Paul is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He was previously a member of the National Assurance Technical Group at Smith & Williamson.

He is a co-author of Financial Reporting for Smaller Companies published by Bloomsbury Professional and Co-author of Interpreting Company Reports and Accounts published by Pearson Education.

Paul lectures extensively thoughout the UK on financial reporting, both UK GAAP and IFRS.