I’m a CPA and I’ve been doing GL accounting for 8 years and I want to get out of it ASAP. However I just don’t know what else I can do. I think financial analyst could be a viable option, but I worry if I am jumping from one mundane and high stress position to another. I am open to staying in the field so long as it does not involve month end close and recons. If I could find a position like that I’ll be satisfied. Please give me some insight if you can.

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Accounting advisory and financial reporting? You'll likely need to take a demotion though.

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I’m willing to take demotions so long as it gets me out of GL. I actually applied to a tax position this morning with Grant Thornton. Do you all have a referral program?

Financial reporting has been a part of my career for some years but never all that I do. I wonder if there are positions out there where that is all they do.

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Why do you want to get out?

Account advisory/transaction advisory

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