School of Administrative Studies Accounting graduate student Zakir Bhatia and four of his fellow classmates had a mission: to come out on top of the Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting (PACC) Challenge. “From the beginning, we were known as the team who really wanted to win,” he said. And win they did.

On March 30, Bhatia and his teammates Charlene Lv, Arpita Haque Bhuiya, Jonathan Ishak and Marianne Martinez received $1,000 from CPA Ontario for their presentation and report on a complex accounting case.

“The challenge gave us the opportunity to receive feedback from over a dozen professionals, former PACC students and professors who have been through the CPA process,” Bhatia said. “The advice we received for our professional exams and future careers was invaluable. Not many people outside of this program have the opportunity to present to over 100 people in a professional setting.”

Originally published on yFile.