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For people who have made the jump from auditor to just technical accounting, did you pick things up fast? What kind of training is there?

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Which industry do you audit and did you get offered a technical accounting job in the same industry you audit?

Following, also a third year have the same concerns

Isn't most of this just reading whitepapers and FASB guidance when you get something thrown at you?

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No one starts a job without some hiccups of not knowing what to do-- you'll get trained and you will learn as you go.

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