Andrea Zegers
Controller Advisor
PROFILE
Andrea Zegers is a Controller Advisor at Level10 CFO. With nearly two decades of experience in accounting and finance, she brings a robust professional background to the team. Andrea holds bachelor’s degrees in both Accounting and Finance. Her approach is rooted in making complex financial information understandable, prioritizing clarity and empathy to help clients feel supported and empowered. She aims to translate her “accounting brain” into “layman’s terms” so clients can grasp the information and make informed decisions. This client-centric approach strongly aligns with Level10 CFO’s core value that clients’ interests always come first. Andrea is a strong advocate for technology, enthusiastic about leveraging programs and apps to improve financial processes. While capable of working independently, she also values teamwork and collaboration, appreciating the opportunity to bounce ideas off colleagues and brainstorm solutions.
EDUCATION
Her extensive and varied experience, combined with her client-focused, tech-savvy, and collaborative approach, make her a valuable addition to the Level10 CFO team. She prefers working with small businesses, feeling a better relationship is possible and she can do more for them compared to large corporations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Andrea’s career spans nearly 20 years in accounting and finance. She began right out of college as a payroll accountant. She then transitioned into public accounting for approximately 12 years. In public accounting, she gained experience auditing nonprofit and local government entities and preparing taxes for various industries, including doctors’ offices and farmers. She did audits for local governments for about six years. Her experience expanded into the private sector, where she worked for a manufacturing firm and then an ethanol plant. More recently, she worked remotely for almost 4 years, serving clients in the retail and medical industries, as well as a bioscience engineering company that made vaccinations for animals and an Amazon retailer. This diverse background provides her with a broad understanding of various business models and financial needs. Her wide range of experience across different industries gives her a wide range of skills and expertise.
MORE INFORMATION
Andrea grew up on a farm and comes from a very small town. She is passionate about motorsports, enjoying both watching and being involved. This interest includes friends who participate in tractor pulls (which was a big focus and how she and her partner met and bonded) and dirt track races. She and her partner have been together for 14 years and have a dog. She values spending time with her partner and their dog. While she used to bake more, she doesn’t do it much anymore since her partner is an over-the-road truck driver. She no longer lives on a farm but says she’d probably have something to take care of if she did. Andrea is enthusiastic about technology, describing herself as a self-taught Excel person. She has taught herself advanced features like Power Query to make things easier and more efficient. She is always looking for new things to learn in Excel or generally. She sees the value in technology like PowerBI or different software to provide other ways of looking at things or make financial information easier for clients to understand. Andrea is currently helping other team members, like Julie and Zack, behind the scenes as she familiarizes herself with Level10 CFO. She uses platforms like ClickUp, Slack, and QuickBooks Time. Growing up, her nickname was “Andy,” and her brother still calls her this. Her perspective likely contributes a positive and personable attitude to her work, aligning with Level10 CFO’s value to like to laugh.