Compete for a chance to win $500, a trip to NYC, and $3000 from Rothstein Kass, a leading national public accounting firm specializing in the financial services arena and consistently ranked as a top service provider in the alternative investment industry. This is an outstanding opportunity to advance your career and to experience what it will be like to work on a real-life engagement.
The case study will be a non-technical, business development case about what it takes to run a successful CPA firm with a dynamic culture. Competition participants will be tasked with forming a team of two, analyzing the case, and providing a conclusion based on your analysis.
PRIZE: $500 for the winning team from UT, plus a trip in June 2012 to our business summit in New York City to compete for the Grand Prize, all expenses paid.
GRAND PRIZE: $3,000
Important Dates:
*SIGN-UP DEADLINE* February 7, 2012:
Team member names should be sent via e-mail to casecompetition@rkco.com
March 2, 2012:
Written case submission due by e-mail to casecompetition@rkco.com
March 27,2012:
Finalists’ presentations will be held.
June 20-22, 2012:
Business Summit, NYC
About Rothstein Kass:
Rothstein Kass was founded just over half a century ago, in 1959, as a boutique, two-person accounting firm with a one-room office. Today, it has grown into a top-ranked, premier professional services firm serving privately held and publicly traded companies as well as high-net-worth individuals and families. Rothstein Kass has approximately 1,000 team members in seven offices across the country. Beyond audit and tax, the firm provides a full array of integrated advisory services, including strategic business counseling, insurance and risk management consulting and family office services. According to “Inside Public Accounting”, Rothstein Kass is the 22nd largest accounting firm in the United States.
Submitted by: Lauren Nicholas
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