Belicia Cespedes's guest appearances

Belicia Cespedes

Where Accountants Go - The Accounting Careers Podcast

What's Your "And"?

Stephen King

Terrell Turner

Robina Bennion

Greg Kyte

Chris Hooper

Ryan Lazanis

Chris Hervochon

Jaclyn Badeau

Joseph Rugger

Mariette Martinez

Jennifer Todling

Byron Patrick

Ron Baker

Twyla Verhelst

Scott Dell

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Belicia returns to the podcast from episode 37 to update us on her latest hobbies including snowboarding, travelling, and going to the shooting range! She also talks about how she has noticed a change in co-workers making a point to bring their full selves into the office!

Belicia returns to the podcast from episode 37 to update us on her latest hobbies including snowboarding, travelling, and going to the shooting range! She also talks about how she has noticed a change in co-workers making a point to bring their full selves into the office!

254: Belicia Cespedes is a CPA & Snowboarder [podcast]

Belicia Cespedes, the youngest CPA ever, joined us for this week’s episode of Life In Accounting: The Where Accountants Go podcast.Doors and WindowsBelicia was home-schooled her whole life. The goal of the education program was learning how to learn. Learning how to self-govern her education helped to prepare her for the CPA exam. After she graduated high school (at the age of 13!), Belicia began taking extra classes. She took a business class, which included some accounting – and she loved it!After taking a year off for fun (taking business classes, playing sports, and so on), Belicia attended Community College, participated in CLEP Testing, and took online classes to prepare for the CPA exam. She graduated from college at 16, and immediately began getting ready to sit. She wasn’t sure what she wanted to specialize in, but she knew the license would open plenty of doors – “and windows”.Tips for Passing the ExamKnow your learning style. Belicia took tons of notes and used Wiley CPA Excel. It’s a very complete course.She also took three to four weeks to prepare for each exam section. The first two weeks she spent eight hours per day studying and spent longer time as the exam date drew closer. When she felt discouraged her mom encouraged her by reminding her that she was going to be studying this field for a while so she should do her best, and that brought Belicia encouragement.Discovering Accounting OptionsEver since Belicia started testing for the CPA exam, she knew that she wanted to find a special accounting niche that wasn’t focused on general assurance or tax. She researched, attended several AICPA conferences, and talked to tons of people about what they were doing. Forensics, auditing, and not-for-profit were some of the specialties that stood out to her.While she was interning with PWC, she asked to try several projects and she fell in love with Forensics.Belicia currently works for PWC in the Forensics department. She loves this role because she promotes justice and directly helps her clients through crisis situations.Sharing JoyNo matter how long you have been in this profession, you can bring joy to work every day. Don’t look at things like an inconvenience, rather look at them as an adventure.Note: To learn more about Forensics, be sure to revisit these two Life in Accounting podcasts: 	Billy Petty – From Law Enforcement to Accounting 	Michele Heyman, CPA – Building a Forensics Accounting Practice

Belicia Cespedes, the youngest CPA ever, joined us for this week’s episode of Life In Accounting: The Where Accountants Go podcast. Doors and Windows Belicia was home-schooled her whole life. The goal of the education program was learning how to learn. Learning how to self-govern her education helped to prepare her for the CPA exam. After she graduated high school (at the age of 13!), Belicia began taking extra classes. She took a business class, which included some accounting – and she loved it! After taking a year off for fun (taking business classes, playing sports, and so on), Belicia attended Community College, participated in CLEP Testing, and took online classes to prepare for the CPA exam. She graduated from college at 16, and immediately began getting ready to sit. She wasn’t sure what she wanted to specialize in, but she knew the license would open plenty of doors – “and windows”. Tips for Passing the Exam Know your learning style. Belicia took tons of notes and used Wiley CPA Excel. It’s a very complete course. She also took three to four weeks to prepare for each exam section. The first two weeks she spent eight hours per day studying and spent longer time as the exam date drew closer. When she felt discouraged her mom encouraged her by reminding her that she was going to be studying this field for a while so she should do her best, and that brought Belicia encouragement. Discovering Accounting Options Ever since Belicia started testing for the CPA exam, she knew that she wanted to find a special accounting niche that wasn’t focused on general assurance or tax. She researched, attended several AICPA conferences, and talked to tons of people about what they were doing. Forensics, auditing, and not-for-profit were some of the specialties that stood out to her. While she was interning with PWC, she asked to try several projects and she fell in love with Forensics. Belicia currently works for PWC in the Forensics department. She loves this role because she promotes justice and directly helps her clients through crisis situations. Sharing Joy No matter how long you have been in this profession, you can bring joy to work every day. Don’t look at things like an inconvenience, rather look at them as an adventure. Note: To learn more about Forensics, be sure to revisit these two Life in Accounting podcasts: 	Billy Petty – From Law Enforcement to Accounting 	Michele Heyman, CPA – Building a Forensics Accounting Practice

058: Belicia Cespedes – Becoming a CPA at 17 years old

Belicia Cespedes loves tennis. She also happens to be the youngest person to ever pass the CPA Exam (at age 17). Professionalism would tell her that the latter is most important for her career but she has found a great deal of success creating coworker connections through tennis, even teaching some of her PwC co-workers how to play. And her competitive side comes out during the table tennis tournaments (very similar, I mean it’s got “tennis” in the name!) the audit team had during Busy Season. What’s most impressive is all of this is from an intern – the first intern that has been a guest on the show! In this episode we talk about how playing tennis translates directly to her role as a forensics auditor. Each person is ultimately responsible for their own performance but you can always turn to the rest of the team for support. We also talk about how much professionalism weighs on interns and new hires as they feel the pressure to impress at work, not realizing that sharing your hobbies or passions actually helps more than hurts your career. Belicia is currently working as a Risk Assurance Intern with the Forensics Team at PwC. She is attending CSUN and pursuing her MSA.

Belicia Cespedes loves tennis. She also happens to be the youngest person to ever pass the CPA Exam (at age 17). Professionalism would tell her that the latter is most important for her career but she has found a great deal of success creating coworker connections through tennis, even teaching some of her PwC co-workers how to play. And her competitive side comes out during the table tennis tournaments (very similar, I mean it’s got “tennis” in the name!) the audit team had during Busy Season. What’s most impressive is all of this is from an intern – the first intern that has been a guest on the show! In this episode we talk about how playing tennis translates directly to her role as a forensics auditor. Each person is ultimately responsible for their own performance but you can always turn to the rest of the team for support. We also talk about how much professionalism weighs on interns and new hires as they feel the pressure to impress at work, not realizing that sharing your hobbies or passions actually helps more than hurts your career. Belicia is currently working as a Risk Assurance Intern with the Forensics Team at PwC. She is attending CSUN and pursuing her MSA.