Portland Community College Accountlandia Podcast

In this final podcast of the 23/24 academic year, Accountlandia founder Cynthia Killingsworth shares guidance distilled from the six previous podcast guests and the many members of the accounting community who joined the Portland Community College accounting networking event and serve on our advisory committee. Purpose of this podcast Professional Skills: Interview skills & the Accountlandia Career Planning page – 1:30 Workflow management – 5:12 Job hopping – 9:00 CPA exam prep – 9:43   Technical skills: Variety and evolving mix of technology – 10:55 Advanced Excel skills - 11:25 Professional certification - 11:58 Tax preparation and CashOregon - 12:25 What to do about a lack of experience: Recognize what you already know – 13:25 Find ways to add to your knowledge and connections – 15:45 Remote work issues – 17:55  Response to feedback – 19:09 Different areas of accounting: Public accounting – 22:15 Bookkeeping – 25:28 Government & nonprofit accounting – 27:25 Conclusion – 30:20

Accounting students Rex Dominguez and Nahomi Reed talk about their experience of joining the first cohort of paid tax preparation interns with Cash Oregon this tax season. You’ll want to sign up for next year after hearing their stories!

Erin Zollenkopf, the CEO of Susan Matlack Jones and Associates, talks about the rich history of this accounting and bookkeeping firm that serves over 120 nonprofit organizations in the Portland community. She discusses how she and her mother came to accounting from writing and music backgrounds and have grown this firm now employing twenty people. Erin also shares an overview of the complex dimensions of nonprofit accounting and how independent bookkeepers help their clients become exceptional stewards of their resources and nonprofit missions.

Current PCC accountant and alumni Tammy Sanders shares how she transitioned careers with a post-bac. acctg. certificate while balancing time with her two young children. Transcript.

PCC accounting alumni Caleb Broyles discusses his journey from a family tragedy that derailed his college plans to working at a national CPA firm. Caleb also shares how he cultivated his accounting experience by working throughout his college years to support his young family. 

In this inaugural podcast, Accountlandia host and PCC accounting instructor Cynthia Killingsworth meets with former PCC accounting student Tasneem Anjary to discuss her accounting journey which has included being the vice president of membership for the PSU Beta Alpha Psi accounting society, building her professional network with mentors, accepted for four internships and finding scholarships to fund her education. We hope you enjoy her inspiring story!  (transcript)

Former PCC accounting student Lisvan Carvajal Alvarez talks about his experience with a Multnomah County College to Career internship that led to a permanent job.