Let the AICPA Take You to the Cutting Edge of the CPA Profession

"When you work in public accounting, you can have exposure to clients in any industry. Getting to know the Jets' chief financial officer when I worked with the team as a client helped me get where I am today. This I not a position that would have been advertised in the local papers."
Michael Minarczyk
Controller
New York Jets

"The best thing about accounting is that it's so many different animals. I have the best of all possible worlds, I am challenged and I have a really good time at work. Even though I am out of school, I'm constantly learning new things."
Tamra Jackson
Staff Accountant
Baltimore Life Companies

"When people think about accountants, I don't think they realize how much time we spend working with other people. I'm proud that I'm a CPA."
Tom Metzler
Senior Accountant
JNI

"My dad works in information systems, and that's an area that seems to get cut in every recession. I grew up in five different states, and I was looking for a career with stability. I chose accounting because it's something you can't cut out."
Kristin Golubchick
Auditor
Pinnacle West

"Accounting analyze information, examine processes and operations and help management make key decisions based on accounting transactions. Every day I meet someone new. I sit down with people and help them solve their problems."
Kim Griffin-Hunter
Partner
Deloitte & Touche

"A strong accounting background gives you an understanding of the link between the decisions a business makes and the impact they have on the financial statements. If you can get your CPA, you can always support your family."
Jay Thibodeau
Accounting Professor
Bentley College

"CPAs do more than just look at numbers. We're problem solvers and solution providers. We are the all-around business consultant. We do all kinds of things- strategic planning, business and technology consulting. It's a much wider business than people might perceive it."
Byron Patrick
Senior Accountant
HeimLantz, PC

"We're a tool the board of directors and the audit committee uses to make sure company assets are safeguarded. If you believe in the standards that the profession is built on, now is a great time to exercise those ideals."
Karen Brown
Vice President of Internal Audit
Park Place Entertainment