Svetlana Gadzhieva is a CPA and Enrolled Agent with 10+ years of experience helping high-growth companies build the financial infrastructure needed to scale, achieve investor-grade transparency, and go public. She specializes in IPO readiness, SOX compliance, and financial process optimization for multi-million and billion-dollar businesses. A former Big Four audit manager, Svetlana currently serves as Financial Operations Manager at Connor Group — a leading accounting advisory firm — where she works directly with multi-million and billion-dollar companies on IPO readiness, SOX compliance, and scalable financial operations. She serves on the AI Steering Committee at Financial Executives International (FEI) and is a leading advocate for AI and automation in accounting. Named a 2026 Forb...