MS Accounting Career Success
Connections that Count
Getting your resume in front of the right person can be the difference between getting noticed and getting skipped over. Leeds has strong relationships with top accounting firms as well as other elite companies in the country who recruit our graduates. Beta Alpha Psi has an active chapter at Leeds for networking with firms.
Leeds graduates with an MS in Accounting degree from the Leeds School of Business have found meaningful opportunities with public accounting firms, divisions within a company, nonprofit organizations and government agencies. Leeds hosts “Meet & Greets” from various firms on a weekly basis so you have access to recruiters for countless networking opportunities.
Careers in Accounting
The Master's in Accounting program prepares students to accelerate their career in this high-demand field with increasing growth opportunities.
- Accountant
- Auditor
- Assurance
- Budget Accountant
- Controller
- Consulting
- Cost Accountant
- Corporate Treasury
- CPA
- Deal Advisory Associate
- Financial Analyst
- Financial Planning
- Internal Auditor
- Management Accountant
- Public Accountant
- Purchasing Agent
- Risk Management
- Treasurer
Great Companies Hire at Leeds
Aduro Advisors
Armanino
BDO
Bennett Thrasher
CBIZ
CliftonLarsonAllen
CohnReznick
Crowe
Deloitte
Eide Bailly
EY
FORVIS
Frank, Rimerman + Co.
Gen II Fund Services
Goldman Sachs
Grant Thornton
Intrinsic
K Financial
KPMG
Kurtz Fargo
Moss Adams
Plante Moran
PwC
Richey May
RubinBrown
Spicer Jeffries
Topel Forman
Wipfli
Graduate Career Management Services
CAREER COACHING
- Assessments and one-on-one conversations to empower you to identify your skills, strengths, interests, and motivators, which we use to explore career paths
- Foundation for developing your unique professional value proposition
- Personalized support in goal setting
- Frameworks for identifying potential employers and creating strategic networking plans
- Behavioral and case interview preparation
- Offer management and salary negotiation support
MATERIALS REVIEWS
- Resumes
- Cover letters
- Networking correspondence
- LinkedIn profiles
GRADUATE CAREER MANAGEMENT LED ENGAGEMENTS
- Employer meet and greets
- Coffee chats
- Resume books
- Introductions for Interviews
- Virtual or on-campus information sessions
SIGNATURE NETWORKING EVENTS
- Buffs to Business
- Professional mentoring kick-off celebration
- Graduate networking and recruiting night
- Disco-interno networking event for first and second year MBA students
- Last Lecture
- MBA Alumni Holiday Party
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
- Interviewing
- Salary negotiation
- Networking
- Professional presence and communications
- Strengths assesments