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- That’s a very drastic career shift.
- "We're not understaffed. You're inefficient."
- Pizza Party!
- LPT: If your employer puts you on a pip (personal improvement plan). Start applying for a new job right away.
- Accountants .. What are your hobbies?
- What IT programs can an accountant (CPA) pursue in Canada to earn over $120K per year?
- Benefits of CPA & Public Experience when jumping to FP&A
- What do you mean competitive salary
- Lol��
- Pathway to $300k as a CPA
- How often does your work have review comments?
- The day after you get back from vacation and it all hits you.
- Am I crazy?
- Seems like partners/managers are the most technical people in our firm despite reading that technical matter less as you move up.
- Is this a valid reason to dislike audit?
- Should I put 2 month experience with my current employer on my resume?
- Industry: Should I Jump To Manager?
- Is Goodwill really that bad?
- Cost Accounting - Jobs
- I have the pay and responsibilities of a senior but not the title. Would it be bad if I put down the senior title on my LinkedIn profile after I switch jobs?
- Exit Opportunities for PA with 1 year of experience
- Has anyone struck a decent WLB in tax? How did you get there?
- Had an interview at a coffee shop in a mall and the hiring manager reached out right after to thank me for my time. Is this weird at all?
- Hurts cause it’s true.
- Do you have to be really good at accounting to get promoted in an accounting firm, or are other skills considered, such as presentation skills?
| That’s a very drastic career shift. Posted: 28 Nov 2021 06:00 AM PST
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| "We're not understaffed. You're inefficient." Posted: 28 Nov 2021 05:51 AM PST
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| Accountants .. What are your hobbies? Posted: 27 Nov 2021 11:42 AM PST I am 30 years old, and I have spent my life working and studying accounting. I did my accounting degree part-time while working as an accountant. I am working on getting my CPA. I am almost done, and I am afraid of what I should do after. My husband is waiting for me to finish my studies and last night we talked about our hobbies & interest. And I couldn't think of anything that I do outside work or study. I socialize. But if my husband is out of town. I spend my days at home. Working or studying. I wonder what the purpose of life is… if I have no hobbies. Is anyone out there feeling the same? [link] [comments] | ||
| What IT programs can an accountant (CPA) pursue in Canada to earn over $120K per year? Posted: 28 Nov 2021 06:02 AM PST | ||
| Benefits of CPA & Public Experience when jumping to FP&A Posted: 28 Nov 2021 09:04 AM PST Hi all, I've been interning at a mid sized public firm during my master's and I'm going to start FT soon. I really like the company, people, & culture, and I think the work is decent, enjoy many aspects of it, but could see that maybe I'll start getting bored with it somewhat quickly & I'm not sure it'll be what I want to do long term. Anyway, I'm halfway done my CPA exams and should be done shortly after I start FT. My masters is in business analytics I could see that being helpful for FP&A. I also could see myself really enjoying the work, although I'm not certain since I've never done it. Does anyone know what the transition could look like especially money-wise? If I wait until I'm promoted to senior & have cpa in public to jump to fp&a, would I expect a comprable pay or even a bump? Or would I need to start at a "lower" position in fp&a and take a cut? [link] [comments] | ||
| What do you mean competitive salary Posted: 27 Nov 2021 04:53 AM PST
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| Posted: 27 Nov 2021 03:34 PM PST What are some logical pathways? Currently a controller in a HCOL area. Anyone here make 300k or know someone making that much? If so, how many years of experience and what is the title and responsibility [link] [comments] | ||
| How often does your work have review comments? Posted: 28 Nov 2021 09:26 AM PST I'm about a year in and finding that almost every time I submit work it comes back with comments. This is after doing a self review and everything. There is always something/multiple things that I've missed or just didn't consider so I didn't even know to review for it. Are most people turning in 100% work or close to it at this point? Feel like I'm way behind where I should be as far as understanding concepts and processes so that I can think through what I'm doing instead of just following steps. Edit: this is in public (Big 4) btw [link] [comments] | ||
| The day after you get back from vacation and it all hits you. Posted: 27 Nov 2021 08:24 PM PST
