In this episode of Life In Accounting: The Where Accountants Go podcast, Donny Shimamoto, CPA, CITP, CGMA shares his career journey, which is unique as it has been heavily focused on technology and business intelligence. Additionally, Donny also reveals what his life is like as a business owner, consultant, and public speaker!
Formal Education
Donny’s track in college was influenced by one of his early supervisors in an internship opportunity. That individual had a double major in Accounting & Management Information Systems and encouraged Donny to look into a similar path. After college, his first job was with Coopers & Lybrand and the double major paid off in that he worked in a dual track handling jobs in both financial and information technology audit. If after listening to this podcast you find Donny’s career path interesting, consider Donny’s advice… take an accounting information systems course, a database course, and one basic programming course.
A Glimpse Inside of Donny’s World
Donny spends his days removing obstacles for his clients and team, and working to understand his client’s goals for their businesses. This breaks down into a few primary tasks:
- Facilitating discovery meetings
- Reviewing documents for his clients and his own enterprise
- Educating and teaching
- Traveling to consult with clients – about 75% of the time!
The Role of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fantastic! When you break it down it is basically automation compiled with a little bit of learning. It is a great analysis tool and pattern detection system. But at the end of the day, you still need an accountant to create the action plan.
Find out more about Donny Shimamoto & his business Intraprise Techknowlogies here: http://www.intraprise.us/
Other podcasts referenced in this podcast: Interview with Sheila Enriquez, JD, CPA, CFF
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