Has anyone pivoted out of accounting to anything else other than finance? What else can someone do with accounting experience who wants to get out all together?

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Private equity would seem like a pretty natural exit, albeit a tough one since PE is highly competitive.

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You'd have to go through IB and/or top MBA first to do PE (which as mentioned, is a finance job).

There’s various forms of advisory/consulting that can make use of someone with an accounting background

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