Currently a senior accountant in Industry with a little over 2 and a half years in the current role. Small department so it looks like there is no immediate opportunity to move up at my current company. Should I try to lateral to another company for a shot at manager or just try to apply for manager roles now? Any advice/outlook is welcomed!

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Saying lateral would probably be 85-95k, not 100k.

A lot of what I'm seeing you have to go manager to stay above 100k

Why not try for manager roles or assistant controller roles to see what you can get? If you’re not needing an immediate out from your current company, I’d see where I can land first and then if all else fails, you can always make the lateral jump later.

If you keep taking a chance on yourself, eventually someone else will too. And I’ve definitely seen manager roles ranging 1-3yrs experience. Most are 5yrs but there are some below that threshold. Even then, the 5yrs is usually a preference rather than a requirement.

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