Sara JonesSarah Jones (BBA ’14, MPA ’15) has been offered a Postgraduate Technical Assistant (PTA) position with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) starting in June 2015. This is one of the highest honors for new graduates as they get firsthand experience working with the government board.

For Sarah, the position is a great extension to her MPA education. “I am excited to be given the opportunity to learn about the standard setting process through this one-year program. I look forward to learning to think critically through the complex accounting issues that the accounting profession is currently facing.”

THE GASB PTA program is a one-year term, during which the individual becomes highly involved with the accounting standards-setting process and comes to have an in-depth understanding of the roles played by preparers, auditors, and users of financial information. These positions are so well-respected that employers typically allow students to push back their employment start date in order to take on the GASB internship.

Congratulations Sarah!