SAS
Office Space
Ice Breaker
EM Culture and Events
Accounting
100

What are rows and columns in a SAS dataset called?

Observations and Variables

100

What is the main color of the EM office space?

Orange

100

Who does not have fingerprint on their left hand?

Jeff

100

What are our rooms named after?

Financial Concepts

100

Name 3 other vendors (company names) or categories from the EM Value Chain slide?

Comp Consultants,
Law Firms,
Brokers/Plan admin,
Valuation Consultants,
Accounting,
Audit

200

What does merging datasets mean?

Combine data from two or more datasets.

200

List 3 areas of the EM office that you saw in the office tour?

Kitchen,

Relax Room,

Spades,

Games Area,

Multi-purpose Area,

Cubicle Area,

Main Lobby, 

Main Conference Room, 

Media Room,

Training Room

200

Whose name is named after a character in Harry Potter?

Helga

200

Which year did EM spin out from Bank of America?

2012

200

List 3 types of equity-based compensation instruments.

RSU
RSA
NQ
ISO
ESPP
PSU

300

If the grants file has 100 observations, the vests file has 500 observations, and we merge the two, how many observations will you have in the output dataset?

500

300

List 2 games that EM employees like to play for fun in the office.

Ping Pong

Video Games (Smash Bros, Mario Kart)

Pool

300

Who likes cooking but do not like eating?

Sangeetha

300

What Net Promoter Score does Equity Methods have?

97
300

Name 4 areas that Equity Methods supports Fortune 100 companies with?

Valuation

Long-term Incentive Design

Pay Equity Analysis

IPO Support

M&A

Proxy Statements

Financial Reporting and Forecasting

and more..

400

What is the SAS function to format a date variable as 02/25/2022?

mmddyy10.

400

What is the name of the multi-purpose room?

Sunshine

400

Who is numismatic?

Sanjana

400

Name three of the three schools the facilitators have attended?

Arizona State University, UCSD, UIUC

400

What is the name of the codification that governs share-based payment accounting for US GAAP?

ASC 718

500

What are do loops within do loops called?

Nested Loops

500

When did we move into the current office?

April 2024

500

Which two externs have lived in Singapore before?

Qi and Jay

500

Name two company events that we host annually?

Holiday Party, Thanksgiving Potluck, Appreciation Day

500

Describe the reporting process flow.

SAS imported datasets

Pre-processing

Core calculation engine

Post-processing