Gogo Duale
Audit Senior Associate
KPMG LLP
Los Angeles, CA USA
“Everyone has their race to run—it's not how fast, but how well!”
Milestones
My road in life has taken me all over.
Graduated college and worked at an Investment Bank in London
Quit and returned to school to study economic development
Moved to the U.S. and enrolled in a Finance Program. Realized that accounting was more aligned with my strengths
Switched to an Accounting Program and worked full time in the last half of the program
Recruited with KPMG and was offered a full time role, without interning
Started at KPMG and won the Elijah Watt Sells Award for outstanding performance on the CPA exams in 2018
Promoted to Senior Associate in 2020
Keep following my journey
Education
High School
Graduate
African Development
London School of Economics
African Development
London School of Economics
Certification/License
CPA
AICPA
CPA
AICPA
Career
Audit Senior Associate
I audit the financial statements of public and private companies.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Business
Technology
Learning / Being Challenged
Day to Day
Depending on the time of year, I'm either performing risk assessment over the elements of the Company's financial statements or testing certain accounts to determine if they are materially accurate / complete or spending time working with the Associates to help answer questions and provide direction. You can also catch me participating in the firm's recruitment efforts or participating in the African Ancestry or Hispanic Latino Business Resource Group (BRG) Meetings.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for professionals
Network! Network with people currently in the industry, use LinkedIn, alumni circles, etc. You'd be surprised how many people are actually willing to help.
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Graduate
African Development
African Development
Certification/License
CPA
CPA
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Myself:
"Its too late to start over."
