Paul Beswick
Professional Practice Partner / IFRS Americas Leader
EY
Washington, DC USA
Milestones
My road in life has taken me all over.
I spent 11 years at EY.
I left to work with at the FASB for two years as an accounting fellow.
I came back to EY for 2 months as a partner.
I then had the opportunity to work at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for 7 years, where I saw a lot of different aspects of the SEC: regulations, oversight, enforcement, etc.
I returned to EY.
Education
High School
Quaker Valley High School
Quaker Valley High School
Career
Professional Practice Partner / IFRS Americas Leader
I help teams with accounting issues under US GAAP and IFRS and manage our relationship with accounting standard setters.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Business
Government
Helping People
Day to Day
I would have to say that I am not sure I have a typical day. Our profession is very cyclical based on financial reporting time frames. In any one day I can be reviewing a publication on accounting, meeting with the FASB on an accounting standard setting issue or helping an engagement team on a complex accounting matter. I think this is one of the things that attracts me to the profession.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for college students
The first step is to just start talking to people, whether it's college professors or professionals at career fairs. Professors in particular can help provide you with ideas on who to reach out to.
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
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