Scott D. Hayes, CPA/PFS, MBA – Partner

Scott D. Hayes, CPA/PFS, MBA joined Going, Sebastien, Fisher & LeBouef, LLP in January 2018. Carrying the CPA designation since 2011. Scott earned the Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) designation in January 2024. The PFS credential is designed for CPAs who have expanded their expertise to include financial planning and wealth management. Scott has also earned the Series 65 license and is a registered investment advisor representative with the State of Louisiana which allows him to manage retirement and investment portfolios. He has been working in the accounting profession in the Lafayette area since 2006. Scott has worked in the non-profit, private, and public accounting sectors, serving in controllership roles in commercial construction, manufacturing, and food service distribution industries. He is known for providing strategic management consulting, financial and compliance reporting services, as well as general accounting and taxation related services. Graduating Magna Cum Laude, Scott obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a degree in Accounting. He later obtained a Master of Business Administration from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Scott previously served as the President of the Louisiana Society of CPA’s Acadiana Chapter. He is a One Acadiana Ambassador and is also currently a member of various other professional and civic organizations including the American Institute of CPAs, The 705 Young Leaders for a better Acadiana, and the Mardi Gras Krewe of Bonaparte. Previously, Scott was a member of Lafayette Consolidated Government’s Future Need/Funding Sources Budget Committee. Scott works out of our Lafayette office.