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What is it really worth?As an associate in valuation services, you will be challenged to determine the value of both assets and obligations for your firm’s clients and use that knowledge to shape critical business decisions.

• Businessenterprises• Financialinstruments• Goodwill• Intellectualproperty• Brandequity• Customerrelationships• Stock-basedcompensation• Assetretirementobligations

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Looking for a rewarding career at the crossroads of finance and accounting?

Valuation Services—the intersection of finance and accounting.Valuation services is a growing line in international professional services firms that affects business decision making on all fronts—everything from strategy and acquisitions to asset management, restructurings and divestitures. Associates within the valuation service line are first and foremost well-rounded business analysts who provide advice and opinions regarding the worth of both tangible and intangible assets and liabilities, as well as valuations for management planning, financial reporting, enterprise restructuring and tactical business decisions. Clients look to a valuation professionals to help them manage capital agendas, knowing decisions made and actions taken today will impact growth and profitability tomorrow.

Introducing MAcc ValuationHowmuchisMichaelJackson’smusiclibraryworth?Howmuchshouldacompanypaytopurchaseadownstreamsupplier?Howshouldaconsumergoodscompanyvaluetheirbrandnameandthegoodwillthatcomeswithit?Whatareexecutivestockoptionsworth?Thesearejustafewofthetypesofquestionsthatneedtobeansweredinordertomakesoundbusinessdecisions.

Double-digit demand for talentDesigned in partnership with our five global partner firms, the Vanderbilt MAcc Valuation program meets the growing need for young professionals who have the the intellectual and academic skills, the credentials and the interpersonal savvy to grow and succeed in this specialized business segment.

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Valuation professionals provide expert advice and counsel for both external clients and the three high-level service lines within a professional services firm: Audit, Tax and Advisory. To serve all clients well, valuation professionals must demonstrate strong client-facing skills on top of their mastery of finance and accounting knowledge and skills.

Looking for a rewarding career at the crossroads of finance and accounting?The only “go-to” program that meets the entry-level talent needs of today’s valuation service lines.Introducing MAcc Valuation

Finance. Accounting. Interpersonal skills, too.The rigorous curriculum balances technical competence in finance and accounting with client-facing skills. In twelve months, you will gain confidence in your abilities as a professional. Most importantly, you will gain an in-depth understanding of what makes companies run—critical for success in any business career.

Small class. Enormous benefits.The Vanderbilt MAcc Valuation program is small by design. You will have significant interaction with and access to faculty throughout the program. You will enjoy a great deal of “face time” with associates and leadership from our five partner firms as you move through a high-touch interviewing and placement process. And, equally important, with a smaller

class size, you will form life-long connections and relationships that will benefit you throughout your career.

Two credentials. Exceptional preparation.Only the Vanderbilt MAcc Valuation program offers students the ability to prepare for both the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam Levels 1 and 2 using the premier Becker CPA and Stalla CFA review courses. In addition, the innovative Training the Street program will give you hands-on financial modeling experience to give you a head-start on your internship.

Earn while you learn with a paid internship.During the 12-month program, you have unparalleled access to our partner firms—Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers. These organizations offer ten-week internship opportunities in which you can earn $10,000 or more. More importantly, since most firms consider the internship an extended interview for post-graduate employment, a successful internship will likely lead to a full-time position.

The original Vanderbilt Master of Accountancy program has been a huge success story. Introducing a new program that addresses a sizeable and growing talent gap is a logical next step for our school. This innovative course of study will address the changing world of accounting as it relates to valuing assets, obligations and risk.

Karl Hackenbrack, FacultyDirector,MAccandMAccValuationprograms

The Original Vanderbilt MAcc.A success by any measure.There were high hopes for the Vanderbilt MAcc program when it launched in 2007; it is safe to say that the audit track program not only met but exceeded the expectations of our partner firms, our students and our school.

• StudentsintheClassof2011receivedanaverageof4.23 internship offers. The same class experienced a 100 percent placement rate with our five partner firms.

• GraduatesoftheClassof2010boastan85percentone-year CPA exam pass rate—believed to be among the highest of any program in the country.

Looking for a rewarding career at the crossroads of finance and accounting? 12 months. One degree. Two credentials.

One extraordinary career.

Advanced Management Accounting (2)

Financial Modeling (2)

FinancialReporting I (2)

Corporate ValueManagement (2)

Audit Institutions (1)Audit Engagement Documentation (1)

Stalla CFA Exam Review and Level I Exam Stalla CFA Level II Exam Review

Financial Reporting II (2)

Taxation of Business and Investment Transactions (2)

Advanced Financial Reporting (2)

Research in Financial Reporting (2)Investments (2)

Accounting Valuation Internship(8)*

Introduction to Law and Business (2)

Strategic Management (2)

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As a valuation services professional, you will advise clients as they seek to make informed strategic and tactical decisions. You will:• Gatherandanalyzefinancialdatafromtheclient• Developorreviewcomplexfinancialorbusinessmodels• Identifyandvaluetheassetsandobligationsrelevantto

a specific acquisition• Analyzeindustrytrends

• Researchandcompiledataoncomparablecompanies or transactions

• Preparevaluationreports• Evaluatetheaccuracyofprospectiveinformation

Does this sound like you?The program is designed for recent college graduates

with strong quantitative experience and aptitude,

interpersonal savvy and the drive to succeed in a

fast-paced, challenging business environment. For those

who are ambitious, focused and committed to a career

in valuation services, international public accounting

firms offer abundant opportunities for career growth,

recognition and financial rewards.

In just one year, the Vanderbilt MAcc Valuation program prepares recent graduates for a career in the valuation service line of an international public accounting firm. The rigorous curriculum balances the need for technical competence in finance and accounting with opportunities for professional development of client-facing skills.

Get the inside track!As a student in the MAcc Valuation program you will have built-in access to leadership and recruiters from these partner firms from the day you are accepted into the program. You’ll get to know them at networking events on campus and have opportunities to visit them in their offices. They’ll be looking at you as a potential hire; you’ll be evaluating them as a future employer.

•Fortune—100BestCompaniestoWorkFor(2011)•CatalystAwardrecognizinginitiatives toadvancewomenintheworkplace(2010)•The Shriver Report—ModelEmployer(2009)

FivefirmsarerepresentedontheVanderbiltMAccAdvisoryBoard.Collectively,theseorganizationsdominatetheprofessionalservicessectoronaglobalbasis.Theyrecruitthehighest-qualitytalentandprovidethetrainingneededforon-the-jobsuccess.Toretainprizedassociates,theyoffercompetitivecompensation,generousbenefits,geographicflexibilityandamyriadofopportunitiesforgrowth.

It’snowonderthatyouwillfindall five of our partner firms at or near the top of any “Best Places to Work” list.Belowisjustasamplingoftherecentaccoladesandawardsreceivedbyeach.

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•Forbes—9thlargestprivatecompanyintheworld(2010)•Fortune—100BestCompaniestoWorkFor(2009)•BusinessWeek—No.1BestPlacetoLaunch aCareer(2008)ey.com

•Vault.com—BestAccountingFirmtoWorkFor(2011)•PINK Magazine—TopCompaniesforWomen(2007)•CompaniesthatCareHonorRoll(2007)grantthornton.com

•World’sBestOutsourcingAdvisors(2011)•World’smostattractiveemployers(2010)•OpRisk&Compliance—Top2inConsultancyRankings(2009)

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•G.I.Jobs—Top100MilitaryFriendlyEmployers(2011)• Training—Top10HallofFame(2011)•PRNewsCorporateSocialResponsibilityAwards-Diversity CommunicationsandHumanRights(2009)

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