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As You Begin Your Career

We want you to jump right in, gaining as much experience as possible, as quickly as possible.

Your first week
You will be assigned a new-hire advisor to help you answer the general questions that go along with starting a new job. You will also be assigned a performance advisor whom you can refer to for technical consultation as you navigate the learning curve.

Your first week will contain a great deal of orientation to the firm and your particular office location, technology and its use in your particular service line, and to the general “how-to’s” that are naturally expected when you join a new organization.  Throughout your first few weeks, you will also begin to work as a fully functioning team member in your service line.

Expectations

You will be provided with assignments that expose you to client personnel and different industries such as manufacturing, health care or financial services. Responsibilities of staff members can vary from office to office depending on the needs of our clients and industries in those demographic areas. Travel can be expected to serve clients although the amount of travel will vary based on a number of client-specific criteria.

Technology (for new audit associate with McGladrey & Pullen, LLP)

  • Computerized general ledger software used in conjunction with client system
  • Linking of financial reports
  • Software for sampling and data extraction
  • Paperless audit technology
  • Other financial software, i.e., Tvalue

Technology (for new tax associate with RSM McGladrey, Inc.)

  • Online access to tax research
  • Bridge capabilities from audit general ledger software to tax return software
  • Consolidated and multi-state returns
  • Fixed asset software

 
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