Documentary Spotlights Audit Careers as Sector Seeks Diversity

A documentary-style program that showcases careers in public accounting offers that profession a unique vehicle to reach minority candidates and convince them there’s a future in the work.

A new episode of Roadtrip Nation is posted and is scheduled to air on some public television stations beginning Friday, featuring three Big Four audit recruits. Cameras follow the CPA candidates as they travel the country interviewing leaders from all corners of the profession—including a former chief executive officer of Deloitte, an accountant turned baker, and a forensic accountant.

Along the way, they question their place in a largely white profession, where ...