Two great ways to connect with a lot of employers this week:

🚌 Friday, Oct. 11: Colorado Business School Career Fair in DENVER (free bus available)

🏈 Saturday, Oct. 12: College of Business Networking Tailgate (free for students)

Accounting

Today’s accountants are integral to organizations, utilizing a blend of business acumen, effective communication, interpersonal skills, and their deep accounting knowledge to enhance decision-making processes. Beyond mere record-keeping, accountants hold positions of trust across various sectors, serving as advisors to businesses, government entities, and society as a whole. They play a pivotal role in verifying the reliability of financial data in both domestic and global economies, aiding management in comprehending and overseeing organizational operations, optimizing resource utilization, and ensuring compliance with intricate tax and regulatory frameworks.

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Understanding Capital Markets

Taught by Michael McDonald
Capital markets are a crucial area of finance—and investors aren’t the only ones impacted. Retirement, buying a house, and long-term…

Corporate Finance: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

Taught by Earl Stice
Corporations conduct business activities that have an impact on the environment, peoples’ lives, and on notions of ethics and transparency.…

Accounting Foundations: Understanding the GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)

Taught by Denise Probert
While working in accounting or the broader financial field is often centered around numbers, dollars, and other known quantities, there…

Financial Forecasting with Analytics Essential Training

Taught by Michael McDonald
Big data is transforming the world of business. Yet many people don’t understand what big data and business intelligence are,…

Accounting Ethics

Taught by Ajay Pangarkar
For both public and private businesses, timely and accurate financial reports are a vital part of communicating your company’s health.…

Accounting Foundations: Internal Controls

Taught by Earl Stice
Knowingly—or unknowingly—reporting fraudulent information in your financial statements can lead to catastrophic consequences for your business. To prevent fraud, you…

Financial Accounting Foundations

Taught by Earl Stice
Businesses can’t operate unless they know if they’re in the red or black. Without an accurate financial picture, you can’t…

Corporate Finance Foundations

Taught by Earl Stice
The financial choices a company makes can impact its performance and valuation—which makes corporate finance an important topic for executives,…

Financial Modeling and Forecasting Financial Statements

Taught by Earl Stice
Financial reports are not just summaries of the past—they also include predictions for the future. In fact, most financial institutions…

Real Estate Analysis Foundations

Taught by Symon He
Build a toolkit of professional-grade real estate analysis techniques that will help you evaluate investment opportunities, portfolios, and returns. Analysis…

Corporate Financial Statement Analysis

Taught by Earl Stice
Financial reports contain a trove of information about your company’s past, present, and future. With the basic tenants of financial…

Financial Basics Everyone Should Know

Taught by Michael McDonald
How do banks work? Are you saving enough for retirement? Considering the answers to these questions and understanding financial basics…

Finance Foundations

Taught by Earl Stice
Finance exists in the real world. It impacts everyone: individuals, families, companies, and governments. While it may sound complicated, at…

Finance Foundations: Income Taxes

Taught by Earl Stice
Filing your personal or professional income taxes in the US can be an overwhelming task. Accounting and finance professors Jim…

Accounting Foundations

Taught by Earl Stice
Accounting uses financial information from the past to make decisions in the present to change the future. This course provides…

Excel for Accountants

Taught by Michael McDonald
Become a better accountant, bookkeeper, or financial analyst with Microsoft Excel. Excel can be used for profit-and-loss (P&L) reporting, forecasting…

Business Tax Foundations

Taught by Michael McDonald
Whether you’re a professional accountant or a manager at a small-sized firm, navigating business taxes can be intimidating. Business taxes…

Financial Accounting Part 1

Taught by Earl Stice
Anyone who needs to interpret financial statements or communicate financial results needs a solid understanding of financial accounting. This comprehensive,…

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Career Management Center
Rockwell West, Room 210
Fort Collins, CO 80523

Career Service Hours

Monday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Come see us during Open Drop-In Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10AM-2PM (RW210)