Fiona Macfarlane, managing partner and chief inclusiveness officer of Western Canada for Ernst & Young LLP is this year’s honorary CA. Fiona moved from South Africa to Canada in 1987 and after struggling to find a job, she landed a position as staff accountant at Clarkson Gordon (now Ernst & Young). Within less than four years Fiona wasRead Story
Andrew Golobic, a University of Toronto grad, is a CA student at Deloitte. He chose the CA designation because of its history in Canada and the fact that it opens the door to opportunities in all sorts of different industries and areas (not just audit and tax!). Andrew’s extracirriculars really set him apart from his peers when it cameRead Story
We recently sat down with Warren Haag, CA, Partner and Sylvia Marks, Team Development Coordinator at Manning Elliott Chartered Accountants to see what articling at this large mid-size firm is all about.
Become a CA: Describe the corporate culture at Manning Elliott in 5 words or less.
Manning Elliott: Passionate, exceptional, and entrepreneurial.
Become aRead Story
Mandy Shapansky, CA is the CEO and president of Xerox Canada. After earning her CA designation at Price Waterhouse (now PwC) in 1985, she accepted a position with Xerox and has been with the sales-driven, Fortune 500 company ever since. However, her rise to the top of the corporate ladder has been anything but typical. Her commitment to balancingRead Story
This year, eight BC students made the National Honour Roll for the 2011 UFE. A big congratulations goes out to: Catherine Chew (UFE gold medallist for the Western Region), Alyssa Bacchus, Livia Danila, Alanna McLennan, Anamaria Chirila Morris, Stefanie Singer, Kevin Wan, and Agatha Zachara-Szczakowski. Learn more about these inspirational individuals and the advice they have for future UFERead Story
Lucia Lee, third year BBA student at Simon Fraser University, is a co-op student at James Stafford. She decided to pursue the CA designation when she was still in high school.
“I learned that in addition to being problem solvers, accountants got to peer into all sorts of different industries through their work. That, along with the versatilityRead Story
Put yourself out there; stand out from the crowd; take a chance. These are the central themes of Seth Godin’s newest book Poke the Box. So, what stops people from taking the action and initiative to stand out? Seth, author of 13 books and writer of arguably one of the best marketing blogs in the world explains to UnderRead Story
Analytical. Focused. Disciplined. Business-minded. You’ve probably heard these words being used to describe Chartered Accountants. Winnie Cho believes they are also perfect descriptors for musicians. Winnie, who received her CA designation just last year, is also a jazz pianist and guitarist and sees lots of similarities between accountants and musicians. “[Both] are capable of exercising an insane level ofRead Story
Who are the biggest innovators and problem solvers out there today? Many of them are profiled here, including Peter Vesterbacka, who is working hard to make “Angry Birds” the next Mickey Mouse; James Corner who is helping to recreate public space in our cities, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Tawakul Karman who is bringing the struggle for Freedom inRead Story
If Peggy Tyers, President of 2020 Canada, has one piece of advice for students interested in eventually launching a sole proprietorship, it’s this: market, market, market! 2020 Canada is a professional accounting organization that helps small and mid-size firms by providing such things as marketing resources, expanded service offerings, and overall practice management. In this interview, Peggy explains someRead Story
