Can I fake it till I learn it? Want a Sr Accountant role in industry but I've only done internal audit in PA and haven't done anything financial accounting related since I was an intern in industry.

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Most places hiring for a senior accountant out of public would assume you are raw. You should have been looking at some GL level reconciliations are part of your financial statement controls or ICOFR testing right? Especially during the TOD phase?

I mean if not, it's not rocket science. You'll pick it up. Try to find some friends in industry to walk you through how some reconciliations are done.

Try doing a rotation in core audit too and just find a job after. One busy season is enough to pick up some skills. Go hard and then go on vacation to find a job and then quit if it burns you out.

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I've done lots of sox, testing of controls. Internal audits looking at a process from start to finish. Little bit of data analytics while testing for proper accruals, reclass,.. What can I highlight to help get me into a Sr accountant position performing month end close, preparing financial stmts, general ledger and balance sheet prep, etc..
I really dont want to test controls all my life.

You should look into internal transfer to a more meaningful position before jumping to industry. IA skill set is a little bit different t than those applicable to accounting.

Why do you want to do month end close...

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