Considering two options:

$140,000 as a SOX Manager at a public accounting firm

$145,000 as an in-house SOX Sr. Analyst for an aerospace company (There are no other employees dedicated to SOX and I can potentially gain experience in the financial reporting sector)

Both positions are remote with occasional travel if necessary. Any opinions would be appreciated.

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Im a SOX manager in industry and if I were you I’d only take the public job if I was really serious about trying to make partner. If you’re good at sales you can rise up through the ranks, but there’s a lot of instability in consulting and risk assurance at public firms right now. Also exit opportunities from SOX at a public firm can be harder to navigate than from other service lines.

If the industry job will 100% for sure give you financial reporting experience then that’s a great option. I think transitioning to FR from SOX is a great move if you’re interested in that down the road. Being the only SOX resource at the company and not having a Manager title sounds like a red flag to me though!

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Thank you for two great perspectives! I don’t believe Partner is in my future and the FR experience is definitely an option in industry. The Manager title isn’t an option because I would be reporting to the FR Manager and above

No bonuses?

12% bonus at public (if I hit chargeability targets)

15% bonus in industry (dependent on company’s success)

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