Accounting Traveling Tigers visited local financial institutions on Friday, February 14th and Friday, March 21st.
First, the group travelled to Mengel Metzger Barr & Co, Allied Financial, Freed Maxick CPAs, and PwC on Friday, February 14. Saunders students spent the day meeting with leaders from the accounting industry, networking, and gaining new insights into the world of accounting. The event was organized by Archana Jain, associate professor and chair of the department of finance and accounting.
Spencer Dennis ’27 (finance and accounting) reflects on his experience with this group:
“In my first year here, I fully intended on being a finance major, hopefully to be an investment banker or financial analyst for a bank. Upon visiting firms with Traveling Tigers, I realized I am made to be a CPA and to pursue a career that starts in public accounting…. Traveling Tigers gave me a foot in the door to the PwC Rochester branch. I had become a face they saw at many RIT events. I had scored an interview with them in the Fall. PwC offered me a lucrative salary. I am making more here than some of my friends working in the big 4 in NYC! Traveling Tigers helped make that possible. It allowed for a student like me who puts in 100% of effort into things, to capitalize on that opportunity. I am very grateful for the Traveling Tigers!”
On Friday, March 21ar, Traveling Tigers spent the day at Culov Wealth Management and M&T Bank.
Professor Jain remarks, “Thank you Culov Wealth Management, M&T Bank, and Delaware North for hosting us!! It was a great day!
“I'm so proud to work at a place that offers an abundance of opportunities for our students to connect with industry professionals.”
