DuCharme, McMillen & Associates

North America's Choice for Corporate Tax Solutions

Our Houston office is seeking to fill several Intern openings in our Sales/Use Division. As an Intern with DMA, you will be part of a growing team whose dedication and focus is delivering quality service and forming lasting partnerships with our Fortune 2000 client base.

Responsibilities include assisting in sales/use tax overpayment reviews, auditing reviews, filing refunds and performing other sales/use consulting projects. You will be involved in researching tax questions and issues, and obtaining and organizing necessary client data.

If you would like to begin a career with DMA and meet the noted qualifications, we would like to hear from you.

Please submit your resume with cover letter to achance@dmainc.com or fax to 281-240-2490.

Requirements: Applicants seeking degrees in accounting and finance. Technical skills include basic knowledge of MS Word and Excel with knowledge of database applications a plus. Some travel to client locations is required.

DuCharme, McMillen & Associates has assisted companies in minimizing the cost and administration of corporate taxation for over 3 decades. Our mission is quite simple. We provide solutions that equip corporate tax leaders in their pursuit of excellence. Our tax expertise includes Federal, State Income and Franchise, Sales and Use, Property, and Technology and Process. With over 260 employee-owners with offices across the United States and Canada, DMA takes pride in our legacy and tradition of excellence.

Please be reminded that the deadline to apply to graduate for Summer 2008 is next Friday, June 27, 2008. 

Good afternoon!

The Department of Accountancy & Taxation is committed to offering courses that will give YOU an advantage over your peers from other schools as you enter the workforce.

Our Accountancy & Taxation Advisory Board, which is made up of top officers from the Big-4 firms, top mid-market firms and industry, has identified two areas that they are looking for expertise in in the very near future – Internal Audit/ERM/Internal Controls and International Standards, AND has assisted us in organizing and offering three new courses this Fall that will give you this requisite knowledge:

ACCT4397 (34763) – Enterprise Risk Management (New -- Undergraduate Only),

ACCT7397 (34764) – Advanced Internal Audit (New -- Graduate Only), and

ACCT7397 (34766) – International Statement Reporting (New -- Graduate Only).

These courses, together with our other current offerings in these areas of interest, namely:

ACCT4375 (10602) – Internal Audit Entity Environment (Undergraduate Only) and

ACCT7397 (33800) – Current Issues in Accounting (Graduate Only),

will increase your value to our Colloquium Partners.

The two new classes that focus on the application of ERM [the ACCT4397 (34763) Enterprise Risk Management class and the ACCT7397 (34764) Advanced Internal Audit class] are being taught by experts in their field and are designed to give you a “leg up” in your careers by teaching you skills that are in demand (e.g., SOX 404 work, etc.) now and will be in demand over the next few years by the Big-4 CPA firms and our other Colloquium partners. We urge you to consider taking these two courses as upper level electives.

The third new course [ACCT7397 (34766) – International Statement Reporting] is designed to prepare you for the upcoming change from US GAAP to International GAAP.

These three courses, which are available to you right now, are filling up, so I encourage you to please sign up ASAP if you want to take advantage of this great opportunity to increase your skill-set/knowledge.

                                         Michael

Announcement: Summer ‘08 Fee Bill Due MAY 27th

http://www.uh.edu/financial/payment/billing-due-dates

Students who do not complete payment arrangements by the published due dates will lose any summer courses for which they have registered.

The Accountancy Programs office suite (275 MH) will be undergoing renovations during the week of May 19-23.  As a result, no advisors will be available in the suite. We will be moving to offices elsewhere in the building for that week. We will not be available to take phone calls but if you will leave voice messages on our phones we will respond to them as soon as we can. The best method to contact an advisor in our suite will be via email.

If we are able to reopen our offices later in the week for advising we will send out a subsequent email and post an entry here on the Accountancy Programs blog. 

UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENT

GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT

The following hours are for Masters In Accountancy Students to see Elizabeth Bullock and / or Candy Wirt. 

Monday, May 5^th                   2-6

Tuesday, May 6^th                  9-11

Wednesday, May 7^th            2-6

Thursday, May 8^th                9-11

Friday, May 9^th                      No advising

PPA Undergraduate Students:  To book an appointment online to see Troy Hopkins, go to:

http://www.bauer.uh.edu/Undergraduate/current/appt_guidelines.htm  

Look for PPA instead of ACCT and Troy Hopkins for the advisor.

ERP Internship

The Rand Group, LLC (TRG) is a professional services firm that combines expertise in the areas of accounting, business process analysis and information technology to deliver business solutions that maximize efficiency and create measurable results. Our team of CPA's, Microsoft Certified System Developers and Microsoft Certified System Engineers drive solutions that integrate people, processes, and technology ensuring a better blueprint for business.

