Valentina Riggi


The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today
— H. Jackson Brown Jr.
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Born in Pinerolo in 1984, she graduated in Accounting.

After completing her studies, she combined her work in professional firms with other experiences, including business, some of them abroad, thus acquiring an international outlook.

Currently, she heads the accounting department of Athena.

 

When did you decide that this would be your profession?

With a father who is a Chartered Accountant, on one hand I can say it was in my DNA.
On the other hand, I always wanted to assert myself independently, that’s why I only worked in his firm for a few years: I wanted to succeed for my abilities, not for my origins.
Although being born and growing up surrounded by calculators and accounting books for sure have helped!

 

What’s your opinion on the Accountants in the contemporary scene?

I believe that every one of us, even just for personal finances, should be an accountant; that is also why I consider our work fundamental.
I like accounting because it brings order in chaos: where before there are only numbers, raw and disconnected, after there is a precise and articulate framework that gives a sense both to what happened before in the company, both also to what you will have to do in the future to earn more money.

When you are not at work, which are your hobbies?

I love to travel. Always, but now that I can do it with my family even more.
I like to read and also create stories for my two beautiful children.
I love cooking so much that, until a few years ago, I also had a cooking blog; then, between children and work responsibilities, I had to put it aside, but never the desire and pleasure of cooking!

 

What is your philosophy of customer care? 

I try to convey security, so that they can take care of, and not worry about, their business and the accounting aspects that come with it.

Why should people choose Athena?

Because we are hungry for knowledge, and in a constantly changing environment it is something fundamental.
We constantly train ourselves, we always delve into new themes and, above all, we do not let ourselves be frightened by the news.


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