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Careers in Accounting

"For me, a career in accounting has been like a day in a great orchard with ripe fruit on every tree and insufficient time to taste it all. Opportunities have been overwhelming. Rewards have been more than adequate. I think it will always be so." — Robert K. Mautz, an accounting legend

School of Business and Economics Office of Career Opportunities and Internships

Our School of Business and Economics has a full time support staff servicing the needs of our majors. The office of career opportunities and internships offers career interest and assessment counseling, information sessions and networking events, internship and job-search assistance, resume and interview preparation. The office is located in Redcay Hall rooms 122 & 116.

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SUNY Plattsburgh Career Development Center

Our Career Development Center provides services, resources, and programs designed to help students and alumni to better understand the career development process, and to enhance their professional preparation and employability.

Where Do Our Accounting Graduates Work? (Partial list)

Big Accounting Firms

Publicly Traded Corporations

  • I.B.M.
  • J.P. Morgan/Chase
  • Citi Group
  • G.M.
  • Kimberly Clark
  • Georgia Pacific
  • A.T. & T.
  • Bed Bath & Beyond
  • Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream

Wall Street Firms

  • Salomon/Smith Barney
  • Bear Stearns
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Goldman Sachs
  • U.B.S.
  • Prudential Securities
  • Highbridge Capital

Government/Nonprofit Organizations

  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • New York State
  • CVPH Medical Center

Regional Accounting Firms

  • Urbach Hacker & Young
  • BDO Seidman
  • J.H. Cohn

Local Accounting Firms

  • Abbott Frenyea Russell & Coffey PC
  • Alexander Edwards & Co.
  • Martindale Keysor & Co
  • Telling & Conroy CPA's PC

Graduate Schools (Examples)

  • Yale University
  • University at Buffalo
  • Binghamton University
  • Clarkson University
  • Union College
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • University at Albany
  • Syracuse University
  • Georgia State University
  • Georgetown University

Questions, Comments, Suggestions?

If you would like to find out more about the accounting program at SUNY Plattsburgh, please contact:

Dr. Mohamed Gaber, Chair
Office: Redcay Hall Room 140
Phone: (518) 564-4198 / 564-3185
Fax: (518) 564-4215
Email: gabermk@plattsburgh.edu

SUNY Plattsburgh
School of Business and Economics
Department of Accounting
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901