LEARNING PATH: Staff Accountant Core Foundations

Overview

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:

This is a Learning Path which contains several courses for a total of 10 CPE.

Once registered, detailed instructions will be emailed to sign up for each individual course.

You must attend each course by April 30, 2027.

This course is being offered by a learning partner and will not be accessible on your My CPE page. Access information will be emailed directly to you by CPA Crossings.

Highlights

This path is built for early-career CPAs and staff who need a solid base across the essentials: core accounting, tax basics, audit fundamentals, and practical spreadsheet accuracy. It includes topics like compilation preparation, keeping up with standard-setting, finding errors in Excel, and foundational individual taxation. CPAs should take this path to ramp faster, reduce common mistakes, and become more dependable across multiple engagement types early in their careers.

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Entry-level CPAs, Staff accountants, New hires in public accounting

Objectives

The courses offered as part of this Learning Path are:

Compilation Preparation and Review Basics and Peer Reviews

Instructor: Allison M. Henry, CPA, CGMA

CPE: 2

Field of Study: Accounting

Basic Individual Taxation Course

Instructor: Allison M. McLeod, LL.M., CPA

CPE: 2

Field of Study: Taxes

Finding Errors in Excel Spreadsheets

Instructor: Bryan L. Smith, CPA.CITP, CISA

CPE: 2

Field of Study: Auditing

Keeping Up with the FASB

Instructor: Dr. Christopher J. Harper, CPA, MBA

CPE: 2

Field of Study: Accounting

What You Can Learn From the Statement of Cash Flows

Instructor: Dr. Christopher J. Harper, CPA, MBA

CPE: 2

Field of Study: Accounting

Preparation

None