A lot of people seem to hate the idea of a GL accounting role - is it really that boring? I have a great offer with a company in an industry I’m trying to get I to, and also the routine of it sounds nice. Curious what people’s perspectives are.

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The worst part is reconciliation. People book entries without notes or supports. Basically, you have to go through all and figure out. It is time consuming. Even if you do it well, no one cares because it is not generating any income or revenue. Also, you are not getting paid much because anyone with accounting background can do the job. I would go with specialized role like revenue, SEC reporting.

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I personally would probably do okay with a GL acct role. I hate how often in audit that I have no work to do but when I do have work, it's a ton.

They hate it because accounting entries are pretty automated nowadays. Majority of people can’t come up w dr/cr anymore

Mind numbing

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