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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Investor Education Event at UCSB

10/28/2022

 
Next Month on November 10th, at 6:00 PM the SEC will be holding an Investor Education Event at UCSB's Multicultural Center Theatre. For those who cannot attend in person, a zoom or Webex link will be sent out shortly. We hope you join us in hearing Carol Lally, the supervisory attorney at the Los Angeles Regional Office teach about financial literacy. Attached is a flyer for the event with a QR code to register.

Please check out the SEC's investor-friendly website, www.investor.org, which features investor alerts and bulletins and a wealth of financial tools and resources. In particular, you may be interested in:
  • Resources for Veterans
  • Resources for Military
  • Resources for Teachers 
  • Resources for Native Americans
  • Information on Coronavirus-related scams
If you have questions or would like to discuss having someone from our office speak to your group, please contact Carol directly or our Consumer Affairs group at losangeles@sec.gov or 323-965-3998.
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Updated: GHJ Info Session

10/28/2022

 
GHJ is going to hold an info session on December 2nd, from 9:00am to 10:00am via zoom. 

Please join them for an information session with their Managing Partner Tom 
Barry, Chief People Officer Alex Seiler, and members of their own Tax and Audit departments. This session will provide students insight into GHJ and the great Early Careers opportunities to come this Spring and Summer 2023.


If you are interested in attending, please complete this short Microsoft Form to RSVP for this event. You will then be sent a calendar invitation which will include a Zoom link. 

Please apply to their open position here if you are interested: GHJ Internship Application Link

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KPMG Ideation Challenge

10/18/2022

 
The KPMG Ideation Challenge
Looking to crack complex business issues with data-driven ideas and the power of technology? Now is your chance to fire up your synapses and solve the problems of tomorrow using the power of your business, technology, and data and analytics knowledge. 

UCSB is one of 30 schools chosen to participate in KPMG’s Ideation Challenge (KIC)! As one of the universities selected to participate, UCSB students will compete head-to-head against some of the brightest students across the country. This competition has you working in a team to solve real-world problems the professional services industry is facing today. You will need to leverage various skillsets to generate a solution to our challenge prompt and present your solution to a panel of judges. 

The competition will start with a local round, followed by a virtual semi-final round and then the top 5 teams in the U.S. will be invited to an in-person final round at
KPMG Lakehouse.  The winning U.S. team will be invited to our in-person Global Advantage program taking place internationally in June!
 

To learn more, please feel free to watch this informational
video put together by our KIC planning team.


How can I participate? 
Start building your team today!  Review the student team eligibility requirements below to start creating a team to compete in the competition. Once you have a team created, you need to register your team (only one team member needs to submit) by Friday, October 28th.  I will send out the KPMG Ideation Challenge prompt and more details on the first round of the competition after the registration deadline. 

Timeline for KIC 
Team Registration Deadline: November 4, 2022
Local Campus Round: Week of November 14, 2022 (more details to come for those that register)
Virtual Semi-Finals: January 2023
National Live Finals – Top 5: April 7 – 8, 2023
KPMG Global Advantage Program: June 2023

Student Team Requirements

  • Teams can consist of 4-5 participants 
  • Teams may consist of students from multiple schools 
  • Multi-gendered teams are required 
  • First years, Sophomores, and Juniors only (graduation date of May 2024 or later) 
  • At least 1 accounting/CPA-track and at least 1 technology (MIS, IT, CIS, CS, Computer Engineering) major within the team, *if you are unable to find a technology major for your team, please notify Jessica separately 
  • Preferred GPA 3.0 and above 
  • Students must be fully authorized to work in the US (no visa students permitted) due to U.S. winners traveling abroad with KPMG’s Global Advantage Program 
If you have any additional questions, don’t hesitate to reach out!

Please contact: Jessica Commisso via 
jcommisso@kpmg.com for further information! 


Andersen Information Session

10/13/2022

 
Andersen is hosting their last Information Session for the Fall series on Oct. 19th! This is a special one as their Country Managing Director, Dan DePaoli, will be hosting the event.

Please use this link to register if you are interested: 
Andersen National Info Series. 

​You can also find their 2023 career opportunities f
or students on their website. 

HG Insights Job Opportunity

10/11/2022

 
HG Insights is looking for a Staff Accountant to support general accounting operations and payroll. You will be responsible for a range of accounting duties, including direct support for Accounts Payable, month end close, account reconciliations and audits/tax filings. This role reports to the Sr. Accounting Manager and contributes to HG’s success through the hands-on accounting support of a data driven organization in a fast paced and fun environment. This position will be based in our headquarters office in Santa Barbara, CA.

​Please visit this link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3216218707/ for further information. 


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