What should I do?
Currently make 76k as a A2 in audit doing private equity audits. Just got a job offer for a venture capital firm as a senior fund accountant making 95k and a 10k bonus (been paid out in past). Thoughts on what I should do?

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Do you want to be a fund accountant?

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Not sure yet, it is worth it in the long run?

I’ve worked in both fund accounting and public accounting .
IMO - take the fund accountant role if you hate it just pivot back to another public accounting firm doing audit
Or who knows maybe you find the fund world interesting you get your cfa or tier one mba 🤷‍♀️

Being a controller or accounting manager at a fund isn’t a bad gig

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So let’s say private equity fund accountant creating the capital call and distribution notices , financial statements , responding to the auditors , some cases getting tax and audit documents they need , responding to clients and or the cfa of the fund

I’ve actually seen a descent amount of controller positions for funds that want a mix of fund accounting and audit experiences

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