Personal Biography:

Kameron de Verteuil is a graduate student pursuing a Masters of Professional Accountancy degree at Jackson State University. He received his Bachelor’s of Accountancy from Mississippi State University. Mr. de Verteuil is employed with the Mississippi Department of Human Services as an Accountant. He aspires to complete his Master’s and become a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. de Verteuil’s long-term goal is to open his own accounting firm and specialize in taxation.

Essay:

If you were to ask a group of kindergarteners what they want to be when they grow up you will hear answers such as, doctors, firefighters, and maybe even policemen, but I guarantee no one will say an accountant! Accounting is a word that many people are familiar with, but only a handful of people actually know what it means. Accountants excel in working with numbers, reconciling conflicting reports, and paying close attention to detail; all things I find interesting.

As a current second semester graduate student, I did not start out as an accounting major. When I first went off to college I found out after one semester that I would not be a successful computer engineer. Not only could I not understand how to write computer codes, but it was also something that I knew I did not want to do as a profession. Meanwhile, as I became introduced to accounting, it did not take long for me to feel comfort in the copious amounts of numbers and their respected accounts to be charged to.

The National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), a professional organization focused specifically for African-Americans, is an amazing opportunity for any accounting and business majors. NABA represents more than 20,000 professionals in public accounting, government, nonprofit and education. I plan to carry the trend and represent NABA well in my future endeavors as well.

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