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Experience a Day with KPMG Audit & Assurance

Experience Type: Virtual Job Simulations

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Work with our Audit & Assurance team to deliver KPMG expertise to our clients.

Welcome to the Experience a Day with KPMG Audit & Assurance Job SImulation! We believe your unique experiences and perspectives belong here and we’re excited to help you thrive and make your mark on your career journey. With this program, get ready to gain a unique insight into what a day is like working at KPMG in our Audit & Assurance practice. Each of the tasks will help set you up for success at the firm to gain an advantage as you start your career.

KPMG is one of the Big Four professional services firms that supports our clients in audit, tax, advisory and more. Throughout this program, you will experience the work of our CPA professionals and discover how we make a meaningful difference for our clients, people and the communities we serve.

Regardless of your career path, this program will equip you with valuable skills such as communication, Excel functions, internal control testing, substantive testing and more while navigating each task with guidance from our people.

By the end of this program, you will understand that KPMG is an environment where learning is continuous.

So what’s in it for you?

Complete this program at your own pace and within your own schedule.Learn about the different skills our CPA professionals need to succeed in their roles.Discover if KPMG is the right company for you while completing tasks and hearing from our people on how they got to where they are now.Boost your experience by adding the Experience a Day with KPMG Audit & Assurance Program to your resume to stand out in the job market.

Kick-start your career in Audit & Assurance and join the program today!

This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 3-4 hours to complete.

Skills Learned:

  • The Importance of a CPA: How to Launch Your Career
    Learn from KPMG employees on the benefits of being a CPA and how KPMG can support you to obtain your CPA designation

    • Licensing
    • KPMG Opportunities
  • Understand a Trial Balance and Apply Excel Skills
    Utilize a trial balance and create a revenue leadsheet using Excel functions

    • Excel
    • Analytics
    • Trial Balance Review
  • Identify Process Risk Points in the Revenue Process
    Draft an email to the Senior Accountant on the audit engagement to raise any concerns of the design and implementation of the revenue control

    • Analytics
    • Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Control Design
  • Investigating Unusual Trends in Revenue
    Using Power BI’s trend analysis, identify months that need further investigation

    • Analytics
    • Fieldwork
    • Power BI
  • Storytelling and Positioning Recommendations
    Practice communicating your audit findings with the Senior Manager of your engagement

    • Communication
    • Reporting
  • Finish Line

Experience Information

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(970) 491-1540
Email
cob-cmc@business.colostate.edu
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Career Management Center
Rockwell West, Room 210
Fort Collins, CO 80523

Career Service Hours

Day of the week
Department Hours Summer Hours (May 19-Aug 22)
M Monday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
T Tuesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
W Wednesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
TH Thursday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
F Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Meet the Team

Andrea Karapas Meet Andrea
Shawn Utecht Meet Shawn
Jason Radman Meet Jason
Amy Kozlarek Meet Amy
Abby Mankins Meet Abby
Barbara Valusek Meet Barbara
Cassie Shearholdt Meet Cassie
Annika Spencer Meet Annika
Michelle Schrader Meet Michelle
Brittany Koonce Meet Brittany
Rachel Newton Meet Rachel
Kelly Mapes Meet Kelly
(970) 491-1540
cob-cmc@business.colostate.edu

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

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