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Accounting Exit Opportunities

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Hey yall! Lemme know if this doesn’t belong here, but sharing a new feature from Big 4 Transparency I’m wildly excited about!

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works at EY
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Any insight or tips on quitting B4 and running your own bookkeeping/accounting business?

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Who wants to exit accounting? It is great. Maybe exit audit? What part of accounting are we trying to exit? Accountants live the longest and work the least and get paid the most. Only the first quarte… more

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What’re the top jobs for moving from Tax/PA to a more CFO geared job? I want to work on my basic GAAP compliance and learn the general finance leadership and financial modeling side of things (NY CPA,… more

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works at PwC
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If you work with an outside recruiter will you get lowballed on an offer?

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works at Baker Tilly
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I work in public sector audit so are clients are schools, governments, and nonprofit organizations. Is that going to leave me in a tough spot if I eventually want to look into new opportunities to jum… more

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Am I underpaid/overworked?
Staff accountant here on the verge of Senior but management keeps putting it off and now a new manager is stepping in I will have to "prove" myself to. Currently in… more

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works at KPMG
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When in your career you found out is not a good fit for you? I’m in Tax and struggling,not sure if should give up or continue?

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works at PwC
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Do I need to put in my 2 weeks notice or can I just leave? What’s the best and why?

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a Senior Accountant
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Anyone working in internal accounting at the big 4 or know anything about it?

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an Accountant
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So I have an MBA with a good amount of accounting experience 10 years. In the past few years I have been working as a Jr/ Staff Accountant. If I decided not to do Accounting anymore, what fields could… more

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works at KPMG
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Thoughts on what happens if credit suisse fails?

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a Property Accountant
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Current property accountant - 2YOE in government affordable housing; 2YOE fund accounting making $60K. This can't be my prime. Not seeing my skillset in most job descriptions, and trying to break … more

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Is Big 4 Transparency still blocked on firm networks? Writing a piece on this and curious if it’s still the case

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works at PwC
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Has anyone exited auditing and switched to financial planning? Thinking this is more where I should be and considering getting my CFP.

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Is internal audit dead end? Coming from a senior auditor, I’ve heard nightmares about IA being where careers go to die. If I don’t like IA after two years where could I go?

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How likely is it to pivot from 1 YOE in Fund accounting for PE firms to consulting? Just testing the waters and seeing how I should prepare. Deciding accounting is not for me even though I was excited… more

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Second year Big 4 audit associate. Just received an offer for a F500 Senior internal audit role. Paying $120k. Do I take it and run? Or deal with another couple years of not being paid enough and work… more

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Anyone know what a role such as an Investor Relations Associate is like at a PE firm, and what the estimated pay is?

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works at PwC
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Can accountants work 2 full time jobs remotely legally or is that only for software engineers

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works at PwC
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Just got offered the following for a senior position in a national firms accounting advisory practice in Texas.

Base: 103K
Sign-on bonus: 7K
Bonus: told average is between 17-20% depending on the year and performanc… more

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a Senior Tax Accountant
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CPA and in the middle of an MBA program. 10+ yrs of experience on tax ( Partnership, S-corp, Trust & Individuals)

I want to get out of tax. Maybe targeting FP&A or any accounting/tax-related products companies. Is it… more

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Has anyone made a complete shift out of accounting or related roles? I’ve been in audit around 3.5 years and I definitely can’t envision myself doing this long term. I’m curious to hear some non-tradi… more

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What are the best exit opportunities for an Audit Assistant manager (Big 4, London) in terms of salary/ career progression? I am thinking about Manager roles in top 10 or switching to financial report… more

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Is 75k total comp to 93k total comp with a title jump worth?

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In a specialty consulting group at PwC and.. don’t think I like the speciality anymore. I like consulting and I’m a high performer but want to switch it up. Has anyone successfully managed a pivot at … more

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a Senior Associate
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What's the job market looking like right now? Auditor 5+ years looking to jump to industry. In SoCal

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Any one have any experience with Corporate Advisory at US Bank? Would love to hear any insights/thoughts on working within the group

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Looking to make a jump from KPMG into internal audit consulting at another firm. Want to get out of Big 4 for WLB. Currently a Senior Associate. Interviewing at Embark, CFGI, and RSM. Any other recs o… more

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What do you search in LinkedIn to find good private company jobs in accounting?

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I’m quitting my job as an auditor and going to real estate school. I can’t take this anymore.

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Does anyone have a general idea of what a staff accountant should make in CA? (San Diego area) Currently an A2 wanting to leave public. I know everyone says to wait until senior but I'm at a break… more

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an Experienced Associate
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Big 4 - how do you put in your 2 weeks notice any ideas?

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I got a new job and just wanted to do a comp check..! I have 5 YOE (most in public accounting) and will be working at a tech company in NY as a financial analyst. I'll be getting 40k RSUs (vested … more

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works at PwC
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I started interviewing with a company after I took a call from someone I know who works there. Though this company pays very well, I would not be interested in working there, at least not right now. T… more

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a Tax Manager
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I’m a tax manager 2 at EY in private client services. I had corporate experience as a staff and senior before I went into private. I want out of public accounting. I don’t want to do busy seasons anym… more

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an Associate
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PA Audit to Staff Accountant -> just curious - how steep is the learning curve? and what should i expect my day to day to look like in corporate accounting? I feel like I now have a solid understan… more

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an Associate
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Busy season is definitely taking a toll on my mental and physical health and I’m looking to get out soon. I’m an S1 in audit and I’m looking for better job opportunities with work/life balance and hop… more

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works at BDO
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anyone ever transition to be involved in the financial side of a college of university?

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works at EY
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Currently a M1 in audit but received an offer for a financial reporting manager role for $150k with 20% cash bonus and 10% annual RSU grant. Do you think that’s good enough to leave?

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