WASHINGTON, PA (September 16, 2022)—W&J junior 瑞安Coughenour may not be an acrobat, 但过了这个夏天, he knows how to balance the books.
An accounting major and economics and computing & information systems double minor, he spent the last few months in Philadelphia, working at KPMG—one of the big four accounting firms—and exploring the company’s advisory, 审计, and tax practices as an embark scholar intern.
Serving in the role allowed Coughenour to experiment with hybrid work and consulting scenarios, 努力掌握Excel, and learn data analytics programs, like Alteryx and Microsoft Power BI.
“They’re not something I’ve had much experience with, so that was really valuable,库夫纳尔说. “It seems like that’s the direction things are shifting in for all three practices, so it’s definitely a good skillset to learn.”
Though developing that skillset enhanced all elements of his work, Coughenour most liked using it in advisory services.
“Out of the three practices, it seemed like advisory was the most dynamic,库夫纳尔说. “It seemed like every day was different and had high-level problem solving, which I thought was interesting.”
Still, his appreciation of the Internships went beyond the work. Coughenour grew to be more assertive in the role, finding many ways to contribute, and learned to collaborate with a variety of staffers.
“It was a really great experience,库夫纳尔说, 注意的是,, 在他的最后一周, the company flew him to Florida for the presentation of his capstone project. “But the people, by far, were the best part. Everyone was unbelievably friendly, and I made a lot of connections through networking.”
Connections, it seems, at all levels of the company.
“There were 15 other embark scholars who I was obviously super close with,库夫纳尔说, “but I had a lot of insightful, one-on-one conversations and lunches with KPMG employees of all levels, 从助理到合伙人.”
Partner lunches were a highlight of his experience.
“It was just really nice sitting down and hearing their experiences and how they got to where they are in their careers,库夫纳尔说.
Having consulted with Rachel Stalker, the assistant director of the Center for Professional Pathways, 和达纳·艾伦, an assistant professor of accounting, 为了得到这个角色, Coughenour is already establishing a career of his own with the support of W&J.
“I’ve already accepted an offer from KPMG for their summer 2023 advisory Internships in Deal Advisory – Financial Due Diligence,库夫纳尔说. “W&J has prepared me extremely well [and] KPMG is definitely somewhere I want to be in the future.”
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