What are the exit opportunities for a senior auditor who isn’t a fan of accounting in general and wants to do business/finance/or anything else thats a nice job paying well?

Was told by a recruiter that I will likely not be able to make the transition to finance since its “very competitive” and it doesn’t help I don’t have my CPA. Well, thats partially okay because I don’t want a job that would require the CPA anyways lol. Feeling discouraged and lost and really wanting a new job

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Recruiters failed their first career choice, so I wouldn't take their opinion seriously. They all told me the same thing too and now I work in corporate finance at a F500.

I do recommend getting the CPA though.

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Did you get an mba to move to finance and strategy or just applied and networked ?

don’t listen to the recruiter, keep in mind they are just likely trying to shove you in a spot so they get a payday. just start applying to jobs on linkedin/indeed you find interesting. it will require more effort in the search and networking to get at a similar/higher pay grade. no reason to feel
down. good luck

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CPA regardless

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Look for a financial analyst or FP&A role. This is probably like the second or 3rd most common exit role from audit as a senior.

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Please, that's not true. I don't have my CPA but have held a few SFA positions. CPA does help but not necessary.

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Financial Analyst. You get to do the gray area of finance with little involvement in accounting but it helps to have an understanding of it.

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Finance is very competitive but you don’t need a coach to succeed. Just a different mindset than accounting. So I agree partially. I would just recommend researching what type of finance or business roles you are interested in and if there is a gap in the knowledge you need to get into one of those positions. For instance if you want to go into real estate finance research it. So definitely doable.

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I always hear how important it is to have the cpa. Studying myself and hope to obtain this credential one day. I’d recommend getting it but I understand ur pov

Is there any opportunity for an Internal audit manager or head?

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