Dr. Scott Sorensen

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Biography

R. Scott Sorensen is a Lecturer at Purdue University in the Daniels School of Business, specializing in Accounting and Auditing. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Purdue University in 1988 and an MBA in Finance from Butler University in 2003. Sorensen has extensive professional experience, starting his career at Deloitte & Touche as an Audit Senior Staff from 1988 to 1993. He then joined Ernst & Young as an Audit Senior Manager, where he specialized in publicly held companies until 2003. Afterward, he served as the CFO at H3 Sportgear, a privately held manufacturing company from 2003 to 2005, and at Throgmartin-Henke Land Partners, a privately held real estate development company from 2006 to 2008. Sorensen also worked as CFO for Bingham McHale LLP, a law firm from 2008 to 2014, and was the Director of Operations at H.J. Umbaugh & Associates from 2014 to 2018. He returned to academia in 2021 as a Lecturer at Purdue University, teaching courses such as Introduction to Cost Accounting, Advanced Cost Accounting, and Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer

— Present

Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN

Teaching courses in Accounting such as Introduction to Cost Accounting, Advanced Cost Accounting, and Governmental & Not-for-Profit Accounting.

Director of Operations

— Present

H.J. Umbaugh & Associates • West Lafayette, IN

Oversaw operations for the firm.

CFO

— Present

Bingham McHale LLP • Indianapolis, IN

Chief financial officer of the law firm.

CFO

— Present

Throgmartin-Henke Land Partners • Indianapolis, IN

Chief financial officer for a real estate development company.

CFO

— Present

H3 Sportgear • Indianapolis, IN

Chief financial officer of a privately held manufacturing company.

Audit Senior Manager

— Present

Ernst & Young • Indianapolis, IN

Specialized in auditing publicly held companies.

Audit Senior Staff

— Present

Deloitte & Touche • Indianapolis, IN

Conducted audits for various clients.

Requirements for Purdue University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:135
Overall
Required:135
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in CS or related field Foundational concepts of computer science Data structures Computer architecture Operating systems Mathematics through differential equations Linear and matrix algebra
Application Checklist
  • Official Transcripts
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • Resume
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • CS Supplementary Form
Specialization Notes

GRE is not required.