📄 Steven Bleifer - Resume 📄

Florham Park, NJ | NYU Stern '26 | Pitt '25

Last updated: March 2026

Education

Master of Science in Accounting

• GPA: 3.545
• NYU Stern MS in Accounting Merit Scholarship
• Graduate Student Ambassador - NYU Stern MS in Accounting Program

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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting

• Minor in Economics
• GPA: 3.956  |  Honors: Summa Cum Laude

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Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY  |  Aug 2021 - May 2022

• Credits transferred to University of Pittsburgh

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International Baccalaureate - Diploma Programme

Sep 2019 - Jun 2021

• IB Diploma Programme recipient
• HL: Calculus Applications, English, European History
• SL: Mandarin, Environmental Systems and Societies, Biology

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West Morris Mendham High School

Mendham, NJ  |  Aug 2017 - Jun 2021

• GPA: 3.9 unweighted, 5.1 weighted
• Marching Band Trombone Section Leader
• 1st Chair Trombone Regional Symphony
• Finalist in NJ All State Jazz Competition 2019, Featured Soloist
• Leader of Student Jazz Combo
• National Honors Society, National Chinese Honors Society, High Honor Roll

Work Experience

• Incoming Commercial Audit Associate

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• Collaborated with 4 different engagement teams across education, consumer goods, and life sciences industries
• Completed tasks for quarterly reporting, risk assessment, and substantive analytical procedures
• Addressed audit planning processes, walkthrough procedures, and accounting standards changes
• Implemented internal and external AI tools to enhance audit quality and efficiency

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Introduction to Financial Accounting

• Developed lesson plans for recitation sections teaching ~120 students per semester
• Instructed 4 recitation sections weekly and facilitated learning through office hours

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• Assigned to large team for a 9/30 year-end public audit client in the manufacturing sector
• Worked on tests of controls, walkthrough documentation, inventory counts, revenue testing, and quarterly documentation
• Participated in audit team meetings to clarify quarterly audit report status
• Applied data processing and data visualization software to audit processes

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• Coordinated with the Pitt investment team and KPMG to provide documents required for the audit
• Communicated with fund managers on behalf of Pitt for issues with investments

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Starbucks  -  Barista

New Jersey  |  November 2018 - March 2023 (Part-time)

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Personal Sneaker Reselling Business

New Jersey  |  March 2018 - September 2022 (Self-employed)

Organizations

League of Emerging Analytics Professionals

Member  |  Sep 2022 - Apr 2024  |  Pitt College of Business

• Student-run organization focused on learning data analytics skills
• Earned certification in Excel from Pitt Business School
• Developed Excel and Tableau skills through Analytics Institute workshops

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University of Pittsburgh Accounting Association

Member  |  Sep 2023 - Apr 2024

• Attended networking sessions with local and national accounting firms
• Met bi-weekly with accounting students to discuss current events in the accounting industry

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Panther Equity

Member  |  Sep 2022 - Apr 2023  |  Pitt College of Business

• Managed an equity-only investment portfolio endowed by the University of Pittsburgh
• Developed investment skills in financial analysis, research, and presenting
• Attended student-run workshops on investment planning, analysis, and basic skills

Volunteering

Team Leader  -  American Cancer Society

March 2020 - June 2021

• One of 3 team leaders for the school-sponsored fundraiser for cancer treatment and research
• Built a team of over 100 members from the local community
• Organized campaign strategies on social media, raising over $10,000 in two years

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Volunteer  -  Pitt Dance Marathon

January 2025 - March 2025

• Raising money for childhood illnesses
• Raised over $350 individually and over $1,000 as a group

🔨 Skills & Highlights

Category	Details
Audit	Risk Assessment, Substantive Analytics, Tests of Controls, Walkthrough Documentation, Quarterly Reporting
Industries	Education, Consumer Goods, Life Sciences, Manufacturing
Firms	KPMG, EY
Tools	Excel (Certified), Tableau, Data Visualization, AI Audit Tools
Teaching	Financial Accounting Instruction, Lesson Planning, Student Mentorship
Music	Trombone (Section Leader, All-State Finalist), Guitar, Bass

🏆 Awards & Honors

• NYU Stern MS in Accounting Merit Scholarship - Sep 2025
• Summa Cum Laude - University of Pittsburgh, Apr 2025
• James B. Tafel Endowed Scholarship - University of Pittsburgh, Apr 2025
• University Scholar - University of Pittsburgh, Apr 2025 (Top 2% GPA)
• Anania Family Accounting Scholarship - University of Pittsburgh, Nov 2024 & Dec 2023
• Beta Gamma Sigma Honors Society - Apr 2024 (Top 10% of business students)
• Dean's List - University of Pittsburgh (All semesters)
• NJ All State Jazz Competition Finalist - 2019, Featured Soloist