Been in tax w/ a little AP/Payroll (PA mid size firm) for 6 years, about to go 7 if I stick it out for another season... Honestly though I'm tired of this. Not sure where to turn for industry though. I'm an extrovert but I'm not of fan of talking with clients anymore since I'm tired of asking for the same thing over & over again. Any suggestions or ideas? I'm going to start studying for my CPA, and dream goal is forensic accounting, but I'm not seeing that as foreseeable anytime soon.

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Curious… you’re a staff accountant now?
Are you currently in audit? Don’t have enough to provide a decent answer.

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Forensic accounting is somewhat of a niche specialty. You might consider applying for a government job that involves forensic accounting. Your exit opps will get better if you upgrade your job title. My firm also only requires the cpa license at manager level. That is unusual for your firm to not promote to senior. Somewhat clever of them from a retention angle if I am being cynical.

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