Joe Link
Partner; Financial Services (FS) Leader
EY
New York, NY USA
“It's good to evaluate your options, as it helps you know what else is out there and can strengthen your commitment to what you are already doing.”
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
I thought about leaving public accounting 3 times. It's good to evaluate your options, as it helps you know what else is out there and can strengthen your commitment to what you are already doing.
I debated going into a different practice at EY, but ultimately stayed in Audit.
Keep following my journey
Education
High School
West Essex High School, New Jersey
West Essex High School, New Jersey
Certification/License
CPA
AICPA
CPA
AICPA
Career
Partner; Financial Services (FS) Leader
I run EY's FS Audit practice, serving as the Americas leader for both FS Audit and Assurance Banking & Capital Markets.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Entrepreneurship
Technology
Problem Solving
Day to Day
Not sure I ever have a typical day! Any day could entail developing our market strategy, helping clients through difficult problems, working with our teams to help them through their difficult issues and being involved with active pursuits for new client accounts.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for college students
Study accounting with a minor in STEM – science, technology, engineering or math. The world's changing, and knowledge in those areas will be increasingly valuable. I don’t think an MBA is required but it can provide some extremely valuable experience.
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Certification/License
CPA
CPA
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Friends:
"Earlier in my career, I had friends who were in different industries. They couldn’t understand the hours I was putting in. They were working 25-30 hours a week, and I was working considerably more than that."
