# Paula Saidy

> Paula Saidy is a San Francisco accounting executive, CPA and CGMA who has led HireAthena since October 2018. Her career runs from hands-on accounting management and nearly nine years overseeing finance and administration for a downtown business association to outsourced-finance leadership at Armanino, BPM and MGO, giving her a practical view of how small organizations build dependable financial operations.

- **Role:** CEO at HireAthena
- **Organizations:** HireAthena, MGO (Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP), BPM LLP, Armanino LLP, San Jose Downtown Association, Allen & Cook Inc., Davis and Company, CPA.com, Sage Intacct, California Society of CPAs
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting concentration, San Jose State University, Leadership Contra Costa program, Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce
- **Known for:** Advanced from accounting management to the CEO role at HireAthena over a career spanning private-industry finance, nonprofit operations and public-accounting advisory., Earned Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant credentials., Served on the Sage Accountants Advisory Board, the Sage Intacct Accountants Advisory Board and CPA.com's Payroll Advisory Council.

## Career timeline

- **2001-2004** — Accounting Manager at Davis and Company.
- **2004-2005** — Accounting Manager at Allen & Cook Inc.
- **2005-2014** — Director of Finance and Administration at the San Jose Downtown Association.
- **2014-2015** — Manager, Financial Management Outsourced Solutions Consulting at Armanino LLP.
- **2015-2018** — Senior Manager, Advisory Services at BPM LLP.
- **2018** — Partner and Client Accounting Services Segment Leader at MGO.
- **2018-present** — CEO of HireAthena.

## Achievements

- Advanced from accounting management to the CEO role at HireAthena over a career spanning private-industry finance, nonprofit operations and public-accounting advisory.
- Earned Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant credentials.
- Served on the Sage Accountants Advisory Board, the Sage Intacct Accountants Advisory Board and CPA.com's Payroll Advisory Council.
- Chaired the CalCPA East Bay Chapter Nonprofit Committee and organized a six-seminar program on nonprofit topics.
- Participated as an expert panelist in CPA.com's webinar on business-model and technology strategy for client advisory services.

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Listed as CEO of HireAthena in the December 19 ConnectPreneur virtual event program.

## Links

- Website: https://hireathena.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-saidy-cpa-cgma-17073612

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