External (Public) audit associate vs. Assistant Controller for automotive company?

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How in the world are you going to be an assistant controller while in PA you are coming in as a staff auditor?

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Definitely shortages. I got an interview through a recruiter and they gave me an offer. I was also suprised as I have ~2 yrs experience. But am a highly adaptable and coachable EE.

In your other post on the same subject you mentioned that this was for a moderate sized family owned auto group.

Go with public accounting, the “industry” job may be calling it Assistant Controller but you are going to be a glorified accounting clerk.

Way more experience to be had as an audit associate and 200000x more upwards mobility.

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As they title though. You can move up to manager or controller. Not bad

Anything is better than PA!

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By “automotive company” do you mean a car dealership? Some of those roles do not provide much upward mobility or transferable skillset regardless of title.

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Thank you all for the insight! Very helpful, and a lot to consider.

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