Career Roadmap
Matt's work combines: Business, Numbers, and Learning / Being Challenged
See more careers and stories that connect to your interests.
Take Roadmap Quiz
Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Thomas Rotherham College
Bachelor's Degree
Accounting and Finance
University of Leeds
Certification
Chartered Accountant - CA
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Accountants and Auditors:
Bachelor's Degree: Accounting and Finance
Certification: Chartered Accountant - CA
Learn more about different paths to this career
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
You shouldn't be an auditor, it's only for boring people.
How I responded:
Every day is different and every client we work with is different. Performing the job helps you realize this. We use cutting edge technology, we get to speak to everyone in the business, from the cleaner to the owner, and we are able to challenge the norm with our ideas and flexible working.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
Many of the people in
I went to a free/standard school. I was shocked at how many people went to private (fee paying) schools when I joined EY. These individuals have had the best education money can buy....yet we've all ended up at the same place of employment.