About Site:
I have developed this site because the Accounting Profession is an area of great interest to me and I hope the articles and information on this site is of benefit to other students making up their minds about their future career paths. I have been grateful for the efforts of the Accounting Firms, the ICAA, CPA Australia and the NIA and the Profession in general in their promotion of Accounting as a career, and the opportunities I have been given as a result of this, in terms of employment and my own career development. This site serves as my way of helping promote Accounting and assisting the good work they do in marketing Accounting, so that talented and dedicated people are attracted to such an important and rewarding profession. In part this site also aims to promote Accounting, in response to the criticism of the Profession, particularly from Investment Banker "wannabes" at University who bag Accounting and label it as "boring" and a "backup job" for people who can't get into Investment Banking.

In addition to the Careers and Industry Information, there is a growing amount of Academic Resources on this site. They are sorted by University of Melbourne Subject Codes, however the resources themselves are standardised in that they are applicable to any course that covers the subject matter contained in them. As of late I have been really busy so the content has suffered significantly. I will address the issue during the upcoming holidays. If you have found anything on this site useful, any feedback (or even better, your own submissions for the site) that you are able to provide is greatly appreciated.

About Contributors and Reviewers:
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Anurag - 2nd year BCom at the University of Melbourne.
Anurag is a 2005 CA Achiever, having recently completed work experience with Gaddie Metz & Kahn, Chartered Accountants. Anurag's interests in Accounting are in Business Forensics/Forensic Accounting. Anurag studied VCE Accounting in high school and is currently studying second year accounting at University.

David - 2nd year BAcc/BMgt at Monash University Caulfield Campus.
David's Accounting Experience includes working as a income tax return consultant with H&R Block and as a participant in the "Join Deloitte" first year development program at Deloitte. David is also the Treasurer of the Monash Accounting and Computer Society, Monash Caulfield's main Accounting Students' Society. David's primary area of interest is Taxation.

Jiming - 2nd year BCom/BA student at the University of Melbourne.
Jiming completed VCE Accounting and currently is studying First Year Accounting at University. His interests in accounting lie in the area of Audit and Assurance Services.

Michael - 2nd year BCom/BPC student at the University of Melbourne.
Michael's interests lie in Property, Real Estate and Finance and is currently studying First Year Accounting.

About Site Developer and Main Writer:
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Accounting Experience:
2005 1st Year Bachelor of Commerce, University of Melbourne (Specialising in Accounting (+Finance))
2005 CA Achiever - KPMG
2005/2006 "Join Deloitte" First Year Development Program Participant - Deloitte, Melbourne
2005/2006 Vacationer, KPMG Audit and Risk Advisory Services, Financial Services - Melbourne
2006/2007 Vacationer, KPMG Audit and Risk Advisory Services, Financial Services - Melbourne
2005 Winter Work Experience at Kerry
2005 CPA Australia Passport Work Experience Program at Invensys
2006 MUSU VCE Summer School, Accounting Class Tutor

Accounting Areas of Interest:
Auditing and Assurance Services field
-Audit Expectation Gap
-Audit Quality
-The market for audit services
-Audit regulatory developments
-The audit function and its benefit to the public and business, particularly in light of the Parmalat, Tyco, WorldCom, Cendant, Adelphia, Enron, Microstrategy etc. wave of corporate scandals/collapses.
History, structure and leadership of the now "Big Four" firms
The Company Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board (CALDB)
Accounting and Auditing Standards
-Development process
-Standard Setting Bodies
-History
Corporations Law
Insolvency/Corporate Recovery
Accounting Careers and Recruitment
Accounting Education
-Contemporary course content
-Teaching methodologies
-Professional Training

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