A new initiative, Controllers for a Cause™ Scholarship Fund,
seeks to support the CPA pipeline with scholarships for students
sitting for the CPA Exam. The fund is a program developed by the
Controllers Council™ and administered by the AICPA Foundation, a
charitable organization of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants.
NEW
YORK and CHICAGO,
June 27,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A new initiative,
Controllers for a Cause™ Scholarship Fund, seeks to support the CPA
pipeline with scholarships for students sitting for the CPA Exam.
The fund is a program developed by the Controllers Council™ and
administered by the AICPA Foundation, a charitable organization of
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
"Controllers for a Cause is a program
focused on the CPA shortage and building awareness of the amazing
CPA career options in both public and corporate accounting," states
Neil Brown, Controllers Council
Executive Director.
Participation in the Controllers for a Cause™ Scholarship Fund
will be available to members, subscribers and sponsors of the
Controllers Council, AICPA members and sponsors, and the public at
large via the AICPA Foundation donations page. All donations and
scholarship awards will be managed by the AICPA Foundation,
established in 1922 to advance accounting as a learned profession
and promote its future through accounting education and outreach,
scholarships and fellowships, and diversity and inclusion.
"Controllers for a Cause is a program focused on the CPA
shortage and building awareness of the amazing CPA career options
in both public and corporate accounting," states Neil Brown, Controllers Council Executive
Director. "Students need to know that CPA careers can be fast
track, financially rewarding, and offer great opportunities for
women and minorities."
Financial and corporate controllers are often CPAs with public
accounting backgrounds. And controllers manage corporate accounting
departments that require CPAs for a variety of functions including
tax, audit, financial analysis, financial reporting, and more. The
shortage of CPAs and accountants is well documented, with the
percentage of students who attain accounting degrees falling nearly
11% between the 2017-2018 academic year and 2021-22, according to
federal postsecondary education data.
"Addressing the talent shortage within the profession is our top
priority and we welcome the Controllers Council's generous focus on
this worthy cause," said Jan Taylor,
the AICPA's academic-in-residence.
ABOUT Controllers Council
Controllers Council™ is a national member association, community
and platform of more than 100,000 Controllers, CFOs, and corporate
accounting and finance professionals focused on career development
and training, best practice resources, networking, recognition and
more. Programs include continuing professional education (CPE), a
national Career Center, strategic research studies, webcasts with
expert panelists on trending topics, articles and whitepapers.
Controllers Council publishes the annual CFO/Controller Sentiment™
Study, the Corporate Finance & Accounting Talent Study, the
CFO/Controller Financial Performance Index™ (FPI); and produces the
annual Controller of the Year™ Awards, Meet the Controller™
Interview Series, the upcoming Controllers 2027™ Predictions Panel
and study, and the Controllers for a Cause™ Scholarship Fund. For
more information, visit http://www.ControllersCouncil.org, or call
Executive Director Neil Brown at
630-710-4710.
About AICPA & CIMA
AICPA & CIMA, together as the Association of International
Certified Professional Accountants (the Association), advance the
global accounting and finance profession through our work on behalf
of 597,000 AICPA and CIMA members, candidates and registrants in
188 countries and territories. Together, we are the worldwide
leader on public and management accounting issues through advocacy,
support for the CPA license, the CGMA designation and specialized
credentials, professional education and thought leadership. We
build trust by empowering our members, candidates and registrants
with the knowledge and opportunities to be leaders in broadening
prosperity for a more inclusive, sustainable and resilient future.
For more information about the AICPA Foundation and its programs,
please visit its web page.
Media Contact
Heather Rowney, Controllers
Council, 630-772-1022, heather@controllerscouncil.org,
https://controllerscouncil.org/
Jeff May, AICPA & CIMA,
212-596-6122, jeffrey.may@aicpa-cima.com,
https://www.aicpa-cima.com/home
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