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Accounting Exit Opportunities

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a Senior Accountant
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Worth it to apply to/attend T14 law school if I am about a year away from manager (140k ish TC in VHCOL city)? Didn’t recruit for jobs in college despite going to a nice private school bc I didn’t car… more

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a Senior Associate
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What are some of the best industries for accountants to consider if they want to work from home/remotely? Any specific sectors that are more accommodating to this arrangement than others?

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a Senior Tax Associate
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What exit options does Equity Tax Senior Associate have after working at Big 4?

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works at In Extenso
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Does CFA help to get out from tax to a finance position

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Crystal Zheng
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an Audit Senior
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Big 4 audit senior exit opportunity:
- CPA
- 2 years of experience on a public client as a senior
- lead senior for 2 small clients

What are some of the exit opportunities for my situation?

Also need s… more

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an Accountant
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How practical is it to shift from an accounting role in a large multinational to a finance role in a startup environment? I'm looking for a change of pace and more direct impact on business outcom… more

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works at In Extenso
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Hello everyone, I’ve heard that EY GCR is the most general of the other tax services and has better exit ops. Any idea about these exit ops ? and how many years we should stay to not get stuck ?

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a Senior Tax Associate
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Does anyone know if giving SSN before offer letter is okay or not?

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works at Deloitte
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is the market really bad? Just starting looking but I rarely get interviews

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an Accountant
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Did you take a pay cut with your new role? If so, how much? I really don't mind losing out on a bit of cash for a year or two for a job that doesn't run my life, I'm just not sure what to expect.

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an Accounting Manager
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If you get laid off do you get severance pay no matter what? How much does it typically look like?

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a Manager
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Well, I wish I could have this kind of outlook. Is anyone else out there finding the job market beyond difficult right now? So many applications, either no response or a swift rejection. It's so discouraging.

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a Senior Staff Accountant
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I'm thinking about moving into a government role from corporate accounting. What are the main differences I should expect in terms of work culture and job stability?

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an Accountant
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Highest paying and lowest stress exit opps from tax? This tax season really got the best of me. Time for a change, just not sure what.

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Crystal Zheng
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For commercial tax, manger 1 position, which one has better wlb and culture in NYC? RSM, BDO, Crowe, Baker Tilly, Grant Thornton? Thanks

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a Director
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If you were in your notice period and found out, with 7 business days remaining, that your boss had mirrored your email to theirs (without letting you know), how would you react?

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works at Deloitte
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I'm a newly promoted tax manager in partnership tax. I do about 50/50 renewable energy and investment management. Any ideas what kind of positions I should be looking for to exit public accounting… more

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a Tax Senior
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Any idea what an Associate level salary at Goldman Sachs would be? In the Transaction Banking area.

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an Accountant
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Anyone working for Goldman Sachs with the role of Regulatory Controller/Controllers office? What’s the work like and what could be possible exit opportunities?

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a Senior Accountant
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I have an interview scheduled for an internal Sr. FP&A position. I have a high-level understanding of what FP&A does (since I work with them daily), but I don’t really know the day-to-day tasks. I’m inter… more

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works at EY
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How is having 2 YoE in both audit and tax (one year in each) seen when you’re ready to exit to industry? considering you’re A1 in both. I want to have practical experience in both but I also realized… more

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works at EY
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What exit opportunities are there for Managers coming from FDD?

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an Intermediate Accountant
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Want to leave my job but it looks like market isn’t hot and I want to vest in profit sharing portion of 401k. I left B4 tax to do US GAAP and am currently working as a Consolidations accountant. Not… more

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an Accountant
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How practical is it to shift from an accounting role in a large multinational to a finance role in a startup environment? I'm looking for a change of pace and more direct impact on business outcom… more

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works at Boston Consulting Group
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Any thoughts on this resume, friend is an A2 looking to transition out of Big 4 :)

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a Manager
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I've been considering teaching as part of my exit strategy, but I have no idea what adjunct professors make. Any idea what kind of salary I could expect with a role like this?

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a Junior Accountant
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Just curious, how many of you think that an MBA is essential for moving up or out of accounting roles in a corporate setting?

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a Tax Consultant
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How did you all realize it was time to start looking for exit ops? For me, it looked like this daily.

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a Director
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Hiring for Finance / Accounting Transformation

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a Tax Associate
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As AI is starting to automate more and more routine accounting tasks, is this playing into your decision in what kinds of roles you'll look at moving into? It's so hard to tell what roles are … more

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works at EY
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What departments should I position myself in (for exit opportunities) as an incoming tax consultant?

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an Accounting Manager
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Spent almost 5 years in PA at a mid-size firm - just moved to industry as an accounting manager at a small private company (general accounting & AR/AP review). Not sure I see myself in this long … more

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an Audit Manager
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After spending a decade in audit, I'm eyeing a career change. Recently, I've been intrigued by the potential in the tech industry, particularly in financial tech roles. Does anyone have insigh… more

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a Manager
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What kind of jobs should you be looking at if you are in accounting advisory and your main clients are carve-outs? I don't enjoy technical accounting, but it seems my carve-out experience is only … more

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works at EY
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Audit Staff 2 here. Has anyone tried to transition to consulting? Or any advice for best exit strategies for auditors with no CPA, or intention of getting one.

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Posting as :
a Manager
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Is anyone finding that they are either under qualified or way over qualified for most job postings? This market is exhausting

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a Tax Manager
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Anyone exit from tax to a non tax role like Controller? If so, what did you move to and did you have to take a pay cut?

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works at Grant Thornton
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Requesting Input & Advice - 7 years of professional experience, 3 years at Deloitte A1/A2 and 1 year at Grant Thornton as a Senior Auditor. I have 2 Master's Degrees, an MBA specialized in Accounting and … more

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an Audit Associate
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Any advice to pivot from A2 in audit to some kind of finance role?

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