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CPA Australia, INTHEBLACK – Dionie Lippis ASA
A network of opportunity – a creative's journey in accounting
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Such lessons have proved
invaluable in her accounting work.
Since joining public practice firm
Collins SBA, after relocating to
Hobart in early 2018, Lippis has
relished every opportunity to
interact with clients, and is grateful
that she was given the freedom
to do so even as an undergrad. “It
showed me the value of what I was
learning and allowed me to test my
communication skills,” she recalls.
Fast-forward five years and Lippis
is now a senior accountant at Collins
SBA, where she focuses her energy
on building strong client relationships
and combining the technical
knowledge, analysis and insights of
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her team to identify opportunities
and navigate challenges.
“The best part of my job is when
a client calls me, feeling stressed or
stuck on a problem, and I calm them
down and explain what they need
to do,” she says. “It’s so rewarding to
see the impact you have, conveying
technical knowledge in a way that
makes them understand something
that can help them in their business.”
As someone who loves a challenge,
Lippis is excited about the everchanging accounting environment.
She is also passionate about leading
the way for her fellow Gen Zers,
who she believes are redefining the
notion of workplace success.
“The most successful person in the
office isn’t always the one who’s there
earliest in the morning and leaves
latest at night,” she says, adding that
the concept of working to live rather
than living to work is something
she wants to see more people of
every age embrace. “We need to
understand that the best way might
not be how we’ve always done it.”
LEARN TO LOVE NETWORKING
Throughout her career, Lippis
has experienced first-hand the
power of networking to get ahead.
Connections made at the same
CPA Australia networking event, one
year apart, led to interviews – and