Welcome to Your UOIT Accounting Association!
The UOIT Accounting Association (UOAA) is a student run organization comprised of BComm students, majoring in the acounting field. We serve to aim the BComm students at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. We provide a point of contact between the accounting profession and student body by providing information sessions, recruiting events, professional development training, student socials, and many other related events to further enrich the time spent as a BComm student at UOIT.
Current News
Congrats to 2009 Accounting Grads on 100% Pass on CKE and SOA!
Posted July 29, 2010
Those included: Marc Cernele, Jenna Lasky, Matthew Crisafulli, Michael Babcock, Graham Dick, Drew Robinson, Rueban Vignarajah, Brian Hudson, Valerie Rusk, Karen Johnston, Stephen Mattalo
Hired Career Services Resume Help, Cover Letters and Mock Interviews!
Posted July 15, 2010
Dear BComm Student,
We highly recommend you to take advantage of the free services offered right here in our campus! It is a lot less busy during the summer, and again we highly suggest that you go and prepare and update your resumes and cover letters and also improve your interview skills to prepare for the September 2010 Recruiting season!
Please view their website and book your free appointment today!
FBIT Student Society Survey
Posted July 15, 2010
We would like every single FBIT student to fill out this survey. It literally takes less than a minute and will the creation of this FBIT student society will be very beneficial to all students in terms of more events and opportunities for careers!
UOIT Accounting Association launches new website!
Posted July 15, 2010
We are extremely proud to launch the new website as you will see many new updates including the resources page and a whole new navigation layout!
Specials thanks to Sandhya Lad and John Oentoro on their major contributions to the website!
UOIT Accounting Association
PwC Take the Lead 2010
Posted April 3, 2010
Pwc ...Take the Lead 2010!
Hello everyone,
Hope you are all doing well.
We are very excited to announce that PwC has opened up applications for our Annual PwC Take the Lead Conference that will be held on Thursday, June 17th, 2010.
This annual event is a leadership conference where students will receive an overview of PwC key differentiators, have an opportunity to participate in team-building activities, and meet many of our staff and partners at the firm. Through the day's activities, students will have the opportunity to experience the PwC culture first hand.
Event Date: Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Time: Full-day event (exact timing TBD)
Location: Downtown Toronto
Application Deadline: April 30th, 2010.
Email applications to: recruitingevents@ca.pwc.com
UOIT Winners for CGA Online Competition Announced
Posted April 3, 2010
The recent CGA Online Competition which took place March 17, 2010 from 4-5 PM had two tiers.
Advanced Tier: Nishant Patel - 4th Year
Intermediate Tier: Zachary Thomas - 3rd Year
Congratulations to these two individuals for winning and thank you to all who participated in the contest!
UOIT Takes 2nd Place at Schulich Accounting Competition
Posted April 3, 2010
Congratulations to Nishant Patel (4th Year), Pairavi Srikanthan (2nd Year) and Zack Thomas (3rd Year) for taking 2nd place at York University, Schulich's accounting competition!
UOIT Case Competition 2010 Slideshow
Posted March 27, 2010
The download for the full resolution slideshow is available here.
University of Waterloo Accounting Conference 2010
Posted March 27, 2010
ATTENTION ALL BUSINESS STUDENTS, YEARS 1-4
UWAC is the first university conference with a unique focus on accounting and on the issues surrounding the financial world. We are committed to the open exchange of ideas, in relation to the accounting profession as well as to accounting students, being brought to the forefront of our discussions, as well as the development of professional relationships amongst students.
Every year, UWAC attracts relevant and engaging speakers with a wide variety of accounting experience and perspectives. In addition to inviting prominent speakers and hosting dynamic workshops, UWAC also features a $1,000 case competition, based on a real-world company in order to create a challenging yet applicable case for our delegates.
"Setting the Stage", the theme of this year's conference, encompasses the belief that accounting is fundamental in driving corporate strategy. The focus will be to highlight the strong foundation an accounting background provides to professionals to help them effectively manage a company.
UWAC 2010 Overview:
- Venue: University of Waterloo, Waterloo Inn & Conference Hotel, St. George Banquet Hall
o Date: April 30 - May 2
o Registration Deadline: Once all 150 Delegates have been filled
o $1000 Cash Prize will be awarded to 1st place team
- Speakers who will be in attendance:
o Bill Thomas, CEO, KPMG
o Colleen Johnston, Group Head Finance and CFO TD Bank Financial Group
o Rozanne Reszel, President and CEO of Canadian Investor Protection Fun
o Andy Thibodeau, Nationally Renowned Motivational Speaker
o Visit www.uwac.ca to register, read testimonials and for any further the details and questions or email info@uwac.ca or directly to one of the UWAC Representatives ddoshi@uwac.ca
Feel free to ask any of the following people for their experience who went to UWAC 2009 last year:
Osama Hassan, Jason Heyes, Julia Mayers, John Oentoro, Sanjee Sathasivam, Andrew Seto, Aneesa Shaik, Anand Tharmaratnam and Tabish Zaidi