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| Posted: 27 Nov 2021 05:42 PM PST Am I crazy for wanting to leave corporate after 5 months?? I feel so out of place . Bored. Unfulfilled. I kinda want to go back to a cpa firm. Am I crazy? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 27 Nov 2021 12:37 PM PST I started at big 4 recently and it seems like the managers and partners are the ones with the most technical knowledge. They'll read through the entire 50 page financial statement in one sitting and mark up all the errors/questions on a client they have never seen before. I would assume that can't be done without knowing your accounting like the back of your hand. But I've read that technical skills matter less and less as you move past being a senior. Is this not true?? [link] [comments] | ||
| Is this a valid reason to dislike audit? Posted: 27 Nov 2021 09:30 PM PST I started public this September and so far the hours aren't bad and my team is good. But I don't think I simply enjoy the nature of audit work. It's the fact that it's literally our job to look for errors, AKA headaches. What makes me hate doing workpapers suck is not the workpaper process itself, but the fact that the client PBC is gonna have some stupid error 8/10 times. Something that should only take 10 minute sometimes takes 2 hours because of a client error, which means how your day is gonna go is determined by something you can't control. Is this exclusive to public? Is industry accounting better in terms of not having to constantly worry about whether the data I'm using is riddled with errors? [link] [comments] | ||
| Should I put 2 month experience with my current employer on my resume? Posted: 28 Nov 2021 09:23 AM PST I joined my current employer 2 months ago, and I was with my previous employer for almost 3 years. Recently I found some really good opportunities out there and would like to give them a shot. Should I list my 2 months experience with my current employer or completely leave it off on my resume? If I list my exp with my current employer, HR/HM may think "why are you looking just after 2 months"?If I leave it off, HR/HM may think "so you are unemployed since September? Did you get fired?" Any advice and suggestion is very appreciated. [link] [comments] | ||
| Industry: Should I Jump To Manager? Posted: 28 Nov 2021 02:22 AM PST Might be a dumb question, but I'm a bit conflicted. Should I should make the move to manager? Currently a super senior accountant in SEC reporting with a flexible schedule and great comp (almost 140k, cash, HCOL). In my department, I'm the grunt, so there would be nobody below me. The role is technically not offered/open, but I would be expecting it to or at least ask for it, since I'm basically doing higher level functions, just without staff, title or pay. If I am denied, I would probably be enraged and find a manager role elsewhere. It sounds like an easy answer, but the conflicting side is the additional stress, altered WLB and perpetually having to settle for manager roles and above. Additionally, I understand that the answer should be yes and continue to move up the ladder and make more money, but I also stumbled onto r/antiwork and am unsure how I can continue doing this corporate role. Has anyone made the move and regretted it? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 27 Nov 2021 10:40 PM PST I am currently studying accounting, and I just learned about Goodwill. It seems kind of like "Voodoo" Accounting. Why would you overpaying for a company be considered an asset to your company, and why should that be reflected in equity? Accounting has always made a lot of sense to me, but this does not. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 28 Nov 2021 11:13 AM PST Hi, How can I land a job in cost accounting with no experience? Also, what are cost accounting jobs like? What is the future of the cost accounting profession? And what skills would one need in order to suffice in cost accounting? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 28 Nov 2021 07:17 AM PST I like the company I'm currently at - the pay is decent ($85k) given that I'm only 3 years out of college and have less than a year of experience in public. I've been at this company for 2 1/2 years. There's a new hire who's been here for 6 months (fresh grad) who reports 50% of the time to our manager and 50% of the time to me (on paper he reports only to our manager but I'm giving him a lot of tasks I picked up from our manager). Our manager is a great worker but a poor communicator, so everyday the new hire asks me to clarify and I find that the extra time I spend goes unappreciated/unnoticed. My manager even says that I'm like a "senior in public accounting" because I'm the first reviewer for every piece of work that the new hire completes. But