Brian McPherson’s FutureMe
Controller, Technicolor
Key Stats
Salary: $143,275 - $185,900
Weekly hours: 45-55
Your company doesn’t make movies (or software, or games); it just makes ‘em look fantastic.
Your job: Keep the finances just as vibrant by looking at potential projects and figuring out how much money they might make or lose. You’ll also check out ongoing business practices for ways to make it work better. With a company that holds over 40,000 patents there’s no shortage of action.
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How Brian McPherson got here
Work Experience
- 4 years: Assistant Controller
- 3 years: Staff Accountant
- 1 summer: Senior year internship
- 1 summer: Junior year internship
- Joined the AICPA What’s this?
- Joined my state society What’s this?
- Passed the CPA exam What’s this?
Colleges Brian McPherson is considering
Graduate
Undergraduate
High school
Class of: 2008
Scholarships Brian McPherson is considering
- AccountingWEB Accounting Student Scholarship Program
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Amount:
$1,000
- The scholarship is a one-time $1,000 award.
- A completed application and official transcript must accompany the essay, however the transcript can be mailed separately by the school.
- Essays will be judged on style, content, originality, quality of writing, logic, and structure by an independent panel of judges.
- AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship
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Amount:
$2,500
The AICPA is the national professional organization for certified public accountants. In addition to the many services offered to members, the AICPA offers programs to accounting students. Funded by Accountemps, the AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship program provides financial assistance to accounting majors who demonstrate significant potential to become leaders in the CPA profession. Five $2,500 scholarships are awarded annually to AICPA Student Affiliate members.
- CPA Examination Award Program
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Amount:
$810
- Number Awarded: up to 40 scholarships
- GFOA Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship
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Amount:
Up to $5,000
The GFOA Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarships of $5,000 is available to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in full-time study preparing for a career in state or local government finance.
The recipient will be invited to attend the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the US and Canada's annual conference.
- ISYFA Scholar
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Amount:
Up to $1,000
ISYFA’s grant program will provide assistance to individuals, students or professionals who require funds for education but do not have the financial resources to fund their educational pursuits. Funds will be provided as scholarships or awards to students or professionals who desire to:
- Take various review classes.
- Attend continuing education classes.
- Obtain other educational media that will help recipients improve professionally or gain meaningful employment.
- PCAOB Academic Scholarship Program
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Amount:
Up to $10,000
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, monetary penalties imposed by the PCAOB must be used to fund merit scholarships for students in accredited accounting degree programs. The Board has established the PCAOB Scholarship Program to provide a source of funding to encourage outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to pursue a career in auditing.
On an annual basis, the PCAOB will select, with the help of ACT, educational institutions and invite them each to nominate, by the deadline, an eligible student as a recipient of the PCAOB Scholarship. The scholarships are one-time awards that will be paid directly to the educational institution for eligible expenses such as tuition, fees, books, and supplies. Recipients will receive written notification of their selection as well as notification when the funds have been provided to the school.
Selection of Nominating Institutions
Accredited U.S. colleges and universities that award bachelor's or master's degrees in accounting and report the number of degrees awarded using the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (excluding on-line colleges and universities) are eligible to be selected to nominate students for the scholarships. Eligible institutions will be divided into two groups; Group A includes the one hundred institutions with the highest total of master's degrees in accounting conferred during the preceding five academic years, and Group B contains all other institutions that offer bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting.
The PCAOB, with ACT's help, will select institutions to provide student nominations by using a statistical selection process that follows protocols for fairness and impartiality. Seventy-five percent of the scholarships will go to students attending institutions in Group A and twenty-five percent will be awarded to students who attend institutions in Group B. Schools selected as nominating institutions in a given year will not be considered for selection for the next five years or until all institutions in the respective group have been selected, whichever occurs first.
- TACTYC/AICPA Scholarship
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Amount:
$1,000
Four $1,000 scholarships are awarded:
(2) to two-year college graduates pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting at a four-year institution; and
(2) to students pursuing a two-year degree in accounting
Amount: $1,000
- The scholarship is a one-time $1,000 award.
- A completed application and official transcript must accompany the essay, however the transcript can be mailed separately by the school.
- Essays will be judged on style, content, originality, quality of writing, logic, and structure by an independent panel of judges.
Amount: $2,500
The AICPA is the national professional organization for certified public accountants. In addition to the many services offered to members, the AICPA offers programs to accounting students. Funded by Accountemps, the AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship program provides financial assistance to accounting majors who demonstrate significant potential to become leaders in the CPA profession. Five $2,500 scholarships are awarded annually to AICPA Student Affiliate members.
Amount: $810
- Number Awarded: up to 40 scholarships
Amount: Up to $5,000
The GFOA Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarships of $5,000 is available to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in full-time study preparing for a career in state or local government finance.
The recipient will be invited to attend the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the US and Canada's annual conference.
Amount: Up to $1,000
ISYFA’s grant program will provide assistance to individuals, students or professionals who require funds for education but do not have the financial resources to fund their educational pursuits. Funds will be provided as scholarships or awards to students or professionals who desire to:
- Take various review classes.
- Attend continuing education classes.
- Obtain other educational media that will help recipients improve professionally or gain meaningful employment.
Amount: Up to $10,000
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, monetary penalties imposed by the PCAOB must be used to fund merit scholarships for students in accredited accounting degree programs. The Board has established the PCAOB Scholarship Program to provide a source of funding to encourage outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to pursue a career in auditing.
On an annual basis, the PCAOB will select, with the help of ACT, educational institutions and invite them each to nominate, by the deadline, an eligible student as a recipient of the PCAOB Scholarship. The scholarships are one-time awards that will be paid directly to the educational institution for eligible expenses such as tuition, fees, books, and supplies. Recipients will receive written notification of their selection as well as notification when the funds have been provided to the school.
Selection of Nominating Institutions
Accredited U.S. colleges and universities that award bachelor's or master's degrees in accounting and report the number of degrees awarded using the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (excluding on-line colleges and universities) are eligible to be selected to nominate students for the scholarships. Eligible institutions will be divided into two groups; Group A includes the one hundred institutions with the highest total of master's degrees in accounting conferred during the preceding five academic years, and Group B contains all other institutions that offer bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting.
The PCAOB, with ACT's help, will select institutions to provide student nominations by using a statistical selection process that follows protocols for fairness and impartiality. Seventy-five percent of the scholarships will go to students attending institutions in Group A and twenty-five percent will be awarded to students who attend institutions in Group B. Schools selected as nominating institutions in a given year will not be considered for selection for the next five years or until all institutions in the respective group have been selected, whichever occurs first.
Amount: $1,000
Four $1,000 scholarships are awarded:
(2) to two-year college graduates pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting at a four-year institution; and
(2) to students pursuing a two-year degree in accounting
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