Emilie Arvidson’s FutureMe
Director of Financial Reporting, Marriott International, Inc.
Key Stats
Salary: $146,850 - $201,850
Weekly hours: 50+
Lead the preparation of financial reports from a lounge chair in Fiji. As director of financial reporting for a global company, your job is no small task. You merge the financial reports from all the Marriott hotels into one overall report, which you present to top executives. You also develop reports required by the Securities and Exchange Commission to prove you’re not fudging any numbers. From your findings in your reporting, you make recommendations to the Chief Financial Officer that can help the company in the future. It’s hard work, but you have an open invitation to penthouse suites all over the place.
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How Emilie Arvidson got here
Work Experience
- 4 years: Global Controller
- 3 years: Controller
- 4 years: Assistant Controller
- 2 years: Senior Staff Accountant
- 3 years: Staff Accountant
- 1 summer: Senior year internship
- 1 summer: Junior year internship
- Joined the AICPA What’s this?
- Joined my state society What’s this?
- Passed the CPA exam What’s this?
Colleges Emilie Arvidson is considering
Graduate
Undergraduate
High school
Class of: 2009
Scholarships Emilie Arvidson is considering
- AccountingWEB Accounting Student Scholarship Program
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Amount:
$1,000
- The scholarship is a one-time $1,000 award.
- A completed application and official transcript must accompany the essay, however the transcript can be mailed separately by the school.
- Essays will be judged on style, content, originality, quality of writing, logic, and structure by an independent panel of judges.
- AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students
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Amount:
$3,000
The AICPA is the national professional organization for certified public accountants. In addition to the many services offered to members, the AICPA provides scholarship opportunities to accounting students. The AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students provides competitive awards to outstanding full time undergraduate minority students at regionally accredited institutions to encourage their: selection of accounting as a major, entry into the profession and ultimately achieving the CPA designation.
- AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship
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Amount:
$2,500
The AICPA is the national professional organization for certified public accountants. In addition to the many services offered to members, the AICPA offers programs to accounting students. Funded by Accountemps, the AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship program provides financial assistance to accounting majors who demonstrate significant potential to become leaders in the CPA profession. Five $2,500 scholarships are awarded annually to AICPA Student Affiliate members.
- GFOA Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship
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Amount:
Up to $5,000
The GFOA Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarships of $5,000 is available to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in full-time study preparing for a career in state or local government finance.
The recipient will be invited to attend the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the US and Canada's annual conference.
- HSCPA Scholarships
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Amount:
$750 - $1,500
- Audience: College/university
- Number awarded: may vary from year to year (between 10-15)
- ISYFA Scholar
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Amount:
Up to $1,000
ISYFA’s grant program will provide assistance to individuals, students or professionals who require funds for education but do not have the financial resources to fund their educational pursuits. Funds will be provided as scholarships or awards to students or professionals who desire to:
- Take various review classes.
- Attend continuing education classes.
- Obtain other educational media that will help recipients improve professionally or gain meaningful employment.
- PCAOB Academic Scholarship Program
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Amount:
Up to $10,000
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, monetary penalties imposed by the PCAOB must be used to fund merit scholarships for students in accredited accounting degree programs. The Board has established the PCAOB Scholarship Program to provide a source of funding to encourage outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to pursue a career in auditing.
On an annual basis, the PCAOB will select, with the help of ACT, educational institutions and invite them each to nominate, by the deadline, an eligible student as a recipient of the PCAOB Scholarship. The scholarships are one-time awards that will be paid directly to the educational institution for eligible expenses such as tuition, fees, books, and supplies. Recipients will receive written notification of their selection as well as notification when the funds have been provided to the school.
Selection of Nominating Institutions
Accredited U.S. colleges and universities that award bachelor's or master's degrees in accounting and report the number of degrees awarded using the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (excluding on-line colleges and universities) are eligible to be selected to nominate students for the scholarships. Eligible institutions will be divided into two groups; Group A includes the one hundred institutions with the highest total of master's degrees in accounting conferred during the preceding five academic years, and Group B contains all other institutions that offer bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting.
