Mackie Watt
Senior CAAS Accountant
Mackie Watt is a Senior Accountant at VSH CPAs in the Client Accounting & Advisory Services department. Joining the firm in 2023, Mackie has played a pivotal role as a client manager, leveraging her prior accounting experience. Before VSH, Mackie honed her accounting and financial analysis skills for over five years at Gibbons Hospitality Group, where she served as an accountant and financial analyst.
At VSH, Mackie excels in bridging the gap between client books and tax returns. She is renowned for her ability to enhance systems and efficiencies through software, and her adept financial analysis provides invaluable advice to clients. Colleagues and clients alike describe Mackie as driven and thorough, attributes that have contributed to her professional success. She credits this success to her mentors, who have provided her with creative opportunities and instilled meticulous attention to detail.
Mackie is attending Eastern Washington University’s MBA program and holds a BA from the University of British Columbia (2014) and a Data Science Certificate from IBM (2022). She is also a Certified QuickBooks Online Pro Advisor (2022).
Mackie’s passion for numbers and organization is evident in her enjoyment of reconciliations, which she views as engaging number puzzles. Her adventurous spirit is highlighted by her love of the mountains through hiking, trail running, snowboarding, mountain biking, paddleboarding, backpacking, and splitboarding.
Born in Canada and raised in Lynden, she now resides in Anacortes, Washington, close to her family.
Certifications:
• Certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor 2022
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