If I'm gunning for controller/technical accounting type role in private. Will I hurt myself for leaving after senior 1?

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Yes. Why would anyone hire you for that role when you'd be competing with managers and directors with 5+ years of experience?

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No, there are many acceptable paths. If you want to be a controller, and have no interest in staying in client service, it may be good to leave after senior 1. 3 years public + 2 years private senior accountant is a good base. You get the operational accounting aspect in the senior accountant role that you don't get in public. But public gives you wider experience in financial reporting. Take whichever role is going to teach you the most over the next 12 months, then reassess. If you're not learning enough in public, switch clients or leave.

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Not if you take a technical accounting senior role.

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