The Department of Accounting and Finance recently held a very successful virtual Accounting Seminar for Leaving Certificate students considering studying the BSc Accounting programme (CK202) at Cork University Business School, UCC. This event was kindly sponsored by PwC.
The Leaving Certificate students were comprehensively advised on both the strengths of the degree programme and the various options available to them after graduation. Dr Michelle Carr (Discipline Head of Accounting) began proceedings and was followed by Dr. Peter Cleary (co-Programme Director with Dr. Sandra Brosnan) who expertly outlined the content of the programme, including the various elective modules available to students, in areas such as Law, Marketing, Economics, Data Analysis and Finance to name but a few. Throughout the seminar, it was emphasised that graduates of the BSc Accounting degree are entitled to significant exemptions from the main Professional Accounting bodies.
Guest speakers on the day comprised of BSc Accounting graduates who are currently employed by the "Big 4" Accounting firms; namely Steve Dinan from PwC, Sarah Draper from Ernst and Young, Damien Randles from KPMG and Aoife Murphy from Deloitte. Daniel Spillane who works in practice with Johnson & Johnson, also spoke of how the BSc Accounting has helped him to achieve this career ambitions.
Ms Aileen Waterman, the BSc Accounting Placement Co-Ordinator, thoroughly explained the 6-month paid placement available in 3rd year of the programme, along with the extensive training and preparation (e.g. interview practice, CV writing, etc…) students obtain prior to commencing a wide variety of placement roles in some of the biggest organisations in both practice and industry. It was stressed that BSc Accounting placement students are mentored by both an Academic and a Business Manager during their placement in order to enhance and oversee their experience. Ms Waterman concluded by explaining that as a result of the placement process, many BSc Accounting students are offered full time positions upon graduation.
The seminar concluded with a lively question and answer session, during which the participants asked numerous pertinent questions, many of which were rewarded with a prize courtesy of PwC.
If you wish to view this event, please click on the following link.
Accounting Seminar: https://youtu.be/Zv49gL66C6o
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