Accounting
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Accounting career options by reading about sample Experiential Learning and Job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Accounting alum have studied.
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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
Asset Management Intern
Assurance Intern
Assurance Services Intern
Audit Intern
Business Analyst
Capital Asset Analyst
Commercial Services Tax Intern
Health and Benefits Intern
Intern Associate
Operations Intern
Operations, Tech, and Data Intern
Tax Intern
Tax Technology and Data Analytics Services Intern
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Aetna
Andersen Tax
BlumShapiro
CohnReznick LLP
Eversource Energy
General Dynamics
Kaman Corporation
KPMG
Liberty Mutual
Mercer
Metropolitan District Commission
Moss Adams
Pratt & Whitney
PwC
RSM
The Hartford
Zudy
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Accounting Business Analyst
Associate
Associate Staff Accountant
Assurance Associate
Audit Associate
Auditor
Financial Analyst
Impact Team Member
IT Consultant
Tax Associate
Tax Consultant
Technology Risk Consultant
Valuation Advisory Analyst
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Audit Manager, CPA
Controller, CPA
Director of Accounting-Pratt and Whitney
Financial Controller - Financial Analysis Manager
Internal Audit Manager - Morgan Stanley
Manager, Government Controls & Compliance
Managing Director
Partner
Senior Accounting Analyst - Pratt & Whitney
Senior Council
Senior Manager- Pratt and Whitney
Underwriting Director
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Aetna
Anderson Tax
Blum Shapiro
Cigna
Connecticut Department of Banking
DCCA
Deloitte
Ernst & Young
ESPN
EY
Fidelity Investments
Grant Thornton
Kaman Corporation
KPMG
PwC
Time Inc.
Travelers
UTC Aerospace
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
J.D.
Master of Science, Accounting
Master of Science, accounting and tax
Masters of Accounting
MBA
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Fairfield University
NYU Stern School of Business
University of Connecticut - School of Business
University of Connecticut School of Law
University of Hartford
University of Michigan
University of Rochester - Simon Business School
University of Texas at Dallas
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