Was in big four and exited to fund admin. There are few folks in this company came from EY and seemed to like it, but the job is boring and not really using any accounting knowledge. Is this a bad decision? But pay is great!

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What did you think a fund Admin would be doing? Pretty common knowledge its a chill but boring job.

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Initial communication is that it will be project based rather than doing accountant job which it’s the main reason I took on. But it doesn’t seem like it for the past month.

Sounds dead end

Well always can go back to auditing

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