Making accounting practical, accessible, and career-ready.

Maryann Chitseko is the Managing Partner of an accounting, bookkeeping, and tax advisory firm in Dallas, Texas. With more than 15 years of professional experience spanning public accounting, tax advisory, consulting, and accounting education, she brings deep technical expertise and a passion for making complex financial concepts accessible to learners at every level.

Maryann is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), a globally recognized professional designation reflecting a high standard of achievement in accounting. She holds an MBA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and earned her Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Monash University. She has also completed additional professional training in accounting and business.

Before founding her own practice, Maryann worked at a Big Four accounting firm, in both audit and tax advisory. This experience gave her firsthand insight into what accounting excellence looks like in demanding professional environments and the practical skills bookkeepers need to succeed.

As an Adjunct Professor in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, Maryann teaches accounting and bookkeeping courses that have helped hundreds of students develop the practical skills needed to enter and advance in the bookkeeping profession. Her teaching experience has reinforced her belief that accounting education should not only be technically accurate, but also practical, accessible, and easy to apply.

Bookkeeping for Beginners is her first published textbook and reflects her conviction that a well-trained bookkeeper is one of the most valuable people in any organization, and that with the right preparation, anyone motivated to learn can develop the knowledge and skills needed to become one.