

What lessons should internal auditors learn from the current financial crisis? What opportunities for improvement exist for the internal audit (IA) profession in the risk management and governance arenas?  What corrections should be made moving forward to:

a.       better prevent such a global crisis from occurring in the future?
b.       enhance IA’s value to stakeholders and senior management?

The 2010 Esther R. Sawyer Manuscript Completion Award carries a cash prize of US $5,000 to the award winner, and the award winner is invited to attend the annual International Conference (registration and travel expenses are paid for).

Submissions are due March 1, 2010 and submission instructions and additional background information can be found by going to the following IIA link:  http://www.theiia.org/research/submit-a-proposal/scholarships-and-grants/esther-r-sawyer-scholarship-award/

I am available to help any students who are interested on working on this award. All you have to do is ask!

Michael R. Newman, PhD, MS Accountancy, MBA, CPA

IAEP Coordinator, Director of Professional Accounting Programs &
Clinical Professor
Bauer College Department of Accountancy & Taxation
334 Melcher Hall Suite 390A
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204
UH# (713) 743-4857; Fax (713) 743-4828
Cell (832) 452-9154; Email: MichaelN@UH.edu

 

Dbriefs U At a glance Business Tax Credits — Carrot or Stick? Description Agenda View webcast Governments often use tax credits as policy tools to influence business and public behavior. How can businesses, governments, and the public benefit from credits? We'll discuss: A historical perspective on tax credits and how they steer issues such as job creation, energy usage, and the environment. Distinctions between tax credits and discretionary incentives - their intent, application, and benefits. State audit and defense issues that impact the life expectancy of credits and the calculation of their worth. Learn about this niche area of the tax profession and how current lawmakers may leverage tax credits to reshape public policy and business decisions. 58 minutes Download presentation slides Introduction - Tax and public policy Example - Energy tax credits ("going green") Types of credits Credit mechanics Case study - policy meets financial innovation Career opportunities Supplemental Material Download supplemental material Discussion/Quiz Questions 1. Why are business tax credits growing in popularity in today's business environment? 2. What general utilization limitations exist once the amount of the applicable credit for any taxable year has been determined? 3. Identify 3 applicable federal or state tax credits under the following categories: (1) Location, (2) Eligible Investment, and (3) Workforce/job creation. Describe generally how the tax credit is determined and the public policy objective for each incentive. Learning Activity Case Study: Case Study: Business Expansion Presented with a set of facts about a company that expanded its manufacturing facility, the student will identify and compute applicable credits and incentives available for the business expansion, and evaluate the company's alternatives for utilizing the various incentives. 40-60 minutes 1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019-6754 United States © 2009 Deloitte Development LLC. Deloitte refers to one or more Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, and its network of member firms, each of which is a legally separate and independent entity. Please see www.deloitte.com/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and its member firms.

BRITISH GAS     

Date: June 1, 2009
Position Title:  Intern
Reporting to:   Christie Shepard, Director, Back Office
Department: Finance – Back Office

Send Resume to: Vicki Garza at vicki.garza@BG-group.com   AND Christie Shephard at christie.shepard@BG-group.com

Location:  Houston, Texas

Basic Function:  This position is responsible for assisting settlements, confirmation and accounts payable with filing, pre-audit testing, analytics and special projects as dictated by business needs.

Principal Accountabilities

Essential Functions:

• File documents
• Prepare spreadsheets, sort and pivot data
• Analyze internal data for performance indicators and metrics
• Perform validations and testing on historical data, files, policy requirements
• Reconcile data elements from various internal systems
• Perform invoice validations on auto pay invoices
• General data entry
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations
• Contact counterparties for prior period adjustment support
• Copy invoices for submission to accounts payable
• Perform special project as dictated by business needs 

Qualifications/Know-How

• Actively pursuing Accounting/Finance/Business degree from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 2 years experience with filing and general data entry.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Access.
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal.
• Energetic, self motivated team player with an eye for detail and accuracy.
• Good problem solving skills with the initiative to investigate analyze and resolve issues.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, focused on teamwork, research and problem solving. 

Nature & Scope
 Hands-on position requiring strong organizational skills. Excellent filing skills. Works independently. Should be flexible and able to switch quickly from one task to another when dictated by business needs. Involves cross-departmental interaction with internal departments. Scope includes oversight of pre-audit testing for historical transactions, assist with internal billing reclasses, reconciliations, reporting and analysis across multiple entities.     

Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches, LLP, the oldest local certified public accounting firm in Houston, Texas, provides highly personalized and complete tax, audit business planning and advisory services to privately-held businesses and individuals across all industries with special expertise in high net worth, construction, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and real estate. The Firm has a diverse clientele from individuals and small business owners to multi-national corporations with gross revenues in excess of $1 billion.

We are looking for tax and audit interns for the spring semester 2010 to add to our amazing mix of characters.

