“Big 4” Accounting Firms
Other Notable Accounting Firms
Local Accounting Firms
- B.A. Harris
- Little-Morris
- Ripley Doorn & Company
- Harris & Co.
- Nichols Accounting Group
- Cooper Norman
- Tarter & Associates
A Note on CPA Firms
Unlike many career fields, the recruiting process for CPA firms is fairly standard across the industry. CPA firms generally interview for entry-level positions once a year—every fall. So if you are interested in working in public accounting, you must interview in the fall for jobs to start the following January (for December grads) or the following August/September (for May or August grads). Many students are surprised to learn that they must begin recruiting for jobs within a few weeks of starting their final year.
CPA Licensing Requirements
In Idaho, CPA licensing requires 150 credit hours. For this reason, many students go on to earn a master’s degree. To start your career as a public accountant on the right foot, consider applying for the MSA program (or Idaho’s only MSAT program) at Boise State. By doing so you will not only meet your licensing requirements, but you will also continue to develop the professional network that you initiated as an undergrad.