Emma Lericque: From Hospitality to Research Finance

In this episode, Emma Lericque, ACA, CPA shares her non-linear route to becoming a Chartered Accountant: qualifying first as an Accounting Technician, then studying through the Flexible Route while raising two young children and working for her father's insurance brokerage, where she helped steer the high-stakes sale of the family business.She reflects on the confidence knocks of returning to the job market, the mentoring and support from Chartered Accountants Ireland that helped her find her feet, and her work today as a Financial Accountant at Dublin City University. Her advice for anyone unsure of their path: feel the fear and do it anyway, because becoming a Chartered Accountant opens all the doors.