Lorna graduated with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Queen's University Belfast in 2001. After graduation, she worked in the finance industry and with a charitable trust aiming to improve childcare in Jersey. Following a year working in Australia & New Zealand, she decided on a career in Accountancy and joined CI Accountancy Limited in October 2005.
Lorna started studying with the ACCA in January 2006 and has passed the first 8 of her exams so far. She has 6 more to go and hopes to be qualified by June 2009. Lorna has had excellent results all the way through her exams and was invited to the ACCA Members annual dinner in March 2008 in recognition of her achievement of being the Top Scorer in the December 2007 Audit & Assurance exam in the Northern Counties. She was 19th in the World in this exam.
Lorna has gained a lot of experience through her exams and has backed this up with practical experience at work. She has been involved with all aspects of accountancy including bookkeeping, accounts preparation, VAT returns, Companies House filing and tax matters for individuals and companies.
Lorna strongly supports the company’s ethos of putting our clients first and makes sure her clients always feel able to contact her whenever they have a query.
Originally from Ireland, Lorna has settled in well to life in Northumberland and makes the most of the walking and cycling paths around the area. She is a keen Karateka and won the Ken Yu Kai Nationals Kumite competition in November 2003. Since moving to Hexham, Lorna has joined the local Chojinkai club and trains with them when time permits.
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