�ձ�һ��Ƭ Johnstown - Accounting

Jennifer Sherwood

ALL312 — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:21:16 +0000

Division

Business and Enterprise Division

Academic Programs

Accounting

Accounting Faculty

admin — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 17:48:54 +0000

Deborah Smiach Zakrzwski, CPA, CGFM

Anonymous — Tue, 21 May 2019 20:49:57 +0000

Careers in Accounting allow a professional to assist a company to expand and to adjust to all competitive environments. Accounting professionals need to expand their knowledge and gain experiences in financial accounting, auditing, tax, consulting/analysis, record keeping, information technology, and computerized accounting in order to maintain or improve your status within the market place.

In it imperative to impress upon students the need to apply your knowledge and to embrace change in order for those of us in the accounting profession to assist clients with their responses to financial, economic, political, and legal environments.

When a student realizes that businesses have a constant struggle of keeping the accounting equation (Assets = Liabilities + Equity) in balance and that it is our job to assist in this process, then we as educators have accomplished our goal.

Intermediate Accounting 1	Advanced Accounting	Individual Income Taxation
Auditing	Accounting Information Systems	Business Income Taxation
	Government and Non-Profit Accounting

Education & Training

BA �ձ�һ��Ƭ at Johnstown
MBA
MIS
�ձ�һ��Ƭ CGFM (1995), CPA (1984)

Division

Business and Enterprise Division

Academic Programs

Accounting

Finance

Cristina M DeDiana, MAcc

Anonymous — Tue, 21 May 2019 20:49:36 +0000

Most of my professional life has been spent working in the “real world.” In public accounting, I spent years performing financial statement audits of small businesses, local governmental units, and non-profits, along with completing tax returns for individuals, businesses and nonprofits. My experience in private industry was also far-reaching: I served as the controller for a private company, and was responsible for financial statement preparation for a public company. During my time working in industry and public accounting, I developed an interest in fraud detection, and was instrumental in uncovering several embezzlement and corruption cases. I continue a small tax practice and consult with non-profits and small businesses on how to improve their internal controls to protect against fraud. With my broad background in industry and continuing involvement in professional affairs, I make every attempt to bring those experiences into the classroom where students can apply theory to practical issues.

Each year, I usually teach the following courses:

Principles of Accounting I	Principles of Accounting II	Intermediate Accounting I
Financial Statement Analysis	Forensic Accounting	Introduction to Business

If you are interested in learning more about accounting and your future career, contact me at dediana@pitt.edu

Education & Training

BS Duquesne University
MAcc (2007) St. Vincent College
Certifications: CPA, CFE

Division

Business and Enterprise Division

Academic Programs

Accounting

Finance