SX Business Services Employee Spotlight: Elizabeth LaFortune, Staff Accountant
January 26, 2023

Liz joined SX in March of 2022 as a Real Estate Staff accountant. Shortly after she graduated with a Master’s in Accounting from Suffolk University in May of 2022.


The youngest of three, she grew up with her older brother and sister in a suburb of Kansas City on the Kansas side. She attended boarding schools in Georgia and Vermont but after graduation from school she decided she wanted to live closer to Boston. There she attended Endicott College and graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Minor in Literature.


Her first job was working at a residential home for at risk adolescents where she became a Shift Supervisor. Her next job was working as a protective service worker for the elderly community of Massachusetts. In that role, she investigated allegations of abuse. After years of working in this capacity, she became interested in owning her own business and decided to study Accounting. This avenue of study helped Liz to see the world with a whole new understanding.


In her downtime, you will often find her out and about, where she likes to strike up conversations with anyone who will talk to her. She is an altruistic person and is known to make friends anywhere she goes. Liz enjoys talking and listening to people as it helps her to see the world through a different perspective. She believes that everyone has something to learn (and teach) from everyone they meet.


Liz is also an avid reader and like books that help to expand her mindset. Once she finds a topic, she is interested in learning about she will find and read any book that might help her to better understand that subject.



What do you like most about your job?


I feel extremely fortunate to be working at SX, as the environment allows me to grow and improve on a daily basis. The atmosphere at SX is the best. I feel very supported and feel like I can ask any question and any of my coworkers will be willing to help me. I’ve been interested in real estate for many years and am happy that I get to do accounting that helps me to understand this topic even more.


What is your dream job?


I would love to be able to combine my experience in human services, my natural ability to talk and work with people, and my knowledge of accounting to become someone who helps others make better financial decisions. I would also like to become an author at some point.


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