TRG was formed in 2003 by the acquisition of the technology consulting division of Hein & Associates, LLP, a national public accounting firm.  Prior to the formation of TRG, the same management team provided the service offering of TRG at Hein & Associates for 7 years.

About the Opportunity:

We are currently interviewing interns for the Spring ‘09 semester. This is an opportunity to train on an ERP software application (Dynamics GP or Dynamics NAV) and mentor under the direction of a Senior Consultant on the team.

Responsibilities include:

·         Account reconciliations

·         Validation of financial transaction flow (unit & integration testing)

·         Business procedures & training documentation

·         Data analysis and conversion

·         Security set-up and maintenance

·         Providing on-line support to clients under the direct supervision of Senior Staff

·         Various administrative duties, as assigned

This position has the potential to lead to continued part-time employment for consecutive semesters and a potential opportunity for full-time placement upon graduation.

Ideal qualifications:

• Progress toward completion of PPA, PPA with MIS minor, double major – PPA/MIS, or MS in Accountancy in the Risk Management track.
• Knowledge of MS Outlook and proficient with Microsoft Excel
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills

For immediate consideration, please email your resume. If you would like to inquire about this and other opportunities available with The Rand Group, LLC, contact:

Shawna Mouser

Main: (713) 850-0747

Toll Free: (800) 584-0747

Direct: (713) 335-8772

Smouser@randgrp.com

To learn more about The Rand Group, LLC you may visit our web site at www.therandgroup.com

Graduate Students,

Walk-in Advising hours for the week of April 28^th

Monday, April 28^th                2-6

Tuesday, April 29^th               9-11

Wednesday, April 30^th         9-11

Thursday, May 1^st                No advising – out of the office

Friday, May 2^nd                     No advising – out of the office

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PPA Students,

Walk-in Advising hours for the week of April 28^th

Monday, April 28^th                9-11

Tuesday, April 29^th               2-4

Wednesday, April 30^th         2-4

Thursday, May 1^st                9-11

Friday, May 2^nd                     No advising

Dear Graduate Students,

Below are the walk-in advising hours for the week of April 21^st for Master's Program in Accountancy Students. 

These hours are for current and incoming summer and fall graduate students.  Since Candy and Elizabeth will be seeing incoming new summer and fall graduate students, please be advised that the wait may be longer than usual.

Monday, 4/21            2-6

Tuesday, 4/22           9-11

Wednesday 4/23      No advising

Thursday 4/24          No advising

Friday 4/25                9-11

Walk in Times for TROY HOPKINS, PPA Advisor

Monday, 4/21            9-11

Tuesday, 4/22           No advising

Wednesday 4/23      9-11

Thursday 4/24          No advising

Friday 4/25                2-4

If you can’t make these times, please email me directly at tdhopkins@uh.edu and we will set up another time.

Special Invitation

MS Accountancy students are invited to have lunch with

Dr. Latha Ramchand
Associate Dean
Graduate and Professional Programs
Bauer College of Business

Melcher Hall Suite 365B 
April  22, 2008
11:30 am-1:00 pm

Ask questions
Share suggestions
Learn about important dates and upcoming events

RSVP to aness@uh.edu by April 18, 2008

PPA Students,

As you know, registration is almost here.  First you will register for Summer and then a week later for Fall.  In order to make the process of placing you into your double counted courses as smooth as possible, our office has devised an enrollment form. 

Please take a look at the attached pdf. In order to be registered for the graduate equivalent ACCT or GENB courses, you will need to fill out the attached form, sign it, and return to me.

Please use ONE form per semester.

As always, if you have any questions please contact me.

NOTE: To MS Accountancy Students:

Elizabeth Bullock e-mailed out a similar form that should be used by GRADUATE Students. Please check your email.  

--
Troy D. Hopkins
Academic Advisor 2
Professional Program in Accounting
C.T. Bauer College of Business
University of Houston
275D MH
Office Phone: 713-743-4833
Fax: 713-743-4364
tdhopkins@uh.edu

www.bauer.uh.edu/acctblog

PPA Class Enrollment Agreement.pdf (14.71 kb)

Construction is progressing well in 275 MH and so I am able to see students again.

The following are my walk in times for PPA students: 

Thursday     04/10     9-11

Friday         04/11    None Scheduled  

Monday         04/14      2-4

Tuesday         04/15    9-11

Wednesday     04/16 - None Scheduled

Thursday      04/17    9-11

Friday         04/18    9-11

As always if these are times that you cannot make email me with an alternative time and I will see if I can set up an appointment with you. These will be limited...