I realize there is a sometimes supplemental schooling involved, but has anyone transitioned from BA to finance/accounting/bookkeeping etc? I’m considering going back to school and curious if anyone else felt this transition would be somewhat intuitive?

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Can you ask your resident Client Finance manager (or AP or CFO or Finance Director, etc) about their path and their pov on transferable skills? Perhaps you could start by getting permission to formally shadow your colleagues to get more of an idea of what you think may help you?

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I think it wouldn’t be too hard of a transition if you’re already dealing with estimates, invoices, closing jobs, etc. Not sure going back to school would be worth it financially, though. Might be better to see if you can move within your agency or with a new one. Also not sure how much they make but assume you might have to go backwards in pay as you start over in a new career path. Overall, I think BA might pay more than finance until you get to a fairly high level. Just thinking about the supply and demand for BA folks vs finance folks right now. BA is in high demand now and there’s a shortage of seasoned people out there.

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Well, salary and student loan debt. But yeah, if you’re not happy with BA then that’s secondary.

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