{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F4af7140c-aa5f-43b6-a993-fb2cf94657e8","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"A Rich Career in Audit - Accounting Leaders Special with Paul Winrow (Highlights)","description":"Episode 73. On today's show, Accounting Influencers interviews Paul Winrow of MHA MacIntyre Hudson in this leaders special on his career in audit and the technical side of accounting.\n\nPaul Winrow is the Technical Partner and Ethics Partner at top 15 UK firm MHA MacIntyre Hudson. He was previously Global Director of Professional Standards at Baker Tilly International where he was responsible for the network\u2019s global audit methodology, the global quality improvement program, technical support, technical training and representing the network in the accounting profession. \n\nPaul has over 25 years audit experience, spending the first ten years of his career in Big 4 firms and has spent the last ten years in technical roles. He was a core member of a global team responsible for developing a new global audit methodology and contributing to a suite of audit learning and software for a top six network, where he was Head of Audit Technical in the UK Firm, and more recently developed and implemented the Baker Tilly International Global Audit Methodology. \n\nKey takeaways from the full uncut interview include:\n\n\u27af How a lifelong learning ethic translates into the corporate and accounting environment\n\n\u27af The source of negativity and bad PR around audit quality in the accounting profession\n\n\u27af The distinctions between facts (principles) and opinion (interpretation) with technical standards in accounting\n\n\u27af How Covid has driven technical changes in accountancy and how the profession has adapted\n\n\u27af Doing accounting audits without seeing clients, and stock-takes without visiting premises\n\n\u27af Examples of innovation in accountancy driven by technology and necessity\n\n\u27af Why mentoring and coaching of young talent in the technical aspects of accounting is important\n\n\u27af The difference between a modern and a Victorian scientist and how it related to a professional accountancy role\n\n\u27af The importance of variety in an accounting job to maintain hunger and passion for the work\n\n\u27af Examples of risks taken in an accounting career, like moving from the public to the private sector\n\n\u27af How a strong team changes an accounting leaders role from implementing to guiding and mentoring\n\n\u27af Speaking frankly about mistakes made in an accounting career and how to handle them\n\n\u27af How and why an accountant should say 'no' to avoid errors in their role\n\n\u27af How pretending you're doing well is dangerous for leaders in accounting, and why a little vulnerability helps \n\n\u27af How there are (or should be) no indispensable people in any accounting practice\n\n\u27af Lessons for leaders in taking responsibility when things go wrong but not taking all the credit when things go well\n\n\u27af Reflecting on the kind of things accounting leaders might be proud of on their watch\n\n\u27af Why the best years might be ahead for accounting leaders\n\n\u27af The responsibility for accountancy leaders to give back and contribute to a better profession\n\n\u27af Explaining and narrowing the expectation gap with accounting and audit quality \n\n\u27af Defining the three aspects of the accounting expectation gap, namely knowledge, performance and evolution\n\n\u27af What is driving the audit reform agenda in accountancy\n\n\u27af Why audit control and quality should be everyone's responsibility in the accounting profession\n\n\u27af Tough questions that need answering to drive audit reform in accountancy\n\n\u27af Three pieces of sagely advice from a career in accounting and audit to pass onto younger professionals\n\nIn his spare time, Paul is an avid sports fan, particularly his life-long love affair with Liverpool FC and follows the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team. He is also a keen scientist and completed a part-time PhD in Palaeontology.\n\nConnect with Paul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-winrow-6ba9b235\n\nNOTE TO LISTENERS:\n\nThis is a condensed highlights version of the full interview (usually 20-30 mins long), which you can catch as a bonus UNCUT episode at the weekend.\n\nMartin and Rob love to hear from the show's 7000+ listeners in 144 countries around the world.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1c779e78-ff84-4d28-ab79-bf3bc82ba677/xfdfCbIhQIrFjf0IwcUZEoFX.jpg"}