Dorian Bafas - Audit Staff

This past summer I was able to complete a summer internship with PKM and it was a great experience. Not only did it allow me to see what public accounting was about, I had a great experience with the firm. It was wonderful working with many different people and gaining experience with different types of jobs. I was able to do internal audits, SOX 404 work, helped wrap up an external audit and had a week on a 401K audit.

The firm made sure there were different events where we could let our hair down and get to know people in the firm. It also allowed us to meet other people that we might not have been able to work with, such as the tax and IT staff. The events ranged from small groups of us going out to ice cream, to a great time at Agatha’s Murder Mystery Dinner. I also had the experience of working with people from all levels of the firm — all the way up to partners. One of the things I enjoyed the most about our firm is when you sit in the office you can hear people laughing. We have a light-hearted firm where joking and laughing is acceptable and an environment that promotes this. We work hard, but get to have fun while doing it!

When my internship was finished, I knew PKM was the place I wanted to work. I felt comfortable with the people I had worked with and really enjoyed everything we did all summer. I recently finished my MBA and started working full-time at PKM. Not much has changed since going from an intern to a full time employee. The same great people are here and the job is still fun. I am learning something new every day. If you have the opportunity to experience an internship while you are in college, do it! Get your feet wet and see what “the real world” is really like. This could help you focus on classes that would really help you later and will hopefully help you find a great place to work, just like it helped me find PKM!