Accounting students typically hear about 2 main accounting career paths – tax and audit. But what exactly is auditing and how does it fit into the larger accounting profession?
Lecturer and Director of Internal Audit, Jo Erven, talked all about audit and shared her audit path in our recent “Mapping Your Audit Path” virtual event. She first broke down the accounting profession to help give some context, talked about internal audit vs. external audit, and gave tips to attendees who are looking to break into the field and/or advance their audit career. Check out the video of the presentation portion of this event below:
Speaker Profile:
Jo Erven, CPA, CIA, CFE, CTQA | Lecturer and Director of Internal Audit Education at MSU Denver
Amanda “Jo” Erven is a Colorado CPA, a CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), a CFE (Certificate Fraud Examiner), and an entrepreneur – owning her own consulting and training firm, Audit. Consulting. Education. LLC. Jo received her Bachelor and Master’s Degree in Accounting from the University of Georgia in 2004. She has authored three books, including one on Internal Audit, one on Personal Development, and the most recent one on Ethics. Jo has trained hundreds of clients and thousands of IIA and ACFE members on these three topics.
Links shared during the event
- Path to & through the CPA 9/17 event recap blog post & video
- Fraud & Forensic Accounting Career Paths 9/27 event recap blog post & video
- Undergraduate catalog – accounting courses
- Graduate catalog – accounting courses
- Denver Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
- Become a Student Member of IIA
- IIA Certificates
- Learn more about professional accounting certificates through our March 5th virtual event blog post recap – “So You Don’t Want to Be a CPA…?”
- RAA Certificate Undergraduate catalog page
- Graduate Certificate in RAA website
- Speaker email: [email protected]
We have 1 more fall ’24 virtual event to check out as you’re exploring the many career paths within the accounting profession!
- Exploring Your Path to Taxation – 10/21 at 5:30pm MT
You can see a complete list of events for our Accounting Roadrunner Community here.