Skillful Office Hours: Pivoting from Accounting to Tech

Hosted by The Commons, Alex Palmer & Charliepat

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👔 ➡️ 📈 Thinking about pivoting from Accounting into Tech? Join three Skillfulers who have made the jump in a fireside chat and Q&A.

Topics:

How to seek out career opportunities in tech
Reflections on tactical steps to realizing career pivots
How to leverage accounting skills in tech
Advice on networking and building connections

Panelists:

Shezal Lalani, CPA, CA - Shezal is the Controller at Waabi, and is a Skillful Alum. Waabi is an AI company building the next generation of self-driving technology. Before working in tech, Shezal worked as an accountant at KPMG.

Hinal Kotecha, CPA - Hinal is currently a Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A at Vena Solutions, and is a Skillful alum. Vena Solutions is the only native Excel complete planning platform built for Microsoft 365 with Power BI embedded. Before working in tech, Hinal worked in accounting at KPMG and Goodmans LLP.

Ryan Napoleone, CPA, CA - Ryan is currently a Product Manager at Resolver Inc. and is a Skillful alum. Resolver’s Risk Intelligence Platform traces the extended impact of all types of risk and translates those effects into quantifiable business metrics. Before working in tech, Ryan worked in Risk Advisory at Deloitte.

About Skillful:

Skillful is where top talent comes to launch and accelerate their careers in the tech industry. By combining immersive learning sprints led by mentors at top companies with a tight-knit community, Skillful helps you land - and thrive in - strategic business roles in tech. Skillful alumni have been hired by companies like Stripe, TikTok and DoorDash, in roles in Strategy & Operations, Product and Growth. Join Skillful by participating in any of their upcoming Sprints.