Accounting Exit Opportunities

How hard is it to go from a 3 year audit senior to a role like a senior financial analyst?

What kind of roles are you all seeing out there that allow WFH? At this point, that's honestly my biggest goal is my next job. I miss working from the comfort of my little home office and wearing … more

How’s salaries in the UK for audit as compared to US?

An assoc just took a role at Blackstone as an Analyst yet she is an accountant, why would her title say analyst?

Have my sights set on FP&A. What skills or certifications do I need to make myself a competitive candidate?

So I have always wanted to work for big tech. Now I am a few years into my career and I don’t know if the opportunities are there anymore.
For those that have, is the grass really greener?

Anyone have any experience moving from wealth and asset management audit to FP&A? Thinking of leaving public accounting for a private role but not too sure of what's our there aside from "… more

Has anyone’s firm ever offered them a raise to stay and not leave for a competitor firm?

Hit a wall as an accounting manager. Too much admin, not enough real accounting. How did you guys break out of the middle-management rut?

Coming up on 3 YOE SA Audit. Thoughts on CBIZ transaction advisory as a potential pivot? Would the comp would be better on an hourly rate/WLB perspective?

Been doing 740 and compliance for 20+ years. Any recruiter recommendations out there?

Is it possible to move from compliance tax to m&a tax after 6 years without getting pigeonholed

What salary range should I expect as a CPA in a HCOL area (2nd largest US city) after leaving Big 4 as an A2? I never made it to senior & was PIP'ed right before 2 years. I took a 1 year career break sinc… more

Spreadsheet whiz, but my soul craves human connection. Thinking of ditching accounting for HR or recruiting. Anyone else made the leap from numbers to people? Tips, advice, warnings all welcome!

Tax experience (EY GCR) with CFA level 1 does it make exit ops more broad ?

I f***ing hate this job. It's 2AM. I'm on reduced schedule and reduced pay. Still working till this late because the client quit and needed to leave the company by the end of the month. And we don't h… more

The firm I currently work for is expecting us to come into the office downtown minimum 3x a week. I really enjoy working from home and think remote is the way to go for me. Anyone know of any openings… more

Would really like to live outside of the U.S. for a bit. Currently in tax at B4. Any suggestions on how to move abroad?

Any jobs going from general accounting in industry to something that doesn’t require a cpa that pays $100k plus?

Is there a work-life balance on a client accountant role in Ireland? How many clients does a client accountant usually handle in a year/quarter?

Tax season was an absolute nightmare this year. The long hours, the endless spreadsheets, the soul-crushing monotony of it all... I'm starting to think this accounting gig isn't for me. I'… more

Is getting into accounting advisory helpful for exit opportunities?

JD/LLM here (CPA eligible). Thinking about starting my own small firm after my second year as a manager (current S2, so in like 3-4 years). Does anyone have any advice on it, and for those who have do… more

I have an interview with the IRS coming up for a Revenue Agent Position… any advice??

As someone deeply involved in forensic accounting, I'm thinking about a pivot to legal consulting. Does anyone have experience or advice on bridging over to this field? What additional qualificati… more

What can anyone tell me about forensic acocunting for an insurance company? Are skills there tranferrable to other areas of forensic accounting?

Confused by hierarchy of ranks in industry. Is a Fund Controller role equivalent to that of an Assistant Controller at a HF? Or is it equal to a Controller role?

I have an offer to be a director of a finance function for a private company. Is it ok to ask to look at their financials prior to accepting the offer? It’s a PE backed company and I just to make sure… more

Incoming tax consultant. What departments should I try to specialize in to increase my exit ops? Would likely not want to do tax.

I got an offer from as a SALT associate, my ultimate aim is to get out of PA in 3-5 years preferably into asset management, will there be decent exit opportunities into the same after working in the S… more

I interned in B4 Tax last summer and signed a full-time offer to start in Jan 2025. Since then, I realized that my interests do not lie with Tax and I would rather exit after 2-3 years into corporate … more