Class Year: 1996 Major/s: Accounting/Economics
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Employer: STEPAN COMPANY Job Title: Internal Audit Supervisor
What are a few of your responsibilities?
- Plan, manage and supervise operational and financial audits globally
- Lead the Company’s ongoing Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance efforts
- Serve as an internal consultant to senior management; produce and present report recommendations identifying opportunities for operational efficiency and financial cost savings
- Develop talent and foster teamwork by serving as a positive mentor and leading by example
What is your favorite part of this job? GLOBAL TRAVEL!
What do you find most challenging about it?
Balancing competing needs of the various stakeholders.
For e.g. the Internal Audit objective has to be balanced with the needs and goals of the specific project area that I may be analyzing/investigating.
How did you get to be where you are today?
All thanks to my accounting major at IWU. An accounting major allowed me to get a job in auditing/consulting right after graduation. I got a chance to work with so many different organizations and gained valuable insight into what each of these organizations considered to be of strategic value. I was able to interact with some of the top financial and operational decision makers at these organizations literally almost straight out of college! These experiences provided the foundations of my career advancement.
Did you continue your education after IWU? If yes, where?
MBA from University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business (previously the Graduate School of Business)
Did you have an internship while at IWU? If yes, where?
Bromenn Medical Center– Accounting Intern
I also participated in the J-term (now May Term) program and did an internship in London.
How did the Career Center assist you?
The internship was listed at the career center.
Do you have any advice for current IWU students?
- Get involved in civic and professional activities.
- Networking, networking, networking!
- Internships are a must.
Just For Fun!
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What extracurricular activities were you involved in while at IWU? TOO MANY – Here are just a few:
Where do you call home? Chicago, Illinois and Dhaka, Bangladesh What is your favorite snack? Anything that has shrimp :) What do you do for fun? Mentor others & volunteer for causes I believe in |
Which country would you most like to visit? New Zealand What is something you are looking forward to? Visiting Bangladesh again later this year Who is your favorite character, living or dead, real or fictional? Superman What is the last movie you watched? Meet Bill What are five things you could not live without? I only need two – family & friends |