The ideal candidate will be in their 4th year of a 5 year PPA Program and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

If you would like more information about us, please visit www.gddcpa.com.  

Please e-mail all resumes to bsupernaw@gddcpa.com

Brittany Supernaw,   
Recruiting Coordinator
bsupernaw@gddcpa.com
DIRECT 713-333-3229
                                                                                  
Gainer Donnelly & Desroches LLP
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
5847 San Felipe, Suite 1100 | Houston, TX 77057
TEL 713-621-8090 | FAX 713-333-6699
www.gddcpa.com

ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS is looking for an accounting student to intern for Summer 2009 at their corporate headquarters on Fry Road in Katy.  

DATES: Friday, May 29th / Friday, August 7th
PAY: $10/HR
HOURS: 40/WK M-F Typically 8AM-5PM
LOCATION: 1800 North Mason Road Katy, TX 77449

Goals and Objectives:
Gain understanding of financial areas and their impact on the organization such as Payroll, Treasury, Finance and Planning, Loss Prevention, Inventory Control and Internal Audit.

Some Responsibilities:

•        Create task specs, including what should be accomplished and risks being addressed
•        Assist with roll-out and documentation of accounts payable, travel and expense, tax filing, reconciliations etc.
•        Work with imaging consultants
•        Assist with product category mapping and IT implementation from a tax perspective
•        Assist in the research needed to complete the product classification

Projects:
Details will be provided by the manager during your discussion of daily and weekly responsibilities.  All students interested in the Academy Sports and Outdoors 2009 Summer Internship Program should send their resumes directly to kay.patel@academy.com for consideration. Thank you.

TARGA RESOURCES is looking for an intern for Summer 2009.    TARGA is a provider of midstream natural gas and is one of the largest indepentent midstream energy companies in the US with offices located on Louisiana Street in downtown Houston.  This internship would suit a student interested in Audit and Internal Audit.  Send your resume to Carol Worsnop at cworsnop@uh.edu.

IIA Reception Ceremony   4/24/2009

    You are cordially invited to join the C.T. Bauer College of Business on Friday, April 24, 2009 as we recognize our Department of Accountancy & Taxation, which was accepted as a Partner of the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Internal Auditing Education Partnership Program for its development of internal auditing and risk coursework. The University of Houston C.T. Bauer College of Business now becomes one of only 19 schools in the world to be accepted as a Partner.

1:30pm   04/24/09

 Melcher Hall, Ticker Area

Information, Scholarships, GREAT giveaways, Internship opportunities & Networking.

TaxDiversity is pleased to announce that we will be holding our Spring Campus Outreach Event at Texas Southern University in Houston, TX on Saturday April 18, 2009 from 10:00am until 2:30pm.  Our mission is to help educate minority undergraduate students about the opportunities and benefits of a career in the tax profession.  The event will feature presentations by successful young tax professionals who will be available to answer questions that attendees may have.  There will be a networking session with refreshments after the presentations where attendees can apply for three scholarships to be awarded on December 30, 2009 in the amounts of $1500, $1000 and $1000 as well as apply for internship opportunities.  Free parking and refreshments will be provided. 

REGISTRATION ENDS SOON! Don’t miss out on this great, FREE event!  

Register here Today:  http://taxdiversity.com/campusregistration.cfm

 

 

 

Come meet representatives from The Rand Group on Wednesday April 8th from 3-6 PM in 275 MH. 

The Rand Group is made up of business-minded service professionals that help businesses do better business with technology.

We make processes more efficient by implementing, upgrading or right sizing technology to fit your organization. Our tailored implementation of software solutions integrates people, processes and technology that mitigates business risk, reduces operating costs and enhances revenue.

 

Students interested in a Spring 2010 Tax or Audit Internship with Grant Thornton should post their resume to the UH Career Services website by March 11, 2009.

 http://www.career.uh.edu/

 

On-campus Interviews will be conducted at University Career Services on April 2, 2009. 

If you have questions for the recruiter please contact: 

Amber Cruickshank
University Recruiting Senior Associate
Grant Thornton LLP
Amber.Cruickshank@gt.com

Beta Alpha Psi and Deloitte & Touche, LLP Present:

Beta Alpha Psi and Deloitte & Touche have teamed up again for Launch. This event is geared to improve interview and communication skills for Junior and Senior level students who will be interviewing during this Spring semester for internships and full-time positions.
 
Launch will be held Wednesday, February 18th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in the Rockwell Room, located upstairs in the library.
Beta Alpha Psi & PPA students are invited to participate in this event. The event includes formal interviewing sessions and mix and mingle activities designed to further develop students’ communication skills.
 
Attendees should dress in business attire to get the most out of the event.  Also, please bring copies of your resume and business cards for distribution to the Deloitte interviewers.  Students should treat this event as real as possible by doing research and preparation work before the event.  Come to the event with a job position in mind and how one would approach interviewing for that position.

