ABOUT ME

I knew from an early age that I wanted to become a Chartered Accountant, studying Accounting & Finance at Southampton University and then completing my ACA qualification in a medium sized practice in order to gain experience in a variety of industries. Once qualified, I moved on to work as a Financial Accountant in the Asset and Wealth Management industry.

After working long hours in London for 17 years, I decided to ditch the city commute and set up my own accountancy business. Now being able to work flexibly, I could, for example, dangle off tall buildings rather than being stuck in one all day! I also felt this would allow me to become more involved in my charitable work, where I am the Treasurer of the RSPCA Essex South West branch.

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Due to loving both spreadsheets and animals, I have also set up my own pet care business on the side. There can't be many businesses where you can get your dog walked and your tax return submitted!

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This did however make choosing a trading name to link both businesses together difficult. I have always been known to be a hard worker, so 'busy as a bee' and 'workaholic' sprung to mind, creating 'workabee'.