Hi there- looking for advice on how be proactive in determining what’s the best exit strategy for me. I’ve decided to stay at least one more busy season mostly because I have no idea what I want to leave to. I’m good at the job but I’m miserable in public accounting. If anyone wants to share how they figured out what was the right role after PA, I’d appreciate the advice. Or even what kind of doors are open to us after we leave other than a senior accountant closing books or internal audit

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I liked doing the analytics work in planning, so i got some tableau certifications and moved to an entry level BI dev role

You need to determine what it is you hate about PA. If you just hate the work because it’s boring, bad news is industry is 5x as boring in 99% of roles you will be offered for closing books and IA.

Figure out what you like about the job and the search becomes a lot easier. Happy to point you in a good direction if you can provide some more info!

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Thanks for answering my questions! I’m in PBI training right now and might try Tableau after

What I did was talk to tons of recruiters and telling them upfront that I was uncertain about my career path after public accounting. I would obtain a list of companies the recruiters were recruiting for and asking for job descriptions of the opportunities they have to see what was out there.

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