Hey all, I'm trying to break in Financial Reporting and have applied to multiple listings but no luck. My background is 1.5 years as an auditor at Deloitte and 6 months as an accounting consultant/resource at Connor Group. Any suggestions on how I can get a job as a Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting?

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I would also apply to associate roles. As someone who has been a manager in financial reporting at two F100 companies this level of experience would only qualify someone for an associate role at both of the orgs I have worked for. Typically for senior roles at the orgs I have worked for required 3-4 years for senior. Good luck!

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I'm a senior associate at CG

I got my job as a senior accountant in financial reporting at a privately held company after about 3.5 years of experience and even that was a tough sell. Currently a manager, also in financial reporting, approx 6.5 years experience and that external promotion was also a struggle to get.

It’s certainly not impossible, but imo you’d have better luck either waiting a year or 2, or by applying to experienced staff/staff 2 type roles instead of senior ones.

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You probably just need another year at Connor group. Are you in the technical accounting team at CG?

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You're probably short a year or 2 if you want to get in as a senior.

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Most job postings I've seen ask for 2-3 yoe and some of them don't even ask for reporting experience.

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