Karen began her accounting career with a regional CPA firm in Virginia providing audit, tax, and consulting services to a variety of nonprofit and for-profit entities in the Greater Washington DC Metropolitan area. As she worked her way up in the firm, she focused primarily on outsourced accounting for nonprofits and small businesses and preparation of their business taxes. In this capacity, she managed all accounting and tax services and served as a strategic advisor for many clients, helping them with such things as managing their monthly close process, recommending ways to improve efficiency, and implementing best practices. She later leveraged this expertise working as an independent consultant.