Wendi Christian, VP of Corporate Administration with Script Care, joined us for this week’s episode of Life In Accounting: The Where Accountants Go podcast.
Interesting fields
I asked Wendi to share her story with our audience because many accountants look to get into related fields such as information systems audit and risk management as their careers move forward, and Wendi has done just that. Wendi started her career in public accounting, but then over time moved into internal audit, IT audit, and risk management roles as those opportunities became available. Since the biggest obstacle to making those types of changes in your career typically is just getting someone to give you a chance, I thought Wendi’s experience in navigating through those different roles would be priceless for people looking to make a change.
Association involvement & certification
One of the themes you are going to hear throughout the interview is how pursuing related certifications and getting involved in professional associations helped Wendi advance into those rather interesting related fields. Although already a CPA at that point, she had an interest in systems and internal audit and therefore decided to get the CISA certification in order to better position herself for later opportunities – a strategy that ended up working out very well for her.
Full circle…
Another concern individuals have occasionally about making such a change is whether or not they will be able to return to a traditional accounting role if for some reason they don’t like the new area. Wendi’s career has actually come full circle, with her current role including more traditional accounting duties similar to her earlier career. However, the systems and risk management experience she received better positioned her for this upper management role at Script Care – the VP of Corporate Administration.
I hope you enjoy this episode. Frequently you will hear me reference “everyday heroes in accounting”. Wendi truly is one of those individuals.
I hope to have you join us again next week. There is much more to come…
Mark Goldman CPA
President – Where Accountants Go
www.WhereAccountantsGo.com
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