Paula Guilfoyle is the brains and the driving force behind The Excel Club. A certified public accountant, she has worked across a broad range of industries as an accountant, internal auditor and financial controller. Guilfoyle is passionate about sharing her knowledge and teaches students from around the globe that wish to upskill in bookkeeping, accounting, Excel and Power BI.
While working in finance in 2010, she noticed a skills gap among accountants in the area of Excel. This motivated her to produce her first Excel course, which was aimed at accounting professionals looking to upskill. This desire to teach soon grew into the enormously successful Excel Club, which now caters to over 90,000 students across 168 different countries. In 2020 and 2021, her expertise and teaching ability won her Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Awards.
Paula Guilfoyle's courses have a twin focus on both accounting and Excel as her industry experience has taught her that these skillsets work hand in hand and that if there is one thing that will progress your career as an accountant, it is having amazing Excel skills. Accountants with excellent Excel skills are in very high demand and so all Excel Club courses are oriented towards improving students' employability. You can read more about Paula's thoughts on the importance of continued education on the Alison Blog.
