228: Cece Leung of “Dear Accountant”

Where Accountants Go - The Accounting Careers Podcast

Cece Leung, Founder of The Entrepreneur CFO, author of “Dear Accountant”, and host of the podcast by the same name, joined us for this episode of Where Accountants Go, the Accounting Careers Podcast. In this episode, we cover many, many topics. Cece’s early career was somewhat unique for our show in that she worked in mutual fund accounting and other fields having to do with the financial capital markets. Eventually though, she joined a start-up in the financial services field and that launched her into the world of smaller businesses and entrepreneurial endeavors, and her vision of the business world was widened. Up until this point, she had lived primarily in large-corporate-America, or more appropriately the global corporate marketplace. However, when she joined this start-up as their Controller, she was forced to widen her knowledge base as she was not as focused in one area as she had been previously. That experience, plus her ‘side hustle’ as she describes it, positioned her well to eventually start her own entrepreneurial CFO business. In addition, she perceived a lack of information for younger individuals regarding all the options that are available for accounting professionals, so she started her podcast and wrote a book by the same name highlighting some of the amazing careers of accounting professionals she had come in contact with. That book and podcast are titled, “Dear Accountant”. If you are interested in the financial markets, a career that mixes both finance and accounting, or helping smaller businesses with finance issues, you will enjoy this story. Also, make sure to check out both Cece’s book and podcast (click on the appropriate link). If you enjoy this episode, please make sure to check out: Adriana Carpenter and Kim Nourie To listen to this interview with Cece Leung, please use the player below: