Life In Accounting - The Where Accountants Go Podcast

Clay Rich, Director of SEC Reporting with the Match Group, joined us for this week’s episode of Life In Accounting: The Where Accountants Go podcast. Creating opportunities Clay started his career with EY working with their aerospace and defense clientele. However, one of the keys to his success comes out pretty early in our interview. That particular book of business wasn’t quite large enough to keep him busy 100% of the time, so he was able to make himself available for other engagements outside of that specialty as well. Saying “yes” to these additional engagements along the way helped Clay to broaden his experience. Making the best of a tough situation When he decided to look for his next opportunity he interviewed for several positions, one of which was a position involving SEC reporting in the oil & gas industry. Although he had little experience in either area, he was able to convince the hiring manager that he had enough related background to be able to figure out what he would need to learn, and that