It’s my first day in industry tomorrow as a senior accountant (recently promoted to manager, but took the title cut since it pays more $$$) at a manufacturer that is publicly traded, and I’m wondering what to expect.

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You’re going to do great. Atleast a week will be training.

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April month close is likely just wrapping up so hopefully it’d be a quieter period between month ends. If it was my company, you’d be doing IT setup, training and getting to know people and have a relatively slow first week. Ramping up more over the next couple of weeks to be able to help with May month end close in areas you’ll be responsible for. I’d definitely recommend reading their filings and seeing what long lived assets they have and what the material accruals are

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Give yourself grace and know that nobody expects you to know it all. It’ll take time to learn, just have a good attitude and show that you are eager to learn

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Don't worry, they don't expect you to know much at the beginning and you'll be trained. Just show up with a good attitude, try to learn, take notes, and try to get to know people.

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Checking back in.

Day 1 was pretty good, overall.

Most of it was new hire orientation/training. I had lunch with a couple members of my team and a couple of people in middle management. Ended the day by meeting with the entire team (senior manager, manager, senior and staff.

The goal for me today was to soak up as much info as possible. I also wanted to get an early idea on what the scope of my responsibilities will be and where the process improvements need to be made.

The company finished their month end close last Friday (it usually takes them 7 - 10 days), so I’ll be on cruise control for the next three weeks. In the meantime, I’ll finish up trainings tomorrow then will meet with the SM on Friday to chat first-week impressions, career goals, milestones, etc.

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also reading the recent 10Q would be a good idea.

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You will be fine. Good luck

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There are 4 other seniors in the department, and I’ll be working on long-lived assets, intercompany transactions, and accruals.

They just recently filed their 10Q for Q1, so I’m wondering what I should expect going into tomorrow and the rest of my first week.

Will it mostly be training, getting to know, people, and going through the basics? Should I read the recently issued SEC filings?

Though I have over 5 years in PA, I’m still nervous. Any insight would be appreciated!

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How’d it go?

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