Has anyone left CMAAS or accounting advisory equivalent function in public accounting and gone to a technical accounting role in industry and feel content and challenged by the job still?

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Yes. I joined a PE firm and I see endlessly complex technical accounting problems. If you go to a company that is constantly undergoing acquisitions/divestitures and debt/equity raises, then you’ll never be bored and will learn a ton.

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Do you feel like you have enough support? One of concerns was if I did leave and see complex technical accounting issues, I don’t have people to collaborate/exchange ideas with.

Challenged, no. Content, yes. CMAAS had me losing sleep due to the lack of work life balance. Left for a small PE-backed company in a technical accounting role. Work ~30ish hours a week now.

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