Paul is from Chorley where he trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Since then, he has also qualified with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and in 1998 qualified as a Chartered Tax Adviser making him highly qualified in both accountancy and tax which is slightly unusual but very advantageous.
He joined Myersons, Chartered Accountants, in 1995, as an audit manager and in 2000 went on to become their youngest ever partner at the age of 27. Since then, he has developed a good portfolio of clients which have provided him with wide range of experience in accounts, VAT and taxation and has developed a reputation for giving practical, professional advice in normal language (albeit with a Chorley accent!)
Paul still calls Chorley home, is married to Alison and has two grown up children neither of whom want to be an accountant! People who know him best say he isn't what you expect from a normal accountant, but he's unsure whether that is because of his friendly, warm personality or because of his very poor jokes.