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Sabrina Long

Senior Accountant
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

 

If you wanted to, you could probably have a nice, long chat with Sabrina Long – during a nice, long hike in the Appalachian Mountains. This cancer survivor and avid outdoors-person hits the trails with her husband just about every weekend, and it’s safe to assume their conversation often turns to how much she enjoyed the week. She’s a Senior Accountant at an Atlanta firm.

“The work comes easily to me,” Sabrina says, adding “I work close to home, have a simple commute and love the people I work with.” And this is someone who knows a good job when she sees one – in Sabrina’s career so far, she’s gotten the chance to try working for small, medium and large companies, both public and non-public. She’s worked with retail, manufacturing, telecommunications, transportation and construction companies.

But while there are a variety of trails in her path so far, Sabrina says it all started with one decision – becoming a CPA. “I think it’s one of the best options out there,” she explains, “because it doesn’t limit your options. All companies, people, nonprofits and governments need accountants.”

Even better, Sabrina would tell you, there’s always the option to change trails and hike a new hill for a while if you want to try something different. “It’s the same core subject matter,” she says. “There are always other companies and industries looking for your ever-developing talents.” You’d have to agree – from where she’s standing, the view is pretty perfect.

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