Career Spotlight: Accounting

Since Vince Iozzo started with Softchoice in 1999, after graduating from Ryerson University with a bachelor of commerce, he’s helped the company go public and acquire other organizations, and he says he probably wouldn’t have been able to get all that experience at a firm that focuses solely on accounting.

Laura Szekely is a recent Queen’s University commerce graduate who has moved up the ranks at KPMG very quickly over the last four years. Right now she’s a senior accountant, but in October she will become a manager.

An internship with KPMG truly speaks for itself. Rising above the common intern stereotype of grabbing the boss a coffee, the program has been designed to provide an invaluable learning experience for second and third year university students looking to break into the world of accounting.

On KPMG’s Twitter page, students who are interested in a career with the firm or in a career as a Chartered Accountant in general, have been asking questions and getting the inside scoop from recruiters about what it takes.

I graduated with a BBA in accounting and a minor in philosophy. I was passionate then and I am still passionate now. It’s just that it turns out I’m not passionate about a career in accounting.