I don't have the title! My title is "Experienced Accountant". There's another experienced accountant on our manager's team and he spends ZERO time on coaching the new hire. There was a senior accountant who was recently hired, and he has 6 years of work experience but doesn't have anyone reporting to him and isn't coaching anyone/reviewing anyone's work (he's just on a two person team and the other person is his manager). I also find him to be incompetent and worse in every way compared to myself and the other experienced accountant on my team. Would it be bad if I put down the senior title on my LinkedIn profile after I switch jobs? I don't think any future employers would care but it really hurts my ego to know that it'll take me 2-3 years to get the senior accountant title. [link] [comments] | ||
| Exit Opportunities for PA with 1 year of experience Posted: 28 Nov 2021 11:00 AM PST Hi everyone, I know this gets posted a lot, but I'm wondering what is your experience with leaving public accounting with one year of experience? I work in a mid-tier firm, in audit, in a medium/high cost of living. I want to live in the current area to be closer to family and friends. I'm looking to leave as I'm not going to be in PA much longer. I've been applying for several months, but unfortunately had no job offers. I've mostly been able to get to the second round of interviews. I've only made it to the last round one time, and was not too disappointed when not chosen for that job. Then I receive the usual rejection email about "We chose a candidate better suited for the position" answer. Interview wise I've been okay, not great but not terrible. Overall I'm thinking there are candidates that have the skills, or more experience. For jobs I'm applying to industry and government, including remote jobs and outside of where I live. The positions have mostly been staff positions. I've started to branch out and apply for financial analyst jobs and senior roles as well to improve my chances. This is a rant, so you can skip this part. I've applied to more than 100 jobs and it's frustrating and demoralizing. I know this experience varies a lot, but right now it does not seem like a employee market. It seems like the market is only in favor of people in the low wage jobs like restaurants, or for people with experience like 2-3 years minimum. Also, I know in forums that people in general with PA experience are usually able to find jobs after they leave (pre-pandemic). I figured that even in this environment I should be able to get more offers. It seems like having less than 1.5-2 years of experience you're basically like a new graduate student from college. Although I have gotten interviews, I've also been outright rejected for jobs like AP/AR, and even Accounting Tech jobs. I'm thinking that employers are being incredibly picky with their candidates, even in this market. TL;DR - What's your experience in finding jobs with 1 year of experience in PA? [link] [comments] | ||
| Has anyone struck a decent WLB in tax? How did you get there? Posted: 28 Nov 2021 10:47 AM PST Specifically in public but I'll take your internal tax stories if you have them! [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 28 Nov 2021 10:44 AM PST I've been interviewing for a competitive, semi-entry level position (800+ applications received) and the hiring manager/CFO seems perfectly comfortable with calling/texting me directly even though there's an HR department and he has an assistant. Maybe texting is just his preferred communication style and it's easy, but honestly it makes me feel taken aback how I start out with emailing him/HR and then he sometimes responds by texting me. I met up with him for coffee within a mall for an interview and he texted me beforehand (that's OK) but 5 minutes after I left the mall (we ended up sitting/walking around the mall), he was the one to text me first to thank me for meeting up and to tell me to have a nice afternoon. He then had one of his employees (the SVP) call me to tell me to complete a final part of the interview process and then texted the both of us to confirm. Is this behavior usual at all? I've never had a C-suite executive/hiring manager text me before, let alone text me first (and immediately) after an interview. Also, this guy has other employees, an executive assistant, AND HR to help him and yet he is texting me directly. I am not as responsive over email though… Also I've never been asked before to have an interview at a coffee shop that later turns out to be us walking/sitting in the mall. This hiring manager is 2x my age and seems happily married so I don't think he has bad intentions. Also the role is to report to him and the SVP. [link] [comments] | ||
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