From being someone who came to accounting the long way round, we’re grateful to have Shakira back in our ranks.
Despite loving accounting when she was younger, Shakira instead qualified as a teacher after she left school and travelled the state helping kids with special needs. But being back with family, and accounting, beckoned.
In 2011 she joined Carrick Aland in Dalby, her hometown, and subsequently completed her second degree in a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting.
Shakira also has a knack for organising clients’ records in Xero, although she is proficient in also using Phoenix, QuickBooks and MYOB.
Right now Shakira is anticipating the impact of Single Touch Payroll procedures and compliance on employers and is ready to handle any queries. Playing netball and squash each week, as well as spending her downtime with her family, keeps her equilibrium in check.