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At this point, you need jib security and stability. I don't think the PE backed company will offer that.
If you do well you could move around and gain new skills at the large conpany.
Titles mean nothing! Controller of a 10m revenue company cannot be compared to manager financial reporting at a company that is about to IPO
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Take the senior accountant role and keep looking.
This! Keep looking while employed.
I agree that there is more stability and more opportunity with a larger company. Plus, it matches your salary.being at one person team sounds like it will be challenging and a lot more work. Is the only plus of the smaller company the title? That’s not much of a plus
Yeah- that doesn’t sound too bad. Make a list of your pros and cons for each job and then score each pro and con with a number to give them weighting. I have a feeling the senior accountant job will come out on top, but see where it takes you
Senior role
UPDATE: I’ve taken the Senior Accountant role.
Actually am excited to GTFO of audit and reclaim some very important time in my everyday life—especially on weeknights and weekends.
The final offer came in slightly higher than expected. By the time all is settled, it may even be a very small bump in pay to what I’m making now.
Which role are you more excited about?
Then take the senior accountant role.
We don’t know much about your background or the details of the PE portfolio company (not all PE situations are bad) but being the solo person in the accounting department can be tough especially if you’re new to industry. With no concrete plans to hire more people, you don’t know how long you’ll be in this situation.
It sounds like the other role is a better fit and it pays more. Plus titles only mean so much - what matters more are the responsibilities you had and the skills you developed. A larger company should afford you better opportunities to move around the company too.
Take the senior accountant role
Take the one you want and keep looking. Good luck.