[Demha]

I am a candidate in Michigan. There is an opportunity I’m interested in as a staff accountant and I was wondering if you all can advise me if this would meet the CPA work experience requirement. Below is the job description and below that is Michigan’s requirement. Thank you all in advance!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries

• Prepare and analyze account reconciliations

• Prepare reports detailing monthly expenses by cost center

• Assist Senior accountants and Assistant Controller in preparing Corporate forecast by cost center

• Ad Hoc analyses as needed

• Correspond with other Corporate departments to ensure proper accounting for purchases and expenses

• Comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy

Experience must be gained in 1 or more of the following areas:

• Audits of financial statements in accordance with the applicable standards at the time of engagement.

• Reviews of financial statements in accordance with the applicable standards at the time of engagement.

• Compilations of financial statements with complete disclosure in accordance with the applicable standards at the time of engagement.

• Attestation engagements in accordance with the applicable standards at the time of engagement.

• Other auditing in accordance with applicable standards at the time of engagement that leads to an expression of a written opinion including any of the following:

o Reviews regarding internal control.

o Operational audits.

o Compliance audits.

o Expressions of an opinion on financial forecasts and projections.

• Performance of an independent internal audit function.

• Compliance audits of government contracts performed on behalf of a government

agency that result in the issuance of an opinion or report.

• Audits performed on behalf of a government audit agency that result in the

issuance of an opinion or report.

• Preparation of income and nonprofit tax returns for any taxing jurisdiction.

• Properly documented tax research.

• Representation of a client before a government agency on a tax matter.

• Financial forecasts, analyses, and projections.

• Management advisory services including, but not limited to, business valuation,

forensic accounting, and fraud examination services that meet applicable

standards.

• Management and supervision of accounting functions and preparing financial

statements for profit or nonprofit entities.

• Professional accounting-related work in a public accounting firm.

• Other work generally associated with the profession of public accounting.

Gleim baby!
Grand Valley State University - '15
Accounting & Finance
FAR - 2nd Window '16

[Son]

Hassana, I have to caveat my post by saying that I've got no experience with this particular jurisdiction, but just reading through the list I don't really see anything directly related to what you would be doing in the position you're considering that would help you get the necessary experience. Seems like most of it is audit work, tax consulting or other public accounting work. Posting journal entries and preparing monthly expense reports doesn't really seem to fall into any of the buckets listed.

I would suggest you contact the board as well, but be prepared that they might refuse to comment on a specific position and would just cite you the rules.

AUD - passed
REG - passed
BEC - passed
FAR - passed

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