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What's the workload like for industry/month-end accounting? Is it a lot of downtime all month and then busy for a week? But it's also tedious and with little variety?
Pretty much what Consultant 1 said.
Another big issue I have is taking PTO. with such a small team where everyone has a specialized task, it really throws a wrench into the workflow if someone takes 1-2 weeks of PTO. I may have been spoiled by the unlimited PTO at GT and the ease of taking PTO whenever I wanted as long as I wasn't scheduled on an engagement.
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You could give financial reporting a try. Still cyclical every quarter but not a grind every month. However, most companies will want you to have worked on SEC clients in public accounting and/or have public company industry experience.
I made the switch about 9 months ago to F100 financial reporting (95% remote) from GT after 5 years in public and have been pretty happy with it so far.
Deloitte 1 - I can see how someone would feel that way. Fortunately I am involved in other special projects and regulatory reporting that keep me moderately busier in the slower times. But yeah I’d be annoyed if I had to do close as well.
Good luck in your new role and hope things work out for you transitioning back to public!
Have you thought about consulting/advisory? A lot of companies struggle, as I’m sure you know, with establishing and optimizing a month-end close. We’re hiring into our private equity advisory group now and could use someone with both audit and industry experience like that. Mainly remote and it’s rare to work more than 45 hours a week.