Currently have one year of experience in audit at big4. Have no interest in audit or accounting generally and definitely do not want to do this in the future - I just sort of accidentally got this job after graduating. Is it worth staying to qualify (another two years) or should I just cut my losses now and leave?

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If you think the first year of audit is tough, then honey it’s time to jump ship

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I'm not finding it tough at all and I've passed all my exams first time. I just don't have any interest in it.

What else do you want to do and what else can you do

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Qualify for what? CPA? If you don’t want to do accounting anymore, isn’t that pointless?

Well what are you going to

I'm not sure. I just know I don't want to do anything accounting related.

Go campus recruiting

Yes move on! Quit, rest, and figure out what’s next.

Would you find finance more interesting? Could try to jump to a FP&A role now or when you hit senior. I’d get enough work hours to get your CPA license signed off on first if going that route

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