Is it worth stepping down in title from Manager to Senior Accountant if you dont enjoy your job?

Worked in public accounting for 3.5 years focusing on income tax (provision, compliance). Then took an industry position with a small tax department where we handle everything other than payroll. Long story short, the VP siloed the department and pigeonholed me in indirect tax.

I’ve been looking for an Income Tax Manger position for a while but haven’t seen a lot of opportunities.

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Should have jumped immediately when you were siloed and never mention it. Next interview focus on your compliance and provision skills only and maybe experience consulting on sales and use if it matters

Yes if it realigns you with the career direction you want to go. Title means very little. Trajectory, compensation potential and estimated number of future jobs in your area mean more.

Completely agree, that’s not uncommon. I was director of income tax in industry before and my counterpart on the indirect side was basically stuck there because how many indirect tax jobs can really net you $300k+ in annual comp? I had options so I left when a pattern of questionable decisions started to form from the new executive leadership team and when expectation became that I was on call 24/7.

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