I'll admit, my initial image of an accountant was probably a bit stereotypical. You know what I mean, right? Someone buried under paperwork all day, wearing coke bottle lenses. But after several years in, my viewpoint has definitely changed for the better, I guess. How has your perception of accounting evolved since you first started in the profession?

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My dream is to find fraud and take down a huge conspiracy of embezzlement and save the company. The CFO they arrested is in the interrogation room. Two FBI agents walk in and say “this is the MFer that took you down” and they step aside revealing my chubby self in my polo and khakis smirking while I fix my coke bottle glasses. 🙂‍↕️🤓

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My dream is to audit influencers and their gratuitous use of "business expenses".

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We'll always be cooler than actuaries. So there's that. Side note, I met a really personable actuary the other day from Deloitte. My whole theory of relative "coolness" of "numbers people" might be based on flimsy stereotypes and limited data... well, nothing to do but double down!

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Cashing checks and breaking necks

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I didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I do either. There’s a rhythm to it, but I’ve also grown to appreciate how every day brings something just a little different.

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