The PCAOB, with ACT's help, will select institutions to provide student nominations by using a statistical selection process that follows protocols for fairness and impartiality. Seventy-five percent of the scholarships will go to students attending institutions in Group A and twenty-five percent will be awarded to students who attend institutions in Group B. Schools selected as nominating institutions in a given year will not be considered for selection for the next five years or until all institutions in the respective group have been selected, whichever occurs first.
- TACTYC/AICPA Scholarship
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Amount:
$1,000
Four $1,000 scholarships are awarded:
(2) to two-year college graduates pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting at a four-year institution; and
(2) to students pursuing a two-year degree in accounting
Amount: $1,000
- The scholarship is a one-time $1,000 award.
- A completed application and official transcript must accompany the essay, however the transcript can be mailed separately by the school.
- Essays will be judged on style, content, originality, quality of writing, logic, and structure by an independent panel of judges.
Amount: $3,000
The AICPA is the national professional organization for certified public accountants. In addition to the many services offered to members, the AICPA provides scholarship opportunities to accounting students. The AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students provides competitive awards to outstanding full time undergraduate minority students at regionally accredited institutions to encourage their: selection of accounting as a major, entry into the profession and ultimately achieving the CPA designation.
Amount: $2,500
The AICPA is the national professional organization for certified public accountants. In addition to the many services offered to members, the AICPA offers programs to accounting students. Funded by Accountemps, the AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship program provides financial assistance to accounting majors who demonstrate significant potential to become leaders in the CPA profession. Five $2,500 scholarships are awarded annually to AICPA Student Affiliate members.
Amount: Up to $5,000
The GFOA Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarships of $5,000 is available to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in full-time study preparing for a career in state or local government finance.
The recipient will be invited to attend the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the US and Canada's annual conference.
Amount: $750 - $1,500
- Audience: College/university
- Number awarded: may vary from year to year (between 10-15)
Amount: Up to $1,000
ISYFA’s grant program will provide assistance to individuals, students or professionals who require funds for education but do not have the financial resources to fund their educational pursuits. Funds will be provided as scholarships or awards to students or professionals who desire to:
- Take various review classes.
- Attend continuing education classes.
- Obtain other educational media that will help recipients improve professionally or gain meaningful employment.
Amount: Up to $10,000
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, monetary penalties imposed by the PCAOB must be used to fund merit scholarships for students in accredited accounting degree programs. The Board has established the PCAOB Scholarship Program to provide a source of funding to encourage outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to pursue a career in auditing.
On an annual basis, the PCAOB will select, with the help of ACT, educational institutions and invite them each to nominate, by the deadline, an eligible student as a recipient of the PCAOB Scholarship. The scholarships are one-time awards that will be paid directly to the educational institution for eligible expenses such as tuition, fees, books, and supplies. Recipients will receive written notification of their selection as well as notification when the funds have been provided to the school.
Selection of Nominating Institutions
Accredited U.S. colleges and universities that award bachelor's or master's degrees in accounting and report the number of degrees awarded using the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (excluding on-line colleges and universities) are eligible to be selected to nominate students for the scholarships. Eligible institutions will be divided into two groups; Group A includes the one hundred institutions with the highest total of master's degrees in accounting conferred during the preceding five academic years, and Group B contains all other institutions that offer bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting.
The PCAOB, with ACT's help, will select institutions to provide student nominations by using a statistical selection process that follows protocols for fairness and impartiality. Seventy-five percent of the scholarships will go to students attending institutions in Group A and twenty-five percent will be awarded to students who attend institutions in Group B. Schools selected as nominating institutions in a given year will not be considered for selection for the next five years or until all institutions in the respective group have been selected, whichever occurs first.
Amount: $1,000
Four $1,000 scholarships are awarded:
(2) to two-year college graduates pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting at a four-year institution; and
(2) to students pursuing a two-year degree in accounting
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