Studying Accounts and Finance at RGU offered me the opportunity of a placement for my third year and I was lucky enough to do this at PwC and be offered a job at the end of it to come back once I finished my degree.

I completed my training contract at PwC and stayed on to become a Manager. I then decided it was time for a new challenge and took on a role at First Bus, which offered me many opportunities including a secondment in Bristol, making my way up to Head of First Bus Finance.

Then the exciting opportunity to be the Brewing Financial Controller at Brewdog came up and it was one I didn’t want to miss, with the chance to work at a fast growing company with a large variety of work.

I love the variety in what I do, rarely are two days the same due to the fast paced nature of my work and I get to work with people from across the business helping to understand the impact of what they are doing with the aim to unlocking value.

When I was in primary school, I wanted to be a chef or work with animals.

That changed once in academy when I got to study accounts and finance for my standard grades; I knew this was what I wanted to be as it felt like it came naturally to me.

I think more of the manual processes will become automated helping to free up time for accounts to become more value adding to a business rather than just crunching through numbers.

However, I think this process may be slower than you would expect due to finance being an area which is usually last for investment to get these tools in place.

Before the pandemic I would never have understood how as a team you could work effectively from home, however being forced to do it and now being able to offer teams the flexibility to work between the office and home has opened up the productivity of teams. I think generally makes teams happier.

A mixture of home and office based working is optimal as some things are easier in person, however being able to have focus time away from the office should not be underestimated.

Make sure you are doing it for the right reasons as the grass is not always greener, I have seen too many people jump into a new job because they are frustrated with where they are and regret it.

Often people don’t speak up to see what is available to them where they are and tell their managers what they want from their work. Don’t be afraid to advocate for yourself, and ensure if you are making a move that you understand what the role involves and what the potential opportunities are (especially if you are ambitious).

Don’t worry too much about the future.

Enjoy what you are doing now and say yes to the exciting opportunities as they arise - if you do this, then you will enjoy what you do and get the most out of each opportunity.

I just want to make sure that I am always being challenged and learning new things in my work, this is what keeps it interesting as I would quickly get bored doing the same thing every day.

My husband and I love to travel both at home and abroad. When we are not away on a trip, I love planning potential trips and coming up with ideas for where we will go in the future,

I am very musical. Growing up I played a variety of instruments including Keyboard, Trombone and Bassoon to name but a few, but currently I only have a keyboard. I would like to take up more again in the future and get back to playing in bands.