I have an associates degree in business with a focus on accounting/finance and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor certificate. I’m currently a book keeper for a local small business, but I want to grow. The problem is that I’m not sure what my options are and if I should learn new skills through programs or if I should spend the money and time away from my kids to go back to college for my bachelors degree. What are some steps I can take to make myself more valuable and grow my career?

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I think you should make the investment to get CPA eligible and take the exams. This could come from a bachelor's but not necessarily. Bookkeeping is probably one of the jobs that will be impacted by automation.

Need a bachelors, but could potentially be done cheaply online through a state school, especially if your community college has an agreement with local schools which lets you waive gened classes with a degree.

If you’d like to continue with accounting and need 150 credits post bachelor, also recommend accounting certificates through community college. Most offer certs for like less than $2k and you get all the accounting classes you need to be cpa eligible with an existing bachelors. Much cheaper than macc programs

If you can speak confidently about your experience as a Bookkeeper, you can get a position in corporate finance.

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