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Ogochukwu
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The Ohio State University
Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration, Accounting
Founder | ByOgochukwu
Founder | SecureThatBag
ABOUT ME
Ogochukwu Obiagwu is a graduate of the accounting program at The Ohio State University. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and is currently an active CPA candidate. Outside of the classroom, Ogochukwu engaged in student groups and professional development programs. Using her top strength of curiosity, at an early age she founded ByOgochukwu, a startup dedicated to “Expressing cultural pride through fashion.” Her overall passion for business, creative thinking, diversity & inclusion, and community shows in all of her endeavors. Ogochukwu's "go-getter" and entrepreneurial mindset ignites her eagerness to learn, experience new things, and improve her personal brand. She lives by the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) motto: "Lifting As We Climb." Ogochukwu's mission is to use what she learns to educate, empower, and make an impact on others! Subsequently, she created the "Secure That Bag" blog page to share her personal and professional journey. She also provides student development services for those ready to level up their resumes, networking skills, LinkedIn, scholarship applications, and more. Through her work Ogochukwu hopes site visitors and blog readers, especially students, learn something new and are encouraged to achieve!
“I have no special talents, I’m just passionately curious.”
-Albert Einstein
"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."
-Milton Berle
Experience
August 2022- Present
Ernst & Young (EY) LLP
Business Consulting, Technology Risk
Columbus, Ohio
Test and document IT General Control (ITGC), and IT Application Control (ITAC) evidence from walkthroughs, to reperform and analyze the design & operating effectiveness of information technology controls in financial audits
January 2020- March 2020
RSM
Audit Intern
Houston, TX
Worked on power and energy clients. Improved analytical and technical skills through Microsoft Office and assets/liabilities testing, workpaper documentation, 10-K, 10-Q, S-4 report tie outs for SEC clients. Contributed over 600 hours of work towards busy season goals
August 2017- August 2019
Becker Professional Education Student Ambassador
Columbus, Ohio
Educate students on the benefits of CPA credential and Becker CPA exam preparation resource
June 2019- August 2019
Ernst & Young (EY)
Risk Advisory-Global Student Experience Intern Brisbane, Australia
Equip business continuity and recovery by testing and analyzing controls and processes in place that help clients plan, manage, mitigate and respond to risk
August 2016- August 2019
National Association of Black Accountants
Student member
Columbus, Ohio
Served as 2017- 18 Philanthropy chair. Coordinate Ohio State University NABA chapter service projects and facilitate community outreach to encourage our chapter to“Lift as We Climb”
December 2018- April 2019
Holbrook & Manter, CPAs
Audit Intern
Columbus, Ohio
Managing busy season scheduling and applying software application trainings to perform and execute audit services for client engagements
June 2018- August 2018
Ernst & Young (EY) LLP
Launch Intern
New York, New York
Moved to NYC for the summer to grow accounting skills through hands-on experience, by executing tasks to add value to rotational engagement teams in advisory, audit, and tax lines of service
November 2017- August 2018
Legacy Scholars Program
Student Program Leader
Columbus, Ohio
Mentor 20 high school students on building an entrepreneurial mindset, leveraging character strengths, progressing goals, advancing professional development skills, and earning scholarships toward college or other post-secondary training
January 2018- April 2018
Crowe Horwath
CAST- Audit Intern
Columbus, Ohio
Improved analytical and technical skills through Microsoft Office and other software application training, by contributing 300+ hours of audit services for client engagements
March 2012- July 2017
ByOgochukwu
CEO & Founder
Columbus, Ohio
Bridge the gap of underrepresented minorities in the fashion industry by coordinating a team of 18
Brand Ambassadors who have successfully modeled in 7 fashion shows within and around the Ohio area
2017 designer for: Fashion Forward Cincy, Bowling Green State University, and Northern Kentucky University, and others
June 2017- July 2017
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLC
Internal Firm Services Start Intern
Columbus, Ohio
Advanced professional development from hands-on projects, analyzing over 1,000 data entries using excel's data validation tool to make information more accessible for supervisor, online simulation training, and in person shadowing of the tax and assurance lines of services
May 2017- June 2017
Germany Study Abroad Program
Student Participant
Hamburg, Germany
Participated in Freshman Global Lab Study Abroad Program in Hamburg, Germany; Studied International Business and Logistics Management at Kühne Logistics University; Learned the distinction between ethnocentrism & polycentrism