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Assistant controller is probably way below your salary band. I would expect controller or higher. With deals experience at a director level I would target corp dev or finance in a PE backed, acquisition oriented company as opposed to a large public company. Your skillset will be more valuable. And for me, large and public companies have become goliaths that have grown too slow and entangled in their own mess to be interesting. Just red tape and headaches imo
Why not partner?
I’m in a similar spot. How much total comp are you targeting? It seems like most roles I can find are around ~250k but I feel like I could be selling myself short.
The roles I have been seeing in corporate are around 220 + 20% bonus, with some having 20% equity. That’s in HCOL
If your end goal is chief accounting officer, I’d pursue assistant controller roles at large public companies or controller positions at private companies. Assistant controller at a large public has broad responsibilities and is directly in the chain to CAO. Technical accounting experience/knowledge will only get you so far and you probably already have that from your time in accounting advisory.