“The recognition wasn’t a finish line, it was a catalyst. It reinforced that success is about the impact you have on others and the legacy you leave behind in the industry.”
Aixa Gonzalez Reye
Managing Member, YEM
Al-Nesha Jones
CPA + Firm Founder, ASE Group
Amanda Gascoigne
Business Coach, Amanda Gascoigne Consulting
Amber Hillis Parker
CEO, Hillis Parker & Associates
Anh Nguyen
Managing Director, First Tax Service, Inc.
Anna Masker
Founder, ProfitLinq Advisors
Arlyne Chinyanganya
Founder, Roots to Froots
Ashley Leslie
Director, Vincents
Beth Jackson
Founder, 2 Sisters Accounting
Daniella Biagi
Partner, BDO
Dawn Brolin
CEO, Powerful Accounting, Inc
Deborah David
CFO, Power Gas Ebedei Limited
Donna Olah-Reiken
CEO,Preferred Small Business Solutions
Elizabeth Pittelkow Kittner
CFO, GigaOm
Enae Jackson-Atkins
Founder, Esquire Accounting
Gemma Heaney
Director, Heaney Business Group
Hilary Lewis
Marketing Director,Winchester Corporate Finance
Jacqueline Birt
Deputy Dean UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia
Janice Anderson
Senior Director, Technical Accounting & ESG Compliance, Nutrien
Jennifer Desiar
Owner, Desiar Accounting Bookkeeping & Taxes Ltd.
Karla Hourigan
Co-Founder & Head of Purpose, MAD Wealth
Katherine Zheng
Director, CBIZ Marks Paneth
Katherine Broadhurst
Corporate Finance Partner, Azets
Katie Bryan
Founder & CEO, Propeller Advisory
Kristen Keats
Sherwood Tax & Accounting
Lara Manton
LJM Bookkeeping
Lauren Baptiste
Acheloa Wellness
Libby Walklett
Director, The Ethical Bookkeeper Ltd
Lucy Cohen
Co-Founder & CEO, Mazuma Accountants
Mandy Bagot
Director of Virtual Finance, Mercer & Hole
Marianne Quilez
CEO, Quilez Management Solutions
Melissa Stout
Founder / VP - Accounting Services, Milestone Business Solutions Inc.
Michelle Kvello
Director, Lantern Partners Pty Ltd
Molly Lim
Founder & Director, Above Advisory Pty Ltd
Monique Swansen
Founder & CEO, Automated Accounting Services
Nicola (Nicki) Savill
Partner, Moore Kingston Smith
Nicole Rousseau
Head of PKF Ignite / Associate Director, PKF Octagon
Preeti Koli
Co-Founder, The Ozark & Co.
Rebecca Buchanan
Founder and CEO, Straight Up Bookkeeping
Samantha Bowling
Managing Partner, GWCPA
Sandra Magann
Principal, Magnified Accounting
Sangeeta Kaushik
Associate Director, BlueRock
Shannon Tarbotton
Co-Founder, Naked Accounting
Sherelyn Cowles
CFO, Gooding Accounts Ltd
Shona Barker
Tax Director, Greenback Alan LLP
Stacey Feldman
Partner & COO, Full Send Finance
Terry Grafenstine
Chief Audit Executive, PenFed Credit Union
Tiffany Johnson
Founder, The Onyx CPA Group, Inc.
Twyla Verhelst
Head of Accounting Partnerships, Mercury
Victoria Thayer
President & Founder, Novii CPA
Women in Accounting has been championing the powerful female accountants and bookkeepers who have been driving meaning change since 2017. Meet our inspiring past winners
“The recognition wasn’t a finish line, it was a catalyst. It reinforced that success is about the impact you have on others and the legacy you leave behind in the industry.”
“Being named one of the Top Women in Accounting helped me realize the impact I have, and ultimately propelled me to become a business owner so I could amplify that impact further.”
“Recognition like this isn’t just about individual success, it’s about visibility, and showing other women what’s possible.”
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