I’ve been an audit staff accountant for 5 years and have my CPA license at a local firm. What opportunities are there for transitioning out of public accounting? Looking for better hours & work life balance. Just getting bored with the work and never ending busy seasons. What common positions do people transition into?

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Don't take this the wrong way but why were you a staff for 5 years? People are typically staff for 2-3 years in public

Our firm is smaller than most, maybe 50 employees total split between tax and audit. There’s only about 15 employees on audit team with 2 partners overseeing things. Majority have been here for at least 4 years and are all considered staff. Guess rankings are a little different being at a smaller firm. But the staff accountants handles all aspects of engagements/client contacts. We go to 1 of 2 partners with questions and for final review but are expected to see the audits through start to finish

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