Corporate Accounting & Finance Professional

Networking Resources

Nationwide professional networking opportunities, along with personal mentoring relationships, for all career levels.

• Monthly chapter meetings or networking events
• Chapter sponsored mentoring arrangements
• Regional Conference
• Annual Joint National Conference with American Woman's Society of Certified Public Accountants (AWSCPA)
• ASWA's LinkedIn Group, including an online discussion forum for networking

For members not directly involved in accounting and finance (e.g. affiliate members such as recruiters), opportunities to better understand accounting and finance professionals and their jobs

• Participate in CPE presentations
• Speak with accounting professionals regarding current issues in the industry
• Contact members with specific industry knowledge through member search on the national website
• ASWA's LinkedIn Group, including a job board to place your current employment opportunities

Meet potential employers and job referrals

• At local chapter meetings or in job postings in chapter newsletters and chapter websites
• Regional and National Conferences offer job opportunities through exhibitors, sponsors and attendees
• Accountemps and Robert Half Finance & Accounting sponsored Career Center
• ASWA's LinkedIn Group, including a job board with current employment opportunities

Through scholarship support for students in accounting

• Chapters raise funds for local scholarships
• Participate on committee that reviews applicants and selects recipients
• Fundraising events at Regional and National Conference for American Society of Women Accountants Educational Foundation

Continuing Professional Education

Quality, low-cost, member-driven continuing professional education (CPE) at the local, regional and national levels

• Local chapters offer CPE as part of monthly meetings
• Local chapters offer occasional one-day seminars
• Regional Conferences offer annual one- and two-day seminars
• Annual Joint National Conference with American Woman's Society of Certified Public Accountants (AWSCPA), offering 24 hours of CPE

Regardless of your accounting education, credentials or job level, you can be part of a forum to discuss technical accounting and finance issues and gain additional professional skills

• Monthly chapter meetings or networking events
• Topic specific Roundtable Forums, organized at the chapter level
• Regional and National Conferences
• ASWA's LinkedIn Group, including an online discussion forum for accounting and finance issues
• Business Skills Training

Non-accounting business skills in a low stress environment

• Public speaking experience through participation in meetings
• Technical presentations
• Planning, communications, delegating and collaboration via committee work
• Conference planning
• Interviewing skills through monthly meeting presentation and contacts with members in the human resources industry
• Writing skills via articles for chapter newsletter and national magazine, The Compass

Hands-on leadership training

• Officer or committee chair positions in your local chapter
• Regional Director position
• Appointment to national task forces
• Election to a National Board position

Strategic planning experience

• Involvement in local chapter planning as an officer or committee member
• Serve as a Regional Director assisting chapters in strategic planning
• Serve on the National Board to plan and monitor the long-term direction of the organization

Other Resources

• Accountemps and Robert Half Finance & Accounting sponsored Career Center
• Discounted price for a Becker CPA Review course
• Discounted price for a Yaeger CPA Review course
• CCH Tax & Accounting Books - 30% discount
• CPA Secure electronic transport service - 25% discount
• Discounted premiums for long-term care insurance policies through LTCR
• Faxser.com faxing service - free 30-day trial and additional member discount