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Barbara Finke

Audit Manager
The LBA Group, P.A.
Jacksonville, FL

 

Hello? Barbara? Has anyone seen Barbara Finke?

“As an auditor I’m never at my desk,” she explains. “I’m always out in the field meeting new people.” So while you might not find Barbara – Audit Manager of the LBA Group in Jacksonville, Florida – stuck in a cubicle, you’ll have better luck checking the local stadium where the Jacksonville Suns play, or at Jacoby Symphony Hall, taking in the latest performance with a group of coworkers.

Even when Barbara’s actually in her office, what’s she’s doing is plenty unpredictable. “Clients always manage to come up with something new,” Barbara says. “…Some kind of transaction that is different and challenging.”

The Florida State University grad went into college knowing she wanted to study business, and took the basic accounting course her freshman year. She enjoyed the challenge and decided to do an accounting internship that summer. “I was hooked,” says Barbara. “I selected my major sophomore year and never looked back!”

And why should she look back? Barbara loves what she does, and even gets the chance to volunteer for not-for-profit organizations. She also recently became a mom, so her off-work hours are spent exploring the world with her daughter.

Hers is a major success story, and Barbara will be the first to tell you that even though she may be hard to find on occasion, a fulfilling career doesn’t have to be. “A CPA can work in any industry,” she points out. “And you’ll be an asset to any company. Everyone needs someone to help count their money!”

Bingo.

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