We met in May 2012 in the “bullpen” at Welch LLP in Pembroke. We quickly became friends, all while travelling the valley to work with clients, filing during downtime, and arriving to work early to finish tax returns. Our days were spent auditing, bookkeeping and preparing taxes. In 2013, I was given the opportunity to leave public accounting and to enter the world of finance at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. This role introduced me to a different side of government, thus allowing me to utilize my knowledge of cost accounting. I completed my CPA, CGA designation in 2015, and never looked back! AECL quickly became CNL, and my time as an analyst ended in 2017 when I successfully transitioned in to project management. I have expanded my management abilities, resourcefulness, problem solving skills and communication. But project management is not accounting. Having spent four years at the University of Ottawa to obtain my Bachelor of Commerce, and countless hours studying post-grad, I knew I had to return to what I set out to do as a career.
This new journey will be challenging, we will have late nights and long weekends, but we plan to learn and grow with new clients!