Please note that this event is to aid those who are new to interviewing or are in need of improved interviewing skills.  Therefore, if you have already secured a position, please allow a student who can better benefit from the event to have the seat.

To RSVP:

Sign up via the e-Vite at: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/SJTERHFKNJCOOIWHQSPZ/launch_sp09
 
Please note:  The seats are limited; 60 students will be able to participate, and will be granted on a first-come first-serve basis. 

PPA Students: Credit may be given for the event, this is at the discretion of PPA Advisors.  When you sign up on the e-Vite, please indicate that you are associated with PPA.  If you need to cancel, please do so by Sunday February 15th, so that other students may have the opportunity to fill the seats.

For further information send an email to: corporate@uhbap.org with Launch in the subject line.

Beta Alpha Psi
Gamma Delta Chapter
www.uhbap.org

Deloitte
www.deloitte.com
 

Dear SPRING 2009 Internship Students,

If you are enrolled in MARK 4397 / 7397 Selling Professional Services and / or MANA 4397 / 7397 Managerial Issues on-line courses, please read the following and mark your calendars. The Initial meeting is mandatory.

MARK 7397 Selling Professional Services Dr. M. Ahearne

Initial Meeting

Date	Saturday, January 24th
Time	9-12
Location	Melcher Hall, Room 170

 

MANA 7397 Managerial Issues Dr. A. Hubbard

Initial Meeting

Date	Saturday, January 24th
Time	12:00/ noon
Location	Melcher Hall, Room 128

 

 

A message from Mindy Le, a student in the Accounting Program: 

 

AIDS has created millions of orphans worldwide and targets the most

defenseless persons in our society - our children. By working locally,

we will make a global impact to the well being of our children.

 

Please show your support by attending the joint benefit for Alicia Key's

Keep A Child Alive <http://www.keepachildalive.org/>  and the City of

Houston's State of Emergency Task Force (SOETF)

<http://www.itsrealhouston.org/>  on December 20, 2008 at 7PM. Purchase

your tickets online at  www.mydreamscometrue08.com

<http://www.mydreamscometrue08.com/> .

 

 

The Keep a Child Alive program seeks to provide life-saving

anti-retroviral treatment, care and support services to children and

their families with HIV/AIDS in Africa and the developing world by

directly engaging the global public in the fight against AIDS. Working

together with the City of Houston's SOETF, we will raise the community's

consciousness through HIV/AIDS education and prevention.

 

Join us at Dreams Come True 2008 <http://www.mydreamscometrue08.com/>

for a night of fashion and music. Featuring designs by Project Runway

winner - Chole Dao and performers including Coline Cruezot, Karina

Nistal, Lil J Xavier, Mindy Le, Mobonix, Versecity, and more. Hosted by

BET's Blame the Comic.

 

--

Warmest Regards,

 

 

Mindy Le

 

Keep A Child Alive Southwest

Executive Director and President at The University of Houston

Campus Activities Box Number 43

Houston,Texas 77204-331

email: mindyle87@gmail.com

www.kcacollege.com <http://www.kcacollege.com/>

Tel: 832-867-8842

www.keepachildalive.org <http://www.keepachildalive.org/>

PwC is pleased to announce our next quarterly webcast designed to keep you informed about emerging accounting, regulatory, and market developments impacting accounting and financial reporting. These quarterly webcasts feature insights from a broad range of PwC specialists, who will update you on the current state of technical topics and emerging issues.

Please join us on Wednesday, December 17th at 3:00 p.m. ET for a 90-minute webcast on hot topics and recent activities of various regulatory bodies including the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Securities & Exchange Commission.  By learning more about current issues, you can assess the implications for accounting and financial reporting today and plan for the impact tomorrow.

This webcast will be moderated by Vin Colman, PwC's Assurance Managing Partner and National Professional Services Group Leader.

Overview:
On this webcast, we'll discuss various hot topics including:

• The most recent issues impacting the marketplace today;  
• Current issues in fair value accounting related to both financial and non-financial assets and liabilities;  
• The SEC's proposed roadmap on the potential use of IFRS in the US.

CPE Credit: This webcast will qualify for 1.5 CPE credits.  

Please note that CPE credit can only be given to individuals who remain logged into the LIVE webcast and respond to the polling questions provided during the webcast. If you are viewing this webcast in a group, everyone in the group can receive CPE Credit.  Also, those who dial in via telephone are NOT eligible for CPE credit. Please note that this is a NASBA (not PwC) requirement.

Register today. To register for this event, please copy the following web address into your browser:

http://cfodirect.pwc.com/CFODirectWeb/Controller.jpf?ContentCode=MSRA-7LZNT5&SecNavCode=ASPP-4S6RLD&ContentType=Content

  Once you register, you will receive a confirmation email with a link and access instructions for joining the webcast.