Hi I would appreciate a profile evaluation and any suggestions about how I can improve.
I am a 25 year old American and living in Paris. I am beginning to get everything together for my applications, and I think it would be helpful to have a starting point to go off of. I am planning on applying Round 1 or Round 2. Below are my stats and a toned down version of 'reflection' points that I've put together.
Target Schools: London Business School, INSEAD, Cambridge (Judge), HEC - also would like to consider (H/S/W) if reasonable
GMAT: just took my first practice test and scored 690. I know this is on the low end for top schools, but I will be studying for the next three months and taking in March/April. I am aiming for 730.
College: Large state school
Undergrad GPA: 3.40 (BBA in Accounting)
Graduate GPA: 3.25 (MAcc)
-Completed 8 week study abroad program focusing on International Finance at University of Oxford
-Completed 5 year Masters of Accountancy program in 4 years
Work Experience: 4.5 years of experience at time the program will start
1. KPMG: Associate (New York City) October 2013-September 2015
Service Line: Alternative investments - federal tax
-Received multiple recognition awards for producing high quality work
-Chosen for a 3 month rotation in Advisory service line in St. Louis, Missouri
§ Assisted Fortune 100 pharmaceutical benefits manager (PBM) with post-acquisition transition. Production associate on team of 10 responsible for reviewing and migrating complex legacy prescription contracts to client’s customer management database
§ Conducted quality control of PBM team contract set ups
§ Created weekly status reports and presents progress updates regarding migration effort
-Interviewed and chosen for a 3 month rotation at investment bank in their Alternative Investments financial reporting tax group in Salt Lake City, Utah
§ Personally responsible for the review of 26 funds
□ Reviewed partner allocations workpapers, K-1 pickups, corporate and partnership federal and state returns
□ Worked closely with the client VPs on tracking the status of their various underlying investment K-1s
□ Main point of contact between clients’ tax firm and applicable personnel associated with their underlying investments to ensure all tax questions were addressed for accurate reporting
□ Provided review comments back to accounting firms
□ Worked with team in New Jersey office to complete necessary review on specific funds
-Supervise and train new associates on firm technologies
-Manage team in India in order to complete tax compliance process
2. KPMG: Senior Associate (New York City); October 2015-December 2015
-Similar tasks as above
-Assisted the London office in a 2 month engagement with setting up firms's internal technology tool that is sold as a subscription service to clients
□ Promoted to second reviewer after one month
□ Reported directly to Washington National Tax partners and Lead Partner of the US tax desk in London
3. KPMG: Senior Associate (Paris, France); January 2016-June 2018
-Focus on international tax
§ Corporate/Partnership compliance - foreign clients who have a presence in the U.S.
□ Acting manager on group's largest compliance engagement
® Communicated directly with Tax Director based in London to answer any questions and provide client deliverables
® Reviewed associates work and provided comments for any necessary updates
® Participated in client meetings to walk through workpapers
® Provided training to groups in Paris and London on specific firm technologies in order to increase overall engagement efficiency
□ Manage and delegate tasks to team in India to complete compliance process
□ Assisted engagement team in London by being the direct contact with the IRS in order to complete necessary client forms
§ M&A tax due diligence - buy-side and sell-side DD for foreign clients who have U.S. tax obligations
§ Tax provision and audit assistance
§ Corporate restructuring engagements
Certifications: CPA licensed in New York; member of AICPA
Extracurriclars
1. College
-Business school mentor program: 2 years - paired with professional in accounting industry
-Club tennis: 2 years
-Reformed University Fellowship: mentored middle school students while providing tutoring assistance in basic curriculum
-Intramural sports: tennis and softball
2. Professional
-Recruiting: received multiple recognition awards for efforts
-Junior Achievement: on team that helped raise over $3,000 in two separate years
-Mentor (NYC): asked by associate to be his mentor
-Mentor (Paris): main contact for global intern participants to help make move to France easy and provide professional guidance
-Transitional Coach to incoming staff and interns to aid with the transition into the firm and provide continuing professional guidance
Other
-Basic knowledge of French language
-Taken full advantage of living in Europe by travelling extensively (visited 17 cities over the last year)
References- two strong recommendations
I will be beefing up my volunteering over the next year. Hoping to use connections to volunteer at US embassy.
