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Industry tax manager at 200k. LCOL. Good offer?

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If the interviewer responds to a thank you email with comments about how she enjoyed the conversation and you will hear back from us soon, is that a positive indication that there is interest in exten… more

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Can you become rich working in accounting advisory at a MM firm?

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How long after an interview do you generally hear back outside of PA?

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Is it ok to leave Public accounting as an A2 for 80k base and 100% paid premiums?

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What’s the best way to research potential exit opportunities? Might want to leave PA next year but at an absolute loss on where to go. I don’t really want to have a routine accounting job.

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Has anyone just taken a break from work without anything lined up? Every offer I’ve gotten wants me to start in a month and with 2 weeks notice that leaves me only 2 weeks to recharge. For my mental h… more

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Is your firm hiring for remote advisory positions? What service line? What does the work look like?

My Accounting background is:

3 years GT Audit - manage small team, manage engagements, audit etc

2 years Industry A… more

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What are corporate remote jobs I can work? (Please no consulting, auditing, or tax service companies.) I am burnt out.

Thank you in advance!

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Joined KPMG this year as an experienced hire promotion from A2 to be an S1 here. Since then have really come to dislike audit in general and not receive much attainment out of the work we do. Looking to move into… more

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Stay in EY audit or leave for embark faas? Currently a senior 2 in audit and on a trajectory to hit manager at my 4 year mark.

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Is it weird to send a recruiter your resume even if the company isn’t hiring because it’s your dream to work there? Is that a shot not worthy of taking?

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Would now be a bad time to try to get into big tech? With limited experience. Didn’t take long for me to realize the culture at KPMG (or at least my team) is absolute trash.

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You wearing a jacket and tie for zoom interviews? Just a tie?

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M2 in audit and looking to leave PA for industry. What salary should I be expecting?

Leaving big 4 audit after 1 year and feeling a little lost on what to do next. I have my CPA and a masters. Just not sure if I even want to do accounting anymore or try to break into another field sin… more

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Where do the locals go out in Charlotte?

If you’re an audit manager, do you feel like you have strong technical accounting skills? I feel like my audit skills are strong, but may lack tech acct. skills that would be needed in industry

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Did anyone transition from tax to wealth advisory? Happy with the decision?

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Role vs industry?

I would love to be in a strategic role in my industry of choice (Tech), but I ended up with the two offers after some interviews:

- Corp Dev analyst role at a small F500 industrial company (director plans to … more

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I need some guidance. Left B4 audit as a Manager and have been Controller for 2 years at my current company. The industry side of accounting is killing me and I find myself with no motivation to do my… more

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How often do you follow up with recruiter? I haven’t heard an update from my recruiters for a week since initially reaching out, some are more than 10 days, should I keep looking for new recruiters th… more

Really need to hear from senior managers and above who left PA tax after 10+ years and what you did? How lost did you feel? How did you find yourself again? I really need to leave PA, need to no longe… more

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Would you work again with a recruiter who ghosted you? She seemed great then ignored my calls/emails after I was passed on a role. She reached out months later seeing if I were still on the market.

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Anyone work in the “office of the CFO” practice at a big 4/MM accounting firm able to give some insight into the D2D, hours, Comp,etc.

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Audit Senior Manager based in California, looking to pivot to accounting advisory. Pros/cons of Transaction Advisory vs. Technical Accounting vs. Managed Accounting Services? Curious about what doors … more

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I'm curious to know if investment analyst type roles at family office roles are dead ends?

Was given an opportunity as an analyst at the family office for a well known but controversial Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur.more

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Currently a financial reporting manager in industry, but feel stuck. Is the next logical move just finding a senior manager/director role with another company?

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Based in Canada, looking for a fully remote financial analyst job. Any recommendations? 3 YOE.

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need opinions: Big 4 FDD/FAAS or Capital One Financial Analyst for exit opportunities/overall salary?

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What is the best practice/career to move to if you don’t want to do accounting anymore? (But uses the same skills made through working in accounting)

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Anyone willing to give a referral to BCG Deutschland for a consultant level role? 5 YOE in accounting/finance.
Happy to chat more on a call #Boston Consulting Group Deutschland

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5 yoe in individual/trust tax in pa, looking for WLB, what are my exits?

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Anyone from Amazon willing to refer for a Senior accountant or Senior Financial Analyst? Live in Central Florida. 3 yrs Big 4 experience. Half of experience is in Audit as a staff and other half is as… more

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Thoughts on leaving the firm for industry job in tax as staff with 1 year experience. My main goal is a better WLB, I want a 40hr week. Will industry jobs provide that for me at relatively the same pa… more

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Fellow and/or former Fannie Mae fishes out there, I just got an offer for a position. I most likely will take it but wanted to see if I could get a candid answer on your experience, WLB, ext opps, com… more

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is 110k +10%bonus low for a controller position? 5 years experience and in HCOL…

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Fund accounting manager 6 YOE - big PE shop NYC - 135k base + 10k signing bonus + 20% bonus. I feel this is kinda low. any thoughts?

4 yoe, finally found my exit! 135k base, analytics consulting at another B4. Don’t let anyone tell you senior accountant/fund accounting/IA are your only exits.

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