Allison

"I knew I wanted to be in business, but I didn't quite know what I wanted to do in business."

"My main responsibilities are to first, determine the risks of the company and specifically the accounting risks or in other words, what could go wrong, right?"

"a day in the life truly is a lot of people, um, working with people and there is some time to like put your head down and work individually as well."

"So you're going to have a lot of data that comes your way. So the best way you can interpret that data, read that data, share that data, it could be through Excel pivot tables, right?"

"I enjoy the people aspect of my current role. I am very people oriented. I like brainstorming and working together as a team."

"The biggest challenge is fact-finding; finding the right contact or information needed."

"Specifically I, my companies in the FinTech industry, so it's very exciting and innovative, right?"

"They are self-motivators, problem-solvers, curious, and knowledgeable, taking time to develop skills relevant to their jobs."

"it's not always black and white. A lot of times, there is this gray area or there is optionality in what you can decide is the right path forward for you or the company."

"if public accounting is not what you decide to do...the other option you could take is going straight to industry. So you would go work directly for a company rather than being client serving."

"Speak up sooner if problems are arising. Addressing potential bad news earlier is better than later."

"Finding out the right career path really hinges on networking, meeting with people, talking with people, and asking the right questions."

"To really be my authentic self. Um, truly just bring your authentic self to the table."