Kelly Yang, CPA

Kelly Yang, CPA, has a diverse and extensive work history in the field of accounting, finance, and research. In 2016, they served as a Tutor for the Commerce Mentorship Program. From February to May 2017, Kelly worked as a Tax Analyst (Co-op) at Deloitte Canada. Kelly then moved on to a role as an Accounting Assistant (Co-op) at Turner Construction Company from September to December 2017. In 2017, they also worked as a Research Assistant at UBC Sauder School of Business. In 2018, Kelly joined KPMG Canada as a Staff Accountant, and subsequently became a Senior Accountant from October 2020 to September 2021. While at KPMG, they also briefly served as a Tax Specialist in October 2021. Kelly then joined Aquilini Beverage Group in October 2021 as a Senior Accountant until June 2023. Currently, they hold the position of Finance Manager at Prenuvo, starting in June 2023.

Kelly Yang, CPA holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Accounting Co-op from The University of British Columbia, which they completed from 2013 to 2018. Prior to that, they attended Shenzhen Foreign Languages School from 2010 to 2013 to complete their high school education.

In addition to their formal education, Kelly has obtained several certifications. These include the Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst certification from the Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) in March 2022, Excel VBA for Finance certification from CFI in February 2022, and Power Query Fundamentals certification from CFI in February 2022. Kelly also holds the Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2: CORE) certification from the Government of Canada, obtained in October 2016.

Further certifications include Bloomberg Market Concepts from Bloomberg LP, although the specific dates of obtaining this certification are not provided. Additionally, Kelly holds the edX Verified Certificate for Systematic Program Design - Part 1 (Racket) from edX, but the specific dates of obtaining this certification are also not specified.