Sharon Maina, Accounts and Audits Trainee

Sharon Maina, Accounts and Audits Trainee

Author: Finance+ Insights podcast April 19, 2023 Duration: 18:18
Indy Singh Hothi CA, ICAS President speaks to Sharon Maina, Accounts and Audit Trainee, Martin Aitken & Co. In this episode, Sharon shares her experience of what it was like to study her ICAS qualifications during the pandemic and the many lessons she's taken away from that stage in her learning journey. Sharon also tells Indy about her experience in volunteering and her current role at a Glasgow-based accountancy firm. Sharon received support from the ICAS Foundation. Launched in 2012, the ICAS Foundation supports social mobility, ethnic diversity and gender diversity in students studying accountancy and finance at university.This podcast episode will be of interest to anyone thinking of becoming a CA and those wanting to find out more about the learning journey.

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