Goals: move into consulting (MBB)
Thanks in advance!
I am a 25 year old American and living in Paris. I am beginning to get everything together for my applications, and I think it would be helpful to have a starting point to go off of. I am planning on applying Round 1 or Round 2. Below are my stats and a toned down version of 'reflection' points that I've put together.
Target Schools: London Business School, INSEAD, Cambridge (Judge), HEC - also would like to consider (H/S/W) if reasonable
GMAT: just took my first practice test and scored 690. I know this is on the low end for top schools, but I will be studying for the next three months and taking in March/April. I am aiming for 730.
College: Large state school
Undergrad GPA: 3.40 (BBA in Accounting)
Graduate GPA: 3.25 (MAcc)
-Completed 8 week study abroad program focusing on International Finance at University of Oxford
-Completed 5 year Masters of Accountancy program in 4 years
Work Experience: 4.5 years of experience at time the program will start
1. KPMG: Associate (New York City) October 2013-September 2015
Service Line: Alternative investments - federal tax
-Received multiple recognition awards for producing high quality work
-Chosen for a 3 month rotation in Advisory service line in St. Louis, Missouri
§ Assisted Fortune 100 pharmaceutical benefits manager (PBM) with post-acquisition transition. Production associate on team of 10 responsible for reviewing and migrating complex legacy prescription contracts to client’s customer management database
§ Conducted quality control of PBM team contract set ups
§ Created weekly status reports and presents progress updates regarding migration effort
-Interviewed and chosen for a 3 month rotation at investment bank in their Alternative Investments financial reporting tax group in Salt Lake City, Utah
§ Personally responsible for the review of 26 funds
□ Reviewed partner allocations workpapers, K-1 pickups, corporate and partnership federal and state returns
□ Worked closely with the client VPs on tracking the status of their various underlying investment K-1s
□ Main point of contact between clients’ tax firm and applicable personnel associated with their underlying investments to ensure all tax questions were addressed for accurate reporting
□ Provided review comments back to accounting firms
□ Worked with team in New Jersey office to complete necessary review on specific funds
-Supervise and train new associates on firm technologies
-Manage team in India in order to complete tax compliance process
2. KPMG: Senior Associate (New York City); October 2015-December 2015
-Similar tasks as above
-Assisted the London office in a 2 month engagement with setting up firms's internal technology tool that is sold as a subscription service to clients
□ Promoted to second reviewer after one month
□ Reported directly to Washington National Tax partners and Lead Partner of the US tax desk in London
3. KPMG: Senior Associate (Paris, France); January 2016-June 2018
-Focus on international tax
§ Corporate/Partnership compliance - foreign clients who have a presence in the U.S.
□ Acting manager on group's largest compliance engagement
® Communicated directly with Tax Director based in London to answer any questions and provide client deliverables
® Reviewed associates work and provided comments for any necessary updates
® Participated in client meetings to walk through workpapers
® Provided training to groups in Paris and London on specific firm technologies in order to increase overall engagement efficiency
□ Manage and delegate tasks to team in India to complete compliance process
□ Assisted engagement team in London by being the direct contact with the IRS in order to complete necessary client forms
§ M&A tax due diligence - buy-side and sell-side DD for foreign clients who have U.S. tax obligations
§ Tax provision and audit assistance
§ Corporate restructuring engagements
Certifications: CPA licensed in New York; member of AICPA
Extracurriclars
1. College
-Business school mentor program: 2 years - paired with professional in accounting industry
-Club tennis: 2 years
-Reformed University Fellowship: mentored middle school students while providing tutoring assistance in basic curriculum
-Intramural sports: tennis and softball
2. Professional
-Recruiting: received multiple recognition awards for efforts
-Junior Achievement: on team that helped raise over $3,000 in two separate years
-Mentor (NYC): asked by associate to be his mentor
-Mentor (Paris): main contact for global intern participants to help make move to France easy and provide professional guidance
-Transitional Coach to incoming staff and interns to aid with the transition into the firm and provide continuing professional guidance
Other
-Basic knowledge of French language
-Taken full advantage of living in Europe by travelling extensively (visited 17 cities over the last year)
References- two strong recommendations
I will be beefing up my volunteering over the next year. Hoping to use connections to volunteer at US embassy.
Goals: move into consulting (MBB)
Thanks in advance!
