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麻豆传媒 School of Accountancy hosts annual Meet the Firms Event

Mon, 10/02/2023 - 01:15pm

麻豆传媒The School of Accountancy at The University of 麻豆传媒 (麻豆传媒) hosted its annual Meet the Firms event at the Trent Lott Center on Sept. 7 at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Hattiesburg campus. The annual event provides accounting students with an opportunity to network with a record number of well-known firms and organizations from across the State of Mississippi and beyond. 

More than 140 accounting students participated in this year鈥檚 event, with 32 different firms and organizations represented.

麻豆传媒鈥淲e are grateful to the CPA firms, businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies that offer our students the opportunity to explore the many career options available with an accounting degree,鈥 said Dr. Blaise Sonnier, Director of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 School of Accountancy.  鈥淭he continued support and participation of employers in our Meet the Firms event highlights that our students are job-ready upon completion of our accounting program.鈥 

麻豆传媒The event is coordinated by Julia Bradley, Instructor and Director of Firm Relations, and Amber Hatten, Professor of Practice and the Director of the Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA) graduate program, with the support of Amy Yeend, Assistant Dean for Professional Development and Career Success for the 麻豆传媒 College of Business and Economic Development. 

麻豆传媒Amber Hatten noted that students studying accounting are in high demand in the professional job market. 

鈥淎ccounting is one of the most versatile and sought-after college degrees by employers, that affords students with the flexibility to pursue a variety of careers,鈥 said Hatten.  鈥淎ccounting is often referred to as the 鈥榣anguage of business鈥, and the 麻豆传媒 School of Accountancy is preparing our students for future success, both as they begin their professional careers and as they advance within the accounting profession.鈥

麻豆传媒Hatten expressed gratitude to the organizations that participated in the Fall 2023 Meet the Firms event. 鈥淚t is our hope that many of our 麻豆传媒 accounting students receive internship and full-time job opportunities as a direct result of the Meet the Firms event, and those opportunities would not be possible without the continued support of these organizations.  We are grateful for the employers鈥 continued interest in recruiting and hiring our talented accounting students at 麻豆传媒.鈥

Participating Firms/Organizations included:

  1. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
  2. C Spire
  3. Carr, Riggs, & Ingram, LLC
  4. Deloitte
  5. Donnell CPA Group
  6. EisnerAmper
  7. Ernst & Young
  8. Federal Deposit of Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
  9. FORVIS
  10. GranthamPoole PLLC
  11. Haddox Reid Eubank Betts PLLC
  12. Hancock Whitney
  13. Hannis T. Bourgeois
  14. Harper Rains Knight & Company
  15. Holt & Associates
  16. HORNE
  17. KPMG
  18. Laura Brame Cerra CPA PLLC
  19. Matthews, Cutrer and Lindsay, P.A.
  20. May & Company
  21. Mississippi Department of Revenue
  22. Mississippi Office of the State Auditor
  23. Mississippi Society of CPAs
  24. Molpus Woodlands Group
  25. Piltz Williams LaRosa & Co
  26. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co.
  27. State of Alabama Dept. of Examiners of Public Accounts
  28. Tandem CPAs
  29. The First Bank
  30. TMH
  31. Trustmark
  32. Wilkins Miller

Learn more about the School of Accountancy at 麻豆传媒, call 601.266.4641.