A girl from the firm went from a staff associate to a controller in private. How did she do it? I find it strange.

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At a small company that’s very possible. Especially if it’s a straightforward business. Debits/credits, look up anything you don’t know, and let the auditors clean up the rest 😂. I’ve worked with controllers that don’t have accounting degrees lol, it happens.

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At some really small companies the controller is basically doing the work of a senior. I had a classmate in my masters program who was a controller of a small company without a CPA. Ended up coming back to school because their progression had capped out at that level.

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Worked on a client where the controller had even less credentials. She just happened to know where the executive hid all the bodies

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Yeah going from 1st year senior to controller

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That’s still wild 😂

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Having a rich dad? O

Titles in private are sometimes meaningless and inconsistent in qualifications and duties. My guess would be she’s the top accountant reporting to the owner at a small business.

I had a staff with less than 2 years get a role as Accounting Manager and there was no way they had the experience at that time to even be a senior accountant staying at our company. Going from about $350m revenue to less than $3m

Assuming it’s a small company, she has connections, or is an excellent salesperson.

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