{"id":31493,"date":"2024-01-31T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/?p=31493"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:52:16","slug":"eugene-amo-dadzie-the-ultimate-numbers-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/blog\/eugene-amo-dadzie-the-ultimate-numbers-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Eugene Amo-Dadzie, the ultimate numbers man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you don\u2019t know Eugene Amo-Dadzie yet, you will. We\u2019re pretty sure of that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re reading this after the summer of 2024, maybe he will have done the thing that – for most – is barely a passing thought, let alone a sincere aspiration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But more on that later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start at the beginning. Who is Eugene Amo-Dadzie, and what does he have to do with Taxfix?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s fastest accountant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you knew of Eugene pre-summer 2023, you probably know him as the high-achieving senior chartered accountant from St George PLC, a subsidiary of the prestigious Berkeley Group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if you know of Eugene post-summer 2023, the story is different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eugene is an elite runner, the fourth fastest Brit of all time, able to sprint 100m in 9.93 seconds \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udd25 – but what really sets him apart? He\u2019s still<\/em> a working accountant. Not only in spirit but in practice, too. And he credits his accounting career as one of the key levers to his success on the track. AND, his switch from swivel chair to running track only happened in 2018 when he was 26. Before that, he\u2019d only done athletics at school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We don\u2019t know about you but our mind \ud83d\udc4f is \ud83d\udc4f blown \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introducing Taxfix x Eugene<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll call a spade a spade here: we jumped at the opportunity to support Eugene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from the obvious interest in his story, we also really love that Eugene is someone who actively pursued a career in accounting from a young age, taking an aptitude test in school that recommended it as a strong career path for his skills. His genuine interest in the area alone was enough to get us excited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(What can we say, folks\u2026 we simply love accounting.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So – drumroll please \ud83e\udd41 – Taxfix is now a proud 2024 sponsor of Eugene Amo-Dadzie a.k.a the world\u2019s fastest accountant. Talk about starting the year off with a bang (of the starting gun), right?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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Our sponsorship will help Eugene create an elite training environment while he\u2019s working part-time as an accountant. Training and competing as a professional athlete is, as you can imagine, expensive. So our funding will go towards training costs like coaching fees, medical fees, training camps, equipment, travel, accommodation, and livelihood costs as he takes more time away from work to train. With the goal of qualifying for the Olympics, you have to go all in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Eugene is going all in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can\u2019t wait to see what he achieves, not just in 2024 but over his whole career. It\u2019s a privilege to be part of his journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Excel to EXCEL \ud83c\udfc6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Eugene is a numbers man; he genuinely does credit his accounting skills and career to being part of his formula for success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what does he mean by this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his own words, he told us about two components outside his natural athletic ability that he believes give him an edge that many others don\u2019t have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. His analytical mindset<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cMy accounting background has meant that I\u2019ve been able to pick up and learn new things in training very quickly. For example the number of strides it takes to run a certain distance within a certain time. I also have a good understanding (and appreciation) of the processes and formulas for success that I need to focus on.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. The headspace to love running<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cBecause I had a full-time job, athletics wasn’t my primary source of income, or even an initial career goal for me and my family’s livelihood. So there was, at times, less pressure versus what you see on the paths of other athletes, given that I\u2019d already built up a career outside of track.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Combining these things with his supportive family, his faith and his lifelong belief in himself, Eugene has the ingredients for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      And let\u2019s not forget flexibility <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      The accounting industry is traditionally very, well, traditional. It\u2019s a bums-on-seats kind of vibe. Eugene said himself that if it weren\u2019t for his employer being flexible and allowing him to both drop down to part-time and work more flexibly to fit in training, he wouldn\u2019t be where he is today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      At Taxfix, this was music to our ears. So many of our accountants formerly worked in-house for big traditional firms but left for the flexibility of working for themselves. Then, looking for a solution that combined the freedom of self-employment and being able to bring in enough business to sustain their livelihoods, they found Taxfix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Increasingly post-COVID, flexibility is an expectation for people entering the working world. A 2023 UK survey<\/a> found that 40% of candidates won\u2019t apply for a job that doesn\u2019t offer their preferred working model. So industries that can\u2019t meet the desired standard of flexible working may well be overshadowed by those that can. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      So perhaps Eugene isn\u2019t just a pioneer in his sport but also in his profession – the exception that may well prompt new, more flexible rules when it comes to ways of working in traditional accounting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Is Eugene the ultimate side hustler? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Yes. He is the ELITE side hustler. Pun intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      So whilst he waits in the wings, training to become an Olympian and hopefully even a medal winner, we\u2019re right there with him, cheering him on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      So can we get a hip hip hooray for the following aligning stars that enabled it all to take place? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Hurray to the data mindset that helped take Eugene from fast to fast <\/em>\u26a1<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • To Eugene\u2019s employer, climbing aboard the flexible working train \ud83d\ude82 <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • To side-hustling, and following your passion <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • And finally to accounting – without whom none of us would be here \ud83e\udef6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        If you don\u2019t know Eugene Amo-Dadzie yet, you will. We\u2019re pretty sure of that.  If you\u2019re reading this after the summer of 2024, maybe he will have done the thing that – for most – is barely a passing thought, let alone a sincere aspiration.  But more on that later. Let\u2019s start at the beginning. 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