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I’ve been with my company for 18 months, and my title and pay is definitely inflated relative to my responsibilities. I’m looking to leave my company to get the experience I believe I need to continue… more

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Can someone please provide what has worked in dealing with staff that have a disconnect with their role and skill level?

I inherited a first level staff that is constantly trying to manage their peers… more

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Have you guys been let go or laid off before the holidays? How did you deal with it?

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Thoughts on siegfried group?

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Is industry this boring and un challenging? I find myself doing 4-5 hours of real work a week, a little bit more during month end then it’s back to light ad hoc items.

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I have an aa degree in accounting and have worked as a hands-on controller at private companies for over 15 years. I'm never going to get my bachelor's or cpa, which is almost always required … more

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Anyone work at Wipfli? Are they good firm?

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Promotion is coming up and I have a feeling I’m not gonna get the comp adjustment I’m looking for. I asked for more when I got hired which they gave me but it was to make up for lost benefits. Do yal… more

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I am currently a Staff in audit at a big 4. Going into it, I knew I most likely wouldn’t want to work many years in regular old year end audits. Being the ambitious person I am, I of course am already think… more

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Anyone work at Kaiser?

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Would a Big 4 ever re-hire someone after firing them once before from a different role?

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Is the AICPA life insurance good? Meaning is it better/more cost effective than something you can get on the regular market, or is it on par with those? Constantly get emails and letters so I’m curiou… more

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After multiple interviews, and everyone essentially saying I got the job, why would the partner want to talk to me again?

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Can you negotiate a job offer if you’re currently unemployed? (From lay off)

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Industry folks.. in your opinion, what‘s the best ERP system? Just curious.. Most of my audit clients use NetSuite

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Those of you who have quit your job without another lined up or have been laid off, what do you do with all the free time? I’m in week 2 and am losing my mind. I don’t really have any fall hobbies eit… more

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What are your thoughts on major accounting firms “strongly” suggesting contributions to the AICPA PAC? Feels like compelled speech to me.

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Anyone who knows any vacancies in Accounts Executive for foreigner (Spass Holder), as my present job now is about to end, please help me, I have been working as HR, Admin, and Accounts management for … more

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I have a BS in accounting and couldn’t find work for months so I joined a small sized accounting firm as an admin last year. This was my first taste of the accounting industry due to no internships during college.
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Is the move from Senior Internal Auditor to Manager of Internal Audit worth it. The pay difference is 80k to 100k but is the stress worth it?

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Do private equity firms revise base salary annually??

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Has anyone ever quit right in the middle of year end? I got a job offer but it doesn’t start until 1/27. I want to take it but basically if I put my notice around the second week of Jan I’m totally sc… more

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Did anyone here work for ABM industry in Sugarland, Texas before or currently working there? I just applied for staff accountant for this company. I wanted to ask what questions the hiring manager wou… more

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Is your company closing for the holiday season? Have they advised taking mandatory vacations even if you prefer not to use your time off for that purpose?

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At what age does it start not making sense to become partner?

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Moss Adams is currently exploring a PE buyout or a merger.

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Any 3-4 year auditors with a CPAs ideally on the east coast looking for a fully remote job, please message me! ASC 606 experience a plus.
Healthcare tech company - we placed the hiring manager, he’s great and ver… more

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Can we talk about what we think public accounting is going to look like in 5 years? I think the shortage of seniors and the lack of good staff/associates is going to run the public accounting model to… more

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Grant Thornton folks - how is the entrance of private equity going?

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What provides better long term compensation potential for M&A tax, Alvarez and Marsal or Mid market public firm (RSM, BDO, GT)?

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Siegfried is hiring. 3-6 years of experience, prefer candidates from mid size firm to big 4. 30% guaranteed minimum bonus for the first 2 years - total compensation 6 figures. Comment if you’re intere… more

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can I please get a few likes to start direct messages? thanks!

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Curious what bonuses have been at CBIZ the last few years. I am guessing they will be awful given all their cash/stock went to Marcum partners.

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Is it true new big four partners generally start out at $400k? Sort of low you’d think…

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DEI is bullshit.. all the DEI board members in my firm are white

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I am looking to jump from PA to industry. Generally, are PE backed up companies not a good choice for WLB?
Some of my audit clients are PE backed, and they seem fine. But of course I am an outsider

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How many paid holidays does your firm have?

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Do you need a efin as an individual preparing tax returns? Having trouble finding a clear answer to this online

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