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I saw a job ad online that also includes company’s HR person’s e-mail & phone #. I plan to apply online but am debating whether I should also email my resume to HR. I hope doing so will increase … more

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I was a Financial Accountant with more than 10+ years experience, and was being furloughed 3 weeks ago because of federal fund cut. During this time I had more than 10 interviews for Sr Accountant/Man… more

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About to be a first year manager on a first year public audit and the anxiety is getting to me. Any advice from someone who's been through this before would be appreciated. I have control experien… more

Where can I exit as an Internal Audit Senior?

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What are your guys side hustles?

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I am 52, a controller at a small company making the lower end of this position. I recently received an invitation to a county position in finance department. The starting will be 20-25K lower than m… more

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I’m a first year staff. Is the first year supposed to be this hard? I am really struggling and not sure if I am cut out for this. I’m really good at my job and get a lot of compliments but just not su… more

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I am an Accounting graduate and possess year of experience in accounting, auditing and taxation. I am located in San Clemente, Orange County, California.

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Is anyone here in the military reserves and working at a top-10, public accounting firm? I am a CPA, and I am thinking about staying in or getting out the reserves. I don’t know what I want at this po… more

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I am an Accountant (practice) in Leeds and part qualified in ACCA. I am experienced in taxation and year end accounts preparation. I am graduated in BBA Honours (2nd class) in Accounting and MBA with a … more

Those of you who have successfully asked for a raise in public accounting. How did you approach it?

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Any body want to decrease finance department cost, u can find excellent accountant in Egypt. Salaries in Egypt is less by more than 50%

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Hi. How do you guys chat gpt for your job as an accountant ?

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After accepting an offer, the new Company will do a background check (3-5 days). I don’t expect any issue.
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Hello, I need a job please. Thank you.

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What to do if you have a retaliatory boss despite company having a non retaliatory policy?

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I receive an offer for an industry role (same level as I am right now - manager), but the base salary is lower by 15% (lower of the range). They also have some other compensation (restricted units etc), which we … more

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Love all the trump cuts now impacting all the ridiculous over the top DEI efforts across all companies (especially the ever-politically correct CESSPOOL that is public accounting firms). We swing a bi… more

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Will you be able to advance your career in real estate accounting? If you only have experience in real estate accounting from industry, then what other roles/fields can you transition into?

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Why does BiG 4 hire Finance Majors for accounting roles instead of Accounting majors?

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With all the tariffs, maybe it's time to tariff off shoring. Might save the accounting industry yet. Or I might be giving a couple partners a heart attack.

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"I want to start my own accountancy practice, but I am very clueless about how to start and where to find clients. I made this decision because I was fed up with juggling my work and personal life. My emp… more

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Anyone else deal with choosing between a state job and a private accounting job with a law firm? I turned down the state accounting job once when I thought my temp job would turn into a permanent job,… more

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Deloitte layoffs? Who’s next?

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Anyone work in audit methodology/PPD in the national practice of a firm. If so, how do you like it? I know the firms all kinds structure it a little different but looking for any perspective.

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If you’re in the Charlotte, Boston, or Austin area and interested in joining CLA’s deal services team (TAS/FDD), let me know! We’re hiring in the regions, and I’ll be happy to refer you and answer any… more

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Currently public accounting, second year audit senior making $81.5k. I love the people I work with and don’t mind most of the work except our main busy season that takes up the summer. I currently h… more

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How does an accounting manager partner with FP&A

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Got an interview today. 95% technical asked little accounting concepts and basic process. I got interrupted for many times when I started with just the beginning of the process. Then I was asked to de… more

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How many hours per week do you work as a financial accountant in industries?

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I was just looking at the latest unemployment numbers, and they've gone up a bit where I live. Then I went on LinkedIn and I saw an accounting job posted yesterday with over 800 applicants already… more

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I might be missing it but can’t see a lot about PwC’s Tour of Duty online. Are you able to request to do one to a BU of interest, or does it usually arise when you’re unstaffed in your own BU?

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Someone please tell trump that it's not just the manufacturing jobs that are lost. A lot of white collar jobs are also outsourced, we should bring those back.

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Which firms pay for masters in tax? What are the requirements/caveats?

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For those that work in technical accounting groups, how do you like it? I've been in diligence for quite some time and might be looking to switch tbh. The work is semi-interesting, but I hate deal… more

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Anyone else ever wish they could just do the actual accounting work, like deep-dive into the numbers, build clean processes, and solve real problems, without all the performative BS? Like I love the work itself, … more

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Did Trump just tariff outsourced India services by 26%? Please tell me he got the big four haha

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