Paul Becht is a principal with Baker Tilly's commercial practice. His practice is focused on overseeing audits and reviews of companies in a variety of industries, including real estate, manufacturing and distribution, the service industry and debt collection. He is also skilled at auditing employee benefit plans and assisting clients in performing due diligence for mergers and acquisitions.
Paul is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and is regularly quoted as an expert source for leading business and trade publications. Throughout his career, he has also been active in staff training and mentoring.
- Offers guidance on accounting policies and procedures to improve operations and strengthen internal controls
- Advises clients on the accounting and reporting aspects of stock-based compensation plans
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Financial Executives International (FEI), New York Chapter
- New York State Society of CPAS (NYSSCPA), Suffolk Chapter Accounting and Auditing Committee, co-chair
- Risk Management Association, director of the Long Island chapter and treasurer
- PPP updates — Forgiveness, extensions and beyond (webinar, 2020)
- PPP loan forgiveness and beyond — What you need to know (webinar, 2020)
- Lease accounting: grappling with a major change (webinar, 2019)
- Lease accounting implications for commercial real estate (podcast, 2017)
Location
Uniondale, NY
Education
Bachelor of Science in accounting
Oswego State University (Oswego, New York)