First year manager in audit with 6 YOE - is it difficult to jump into FP&A as a manager or would I have to take a demotion? Hate accounting and really burnt out this busy season

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Will be difficult but it can be done. A manager at my company made the pivot from accounting manager to FP&A manager. From audit you'd typically go from senior to senior, so manager to manager will just be a bit harder.

FP&A is not some super special finance only skillset. You can make the jump. Most fpa departments are filled with CPAs because it’s simply back office finance

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