
Diego J. Baca
Assurance Senior Manager
EY
Denver, CO USA
“The journey is always tough, but generally we don't fear flying because of a little turbulence.”
EY
Denver, CO USA
“The journey is always tough, but generally we don't fear flying because of a little turbulence.”
Assurance Senior Manager
I work with clients to ensure that financial information presented to stakeholders is fair and accurate.
A typical day includes meetings with the team, meetings with the client, a lot of reading and a lot of thinking. At the senior manager level, I have to not only think about the audit of the financial statements, but also about the profitability of audits, the team, the short and long-term strategy for the team, recruiting new hires to become the next generation of audit professionals, and pursuing new business opportunities where they may arise. The best part: each day is unique.
Here's the first step for everyone
Don't be shy and network with those in the field. Then ASK to shadow them. ASK them to be your career mentor. ASK them to explain all of the unwritten rules and paths to success in that career. People LOVE when you ask them about themselves, especially their careers. As humans we tend to shy away from asking but the reality is that in order to get the full sense of what you're stepping into, you have to put those questions out there and get as much information as possible.
"As a first generation college graduate, I had a lot of people, especially family, label me a sell-out and accuse me of thinking I was better than them. This was very disheartening because family was everything growing up. "