Hello! I work for a privately held company in corporate accounting. I’ve been in corporate accounting for the last 7 years and I’m tired of the monthly cycle. I want to pivot into a new field entirely but still want to be able to use the knowledge/experience I have accumulated over the last few years. Anyone know what I might be able to do or start working towards career-wise?

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Accounting Advisory (AAS, CMAAS, FAAS, etc) or Finance Transformation at a public accounting firm if you want to still use the knowledge/experience you accumulated.

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FP&A?

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Public accounting

The only time I ever wanted to go into public accounting was when I was first starting out but it didn’t happen so I’m ok with not going into public accounting.

I was actually thinking about doing something in management maybe?

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Only 2.5 weeks into my Last working day

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Ibm -17l fixed + 1l jb


NTT data - pipeline maximum can get 18l fixed


Total yoe -3.11 years , stack - java, web development

Please help to choose better offer in terms of learning, hike.

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Mercedes-Benz Research & Development India Hey fishes👋

Which one to choose considering wlb, growth, learning curve and work from home opportunities.

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Hi. Looking to transition out of consulting.

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Interested in HR Transformation, Human Capital, DE&I, and Strategy & Operations.

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