Groton School Celebrates National Accounting Opportunities Week

Press release from the Connecticut Society of CPAs:

Nov. 17, 2022

In celebration of National Accounting Opportunities Week, the Connecticut Society of CPAs (CTCPA) sent out CPAs and accounting professionals into classrooms across Connecticut to participate in a nationwide initiative to inspire high school students and help them learn about everything a career in accounting has to offer. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont also proclaimed this week, November 7-11, 2022 as Accounting Opportunities Week in the state of Connecticut.

Mary Manfredi of Electric Boat shared her experiences in the accounting profession at Fitch Senior High School in Groton. Mary spoke to students about the vital role accountants play in business and protecting the public, the wide variety of organizations that rely on accounting professionals, as well as what steps a student should take to pursue a career in accounting.

The presentations will also make the students aware of the many scholarship opportunities available through the CTCPA Accounting Scholarship Foundation, which awards $500 scholarships to 10 Connecticut high school seniors who are planning to major in accounting at a four-year Connecticut college or university each year. The Accounting Scholarship Foundation also awards $5,000 scholarships to community college students, four-year college students, minority accounting majors, and students pursuing the 150-hour requirement to sit for the CPA Exam. The Accounting Scholarship Foundation awards more than $50,000 annually to help the next generation.

Accounting Opportunities Week is part of an extensive CTCPA pipeline and career awareness program that also includes Accounting is My Major (AIM) careers conferences that bring high school students to college campuses, on-campus visits to college and university students, and the popular Interview Day, which this year connected Connecticut employers with high-performing college students for a total of 225 individual interviews in one day.

“CPAs and accounting professionals are trusted advisors to hundreds of thousands of taxpayers and businesses in Connecticut,” said CTCPA Executive Director & CEO Bonnie Stewart. “Accounting Opportunities Week celebrates their contributions to the state’s economic fabric and their work to protect the interests of the public. The accounting profession provides a wide variety of career opportunities in public practice, business and industry, government, not-for-profit, and education at many different types of organizations. We are excited to share these opportunities with the next generation as we fill the pipeline for the future.”

With a membership of more than 6,000 in public practice, business and industry, government, and education, the CTCPA’s mission is to advocate on behalf of the accounting profession, foster a professional community, and provide high-quality professional development opportunities.

This press release was produced by the Connecticut Society of CPAs. The views expressed here are the author's own.