What are some challenges to expect when jumping from PA to a controller type position? I guess I’m pretty nervous because I’ve never actually gone through close, yet I feel like I’ll be expected to know everything to do since I’m an audit manager. Any tips on adjusting and learning new job responsibilities?

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I did it, you learn as you go. Public gives you ability to have a ridiculous work ethic and problem solving ability and picking up things quickly, use to your advantage.

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Wondering as well. No where near this level to make this type of jump but how do you convince your employer that you can be a controller without having any experience in industry and involvement in the closing process from start to finish? I know we audit it but I feel that the performing of it is quite different.

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Making the jump from public to controller is a hard sell. People are skeptical about your ability to do month end close.

I would go in as a senior if I were you.

I was a senior accountant for one year and then ditched my company to be a manager elsewhere

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I believe this as well which is why I don't really believe the message about staying until manager or staying until senior. Just stay until you can convince another employer you're capable of doing another job provided you get a great pay bump of course .

Interested to hear as well - wonder the same.

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Really depends on what it is you are leaving for. I left for a low 9 figure revenue mid market private company that needed some serious executive vision and leadership from both a project management and internal controls perspective. Learning the GL system took some time, but overall I leaned on the people who had been there to carry me through the closes while I set up goals, controls, and projects for the first few years.

I would certainly say my experience with mid markets helped me immensely as I had seen every aspect of a business over my years in PA.

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