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Reine Totaro

Reine Totaro

RSM US LLP

New York, NY USA

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Reine's work combines: Business, Numbers, and Working with Others

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Day In The Life

Senior Assurance Associate

I work as a Senior Associate in the commercial audit practice at RSM US LLP.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

    Port Charlotte High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Accounting

    Florida State University

  • Graduate Degree

    Accounting

    Florida State University

Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Accountants and Auditors:

Bachelor's Degree: Accounting

Graduate Degree: Accounting

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life took a while to figure out

  • 1.

    Going into college I wasn't sure which major I wanted to declare. I ended up choosing criminology (probably the product of watching too much Criminal Minds).

  • 2.

    After 2 semesters of criminology, I decided I wanted to go into Business Management in the hopes of running my own dance competition some day.

  • 3.

    In the Bus. Management track I had to take intro to financial accounting. This class clicked for me and I ended up switching to Accounting entirely.

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Messages from Teachers:

    I received a lot of discouragement during school when telling recruiters I wanted to work in New York City. As a Florida resident many people told me it would be easier to get a job in Atlanta or in a Florida office.

  • How I responded:

    I told recruiters that my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices of preferred office location were NYC. I had many recruiters tell me there was no way they could send me to NYC and I had other recruiters who said they would love to send me to NYC. This is how I determined which firms were aligned with my core values. Ultimately, this discouragement made my final decision in choosing a firm much easier than some of my peers.