What size companies should I be looking to apply to for the most laid back senior accountant position? 40 hours a week no weekends?

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Big ones. Huge organizations.

Not public accounting firms. But massive orgs. Starbucks... Amazon... Massive orgs with massive accounting teams.

If you're a US citizen I'd recommend Raytheon, Lockheed, that sort of thing.

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Walmart

Worked at a ~$3B publicly traded company for a bit in financial reporting. So the next tier or two down from Lockheed and Starbucks and whatnot. Everyone was out by 5:15. Except for a few days around the 10-K/ 10-Q deadlines.

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I make $90k, work remote. Great benefits.

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Ur speaking my language

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You'll likely want to target companies that have revenues in the $50mm - $100mm range. I'm Controller at one like that and it's the easiest role I've ever had.

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