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Being recruited to a mid-tier firm for a high-level forensics role primarily because of my subject matter expertise, leadership background, and fairly large professional network. No prior sales type e… more

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What is the best way to get over burnout and cynicism? I feel like career progression thresholds are constantly moved and don't know if it's worth it to keep pushing for partner (since it see… more

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Universal Health Services Inc. CFO salary question. Can you share the typical CFO salary for UHS with responsibility for 1 building? Range seems to be pretty wide, average 187k. Seem about right?

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I’m starting at a big 4 firm in tax as an associate in June. My team is very specialized and I don’t want to get pigeon holed since I don’t think I want to stay in a big 4 longer than 5 or so years. I… more

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Anyone knows about the CFO advisory service line in Baker Tilly? Is it a good practice, do they pay well?

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Anyone in Midtown East wanna grab coffee today? Not looking for a job, I’m just pretty bored today. I work on 47th and Park if anyone is nearby. Coffee on me?

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Can anyone who works (or used to) work at CliftonLarsonAllen tell me what the typical busy season hours are for Tax? And more specifically if possible SALT? I’m going to be starting there in a few wee… more

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I have been in big 4 for years now, I am trying to make a pivot but it’s extremely hard. I have been looking for a job for months, messaged people on LinkedIn even and I feel like it’s not helping. I … more

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Question about Accounting Research Interview: I have been approached on LinkedIn about participating in a research study by @PXN focused on the audit, tax, advisory, and compliance markets in the US, especially New York. Th… more

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Am I underpaid? $20 hrly as an Accounting Specialist with 10 years of hands-on general accounting knowledge and experience but no college degree. VA resident and no remote option of work. I was expect… more

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I left RSM for another firm and after 4 months realized it wasn’t for me so I’m boomeranging back for a promotion. Is this something I should notify my network about on LinkedIn or keep it quiet and a… more

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Hello everyone. I m an accounting student. I am looking for an entry level job in Montreal, Canada. Any help is appreciated. Thx

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Mentally disturbed, acts very nice in the beginning and then is disrespectful to his employees. Literally yelled at me in front of the whole office that he is over stressed and can only offer me 1 dat of wo… more

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Is it bad if I just don’t want to work a corporate job anymore? My husband’s job can support us and he has a ton of time off throughout the year so in my dream world I quit corporate work, get a fun p… more

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UK pay system is funny.
Finish high sch, get a job; factory, cleaner, care worker etc. Ur pay is minimum wage.
Or go to college for four years, u can even take student loan. Become an engineer, an analy… more

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Anyone currently working at Guidehouse that gave provide positive or negative feedback for the medical coding sector?

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Anyone at Blackstone willing to refer to a position in NJ please.

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As a holiday gift, I'm going to report my company to the SEC. I need that whistleblower money.

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Anticipating getting a job offer at a competitor (same city) that will be a pretty significant pay bump (40-50k, I’m underpaid) and would also include a title bump (Mgr to SM). My current team is desp… more

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What salary should I expect for a Mergers & Acquisitions Tax Senior? I have 3.5 years of experience in asset & wealth management tax and have my CPA. MCOL city as well

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Would it make sense going from 2 and 1/2 years to an intern at a public accounting firm? The firm is really small so idk if it’d really help me on my CV. Also I heard the firm has an unorganized struc… more

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Is it a bad idea to start a job if I plan on starting a family and going on mat leave in the next year or two? At BDO now and very discouraged by all layoffs / leadership change.. etc.

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I’ve spent most of my career in middle market firm as a tax professional and I’ve consulted on virtually every type of tax possible but I still feel like Big 4 professionals do not respect us.

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Background: My boss oversees multiple franchises. They’re all doing well (none are losing money year over year), but one of the franchises is carried by the performance of the other two.

Task: He want… more

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I used to be in Women in Accounting bowl but it seems that I lost access while updating my company. I cannot find the bowl now, can someone share it with me? Thanks!

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For those who have gone through a NetSuite implementation, do you have any advice for someone leading a revenue accounting department? Anything that should be considered and planned for early on vs. p… more

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Is Alvarez and Marsal the only consulting firm that has a M&A tax team?

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The fact that job titles matter so much drives me crazy. I'm in industry and despite a senior title, I do what a manager does at many other companies, get paid like a manager at other companies, a… more

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Looking for advice: How can I avoid being extended on a project? I was recently reassigned to a project I worked on before. While I received positive feedback last time, the project doesn’t align with… more

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Has anyone started in tax and then switched to audit later down the road? Did you have to completely start over as an intern? What pushed you to switch over and what is your experience now in audit?

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Hi mums, does anyone work at GT and know what their paid parental leave is for primary carers? Is it on top of government's paid parental leave?
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Anyone moved from EY to KPMG? how has the experience been at manager level. In terms of tools, methodology, team culture

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Staff and manager are very helpful and supportive.

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I recently joined Accounting Operations for a mid sized company. I am wondering if I am in the right team since I feel like majority of my work is data entry or pulling documents from different system… more

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has anyone pivoted from accounting to data analytics?

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I am looking Accounting jobs in Oakland ,California and near cities. I have more than 10 years Accounting experience.

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I just had an interview with a potential employer & was asked about my current salary, i saw their budget was way higher and in my current role i am being paid less than industry average so I lied about it st… more

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I have an individual that is an informal coachee that I think has a really bad coach. The coach doesn’t seem to know what the individual is working on nor do they reach out to people for feedback (a f… more

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I am currently trying to find my motivation again in this career, but with constant layoffs happening I am not sure I can trust any company. I want to be a dedicated employee, but it seems that is not… more

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