How many years of experience should you have before you pursue a tax manager role in industry? I currently have 4 YOE (industry senior) and I’m getting requests to interview for manager roles but I question if I’m ready.

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Totally get questioning it, but honestly, if companies are reaching out, that’s a sign you are ready, or at least ready enough to grow into it. Sometimes we wait for a magical “ready” feeling that never comes. I say take the interview, ask questions, and see how it fits.

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Joined EY to specialize in provisions so I can be a better candidate for private companies.

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Yea I spent 3 years as a senior before getting promoted and I still also questioned if I was ready and was nervous about it given it’s such a pivotal promotion, but my PML told me to just trust and go for it and that I would learn as I go. There’s obviously still so much to learn from an administrative and economics standpoint but I’m so glad I listened and went for it, because as someone else in these comments mentioned, we tend to wait for the right moment which may never come so just go for it

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5 minimum

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Who told you that lol

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You should go and try for it. If you wait to be a manager, you will be over qualified.

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If your experience is purely in industry, you need another 4 YOE

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You’re ready. I did it with the same YOE but I had heavy provision experience and was a licensed CPA. Those were the two big factors for me to get into my role.

20 years

Everybody is different so it’s not as simple as saying 5 or 7 years.

Look at your evaluations. Are you highly rated or middle of the pack? Are you doing Manager level work now? If yes, how’s that going? Do you have good staff management skills? Do staff look to you for guidance and advice?

Answer these questions honestly and it will lead you to the right choice.

Good luck!!

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