What is it like going from Sr Auditor to Sr Accountant in industry. I have an opportunity to get a pay jump and better hours to finish up CPA. Any advice would be great!

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Made the switch from manager to controller. Takes around 30-60 days to get used to the new work. In my opinion being a senior accountant will put you back a few years to get to controller. If I were you I’d stick around for a year or so and push for accounting manager.

Many companies will consider you for the accounting manager role with 4 years of public experience.

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Depends also on what you want from your life. Controller jobs also want CPAs.

You’ll have to get the CPA license no matter what you do. If you are just fed up of public accounting and can’t deal with another busy season that’s another thing.

Keep in mind that getting promoted to accounting manager will take you 2-3 years and another 3-4 years to get to controller.

Can you be more specific with your questions? This is pretty vague and hard to answer.

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