Iowa Ledger (2021) - Tippie College of Business

Wynn Tan (BBA18) with her partner James Edge (BSE18)
skiing at Breckenridge. The two met at Iowa.
Q
Tell us a little about your
career trajectory since
graduating three years ago.
A | I started my career in Deloitte
Minneapolis’ multi-state tax group and
later moved to their Denver office.
Now I’m with Vail Resorts in the
Denver metro area. I started as a senior
accountant in retail and rental and
am now the accounting manager.
Q
Nice! How did you land that
opportunity?
A | I just applied via the website!
Q
How do you like working
for Vail Resorts? For some
reason I’m picturing you working
in a ski lodge on a laptop with a fire
burning in front of you.
A | It’s not quite like that, but I applied
because I love to ski. I started skiing four
or five years ago, mostly at Vail Resorts
(not counting a few childhood trips from
Marshalltown to Sundown in Dubuque), so
I was excited when I was hired. It’s been
an interesting experience to be able to
connect with the product. I love seeing
numbers as more than just numbers—but
as skis, snowboards, and passes.
Q
What drew you to accounting
in the first place?
A | I love the puzzle of accounting. I know
that a lot of people say accounting is very
black and white, and that’s why they like
it. I think that’s why I liked it in school, but
having transitioned into several different
roles, I now see there are definitely gray
areas. When you’re providing insight or
recommendations, you’re pairing data and
a narrative to build a case.
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