How this millenial husband-wife duo of CAs left their promising Big 4 jobs and chose the highs and lows of CA practice

• Hi! I am Varun Valecha, a qualified chartered accountant (CA) and founder of  V Valecha and Co.
• My wife and co-founder, Snigdha Kumar, and I followed the CA path because it offered financial independence and various career opportunities
• After years of demanding deadlines and a lack of work-life balance at the Big 4, we finally developed the courage to quit and establish our own firm, V Valecha & Co in 2017.
• It has been a rollercoaster of new experiences, challenges, and emotions since we started, but we would not have it any other way.

Starting our careers at Big Accounting firms

Growing up, I was an average student until Grade 10, but I became one of the top students in Grade 11.

It was during this academic turnaround that I got to know about the CA profession.

While my wife, Snigdha was a phenomenal student, she never found CA as a befitting option for her at that point because she wanted to enjoy college without stress or worries.