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Does anyone know how much salary does a tax senior in industry make in the market now?

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What would be a good compensation target for Corporate Development Manager role with 7yr experienced from public accounting? NYC based. Thanks!

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Is it a bad time to exit public accounting to industry?

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Looking to leave public accounting after 8 years. At this point, not really concerned with pay raise just looking for good work life balance and job security. Any recommendations?

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Feeling stuck in audit but don’t want to go into industry. What career should I pick?

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What’s the general difference between FP&A and Data Analyst? Both involve creating dashboards of key metrics to help business leaders with decisions to my understanding. Currently in FP&A and … more

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What are the best advisory/consulting departments to apply for at Big 4? And are you hiring in this market? Did 3 years audit w/ Audit Senior exp at regional firm and 2 years fed tax at big 4, 1.5 yea… more

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M2 in Big 4 accounting advisory group, thinking about getting into FP&A, any advice you could share?

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Anyone knows a good company to work for not in public accounting that has good WLB?

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I’m 10 years in PA in financial services industry and now looking for a transition. Currently looking at jobs related to product controller in the IB world. How difficult is it to make such transition… more

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I’m so miserable doing audit. We are about to start Q3 and I want to jump out of a window.

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Hey everyone, I’m currently looking into going into advisory/consultant roles but don’t know where to start. I have 2YOE, I work in Federal Audit and Tax, but I don’t have my CPA. Is this a career pat… more

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Looking to connect with individuals working in FDD at PwC.

Will even pay for lunch if you're in the Houston, Texas area!

Capital One vs Jp morgan?

Have offer from both. Cap1 is Tech Audit and JP morgan is Tech audit & control. Both paying same comp. Cap1 as senior associate and jpmc as only associate. JPMorgan Chasemore

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Anyone need referral to Amazon feel free to DM me !

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I’m an experienced senior accountant looking for a new opportunity. Can anyone refer me to their company?

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I had about 6 years experience at big four auditing mostly PE and hedge funds, left as a manager and switched to industry, have been working at my current job in fund accounting (PE) a little over a y… more

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Hey! Please can I get suggestion for some GMAT online study material/ online tutors? Too many options out there , but hard to guess what’s good!

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My firms Internal audit / SOX consulting group is hiring, all levels from associate to senior manager. Group has been growing tremendously. Real opportunity for partnership in a reasonable time fra… more

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I'm curious to know what everything thinks about competition when trying to find their next exit op.

I remember a quote from Peter Thiel saying "competition is for losers"

Being in BIG4 audit, a lot of my higher achieving pe… more

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Big4 Tax M1 making 117k in the DMV. This seems low to me. Thoughts?

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Got a pretty interesting opportunity presented to me for an assistant controller position; currently an exp senior up for promotion next year to manager; if I jump ship and end up not liking it in the… more

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When asked for salary expectations leaving big 4 for a company that offers stock, how should I present my expectations? Currently doing total b4 +30% saying that is my expectation for “base + bonus”

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Left public almost two years ago but contemplating going back. Anyone on here gone back? In NYC with 5 yrs exp, curious what I could make as a Manager in Big 4

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Just wanted to check to see if people here think law school might be worth it. I'm a M2 at GT making about $125k. I took the LSAT over 5 years ago and got a 168, so I need to take it again. Let… more

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what is the best career opportunities for audit Senior 2s in big4 ? Not a fan of technical accounting and not sure how long I should stay in PA. Thank you!

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Hi peeps!
Got two offers on the table, who love to hear your advice!

- Finance Business Partner for a late stage (Series D/valuation 3B) startup tech company

- Corp Dev analyst role for a listed niche gambling company
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What’s the first year senior manager salary @EY@PwC@KPMG@Deloitte in real estate tax in NYC?

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Does anyone have tips or advice on how to approach reentering the workforce again? Previously ex Big 4 auditor at senior level and then left for a year+ to attend to personal family matters. Looking f… more

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How can I make a TON of $$$$$ in accounting software sales?

Been in accounting for 10+ years (financial stmt audit, corporate, outsourced acctg) and honestly I hate it all

But I loved accounting in school…I’m just like wtf happened?!more

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Thinking about leaving consulting… have four years of experience related to financial reporting/ accounting consulting, tech implementation, and a slight bit of strategy work. I don’t want to just bec… more

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What is the heirachy for the accounting and finance teams at American Express? Is Director pretty much the equivalent of Manager in other companies?

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I'm having trouble deciding which roles or levels to target for an exit to in industry. I have several years of ops management prior to moving into PA as Staff. Currently a manager in tax at big 4… more

Technical Accounting Advisory at GT exit opportunities? Is AAS a good place to spend a young career?

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I work in Transaction and M&A tax and am looking to switch toward pure M&A/PE or even IB! Is this possible directly? Or I should go for an MBA, and if so, is the cost really worth it? With MBA, I can als… more

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Pivoting from a HCOL tax role in PA to MCOL financial role in industry. Does a 15k pay cut make sense or am I undervaluing myself?

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Anyone know anything about floqast and their BD roles and salary ranges?

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Anybody transition from audit to a financial reporting role at a company? If so, could you tell me abt ur experience?

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I make pretty good total comp in industry, but worried my learning experience will eventually lag behind my competition in the market. Is the only real way to fix this find another job?

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