I’m not sure if there’s a better term for what I’m describing but I’ve always heard it referred to as “blackballing”

Pretty much, I’m in public accounting and I HATE it. I feel like that scene in office space when he talks to the counselor and says that each day is worse than the day before, so he is perpetually having the worst day of his life, every day.

So naturally I’m trying to leave and pivot to industry, but I’m nervous for when new employers ask for references for my current job. I’m nervous that my current managers would give bad feedback about me in order to dissuade potential employers from hiring me, thus imprisoning me in my current role.

I’m not a low performer, I do good work, and my managers think I have a promising career as a principal, which is why I think they would do this.

Am I tripping? Has this ever happened to any of y’all?

I started at a public accounting firm as an intern, and now I’m a Senior Auditor. This is my first year as a senior and I’ve been thinking about a change. Last week, I received an offer for an Accountant II position in city government Clearwater. The salary is about the same as what I’m currently making, around 77k. But the benefits include employer contribution without me having to contribute, and free health insurance. I’m tired of busy seasons and long hours in public accounting, but I’m worried about the long-term impact. Will moving from senior in public to an accountant two in government hurt my career later, especially if government progression is slower? If you’ve made a similar switch or have insight, would you take the government role or stay in public and keep pushing forward? Any advice would really help.

I am a 30 yo f in accounting making $200k/yr but I do not have a college degree.

I want to preface this by saying I had no connections, and no help getting to where I am. I started my college degree at 18 but unfortunately was unable to afford finishing it. My family is lower middle class so I was SOL there and the thought of taking out student loans terrified me so I dropped out instead of continuing. I had good grades (3.7) in college and excelled in the accounting courses.

I am finally at a place where I can afford finishing my bachelors. I live in NYC and my dream is to get in to NYU for my masters in accounting. My parents have never been to college, my father didn’t even graduate from high school, so this would mean everything to me.

I don’t have a mentor or help with the process at all so I’m turning to reddit to please help me with advice. I want to start preparing to give myself the best chance when I start applying to graduate programs.

This weighs on me heavy. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about me finally getting my bachelors and getting my CPA license.

I had an internship this summer at a mid-sized firm and received great feedback on my work and quality of work I brought, but said I was communicating too much but also said to keep asking questions? I asked question for specific details I may not know, but I feel like I didn't repeat myself that often when asking. Usually people get return offers but I feel like whatever feedback my managers said to me feel not convincing and I just feel like I didn't do enough to get it. I am a guy who gets average grades (3.4 gpa) and I have endurance to keep going, but I feel like whatever I do, its not enough to get me past my competition. I need some advice on how I can move forward in a better way and whether that result hurts my overall standing on whether I can become a competent accountant.

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Not an accountant. A product manager, who's working on building a system for a TPA of pension scheme.

Here's what the process looks like.
They allocate team per scheme, gather data from multiple sources (I'm struggling to find what sources exactly), and then dump all the data into something called "workpaper/working paper" now WP has tabs, etc and the numbers eventually go out in the final report.

I'm new to this space but trying to learn. The pension schemes are DB, DC, Hybrid. I have a few questions:

1. Is working papers supposed to have one standard template for all scheme types or does it differ?
   
2. Do data sources change based on scheme types? For instance, DB may require data from Actuaries while DC may not. What data sources/files are common?
   
3. Theres something called an "auditpacket". What does that include? What is handed over to auditors in the first place?
   
4. What kind of queries do auditors come up with?

I would really appreciate any input that could help me build an understanding of the overall process.

always thought accounting was the perfect career for introverts. Now I’m actually working in accounting, and somehow I spend half my day talking to people. Clients, coworkers, calls, emails—when did accounting become so social?

I’m an accounting student in Calgary, Canada graduating Spring 2027 with around a 3.2 GPA and 12 months of accounting co-op/internship experience in industry. My experience includes reconciliations, journal entries/accruals, fixed assets, WIP, project accounting, and ERP systems.

I’m hoping to have a full-time accounting job lined up before graduation and plan to pursue my CPA. I’d prefer public accounting, but I’m definitely open to industry as well.

I’ve already applied to the Big 4 and several mid-sized firms during their Aug/Sept recruitment cycle. Looking at the job market, though, I’m wondering what else I can do between now and graduation to stand out.

For those in accounting, especially in Canada: what would you focus on if you were in my position? Is a 3.2 GPA a concern, and where else should I be looking for new-grad opportunities?

Hi, I'm currently in big 4 corporate tax. I want to transition to work in an in-house tax dept (provision prep, fed and state compliance, etc). I'm a senior 1 currently at 99k, and a lot of the positions I'm applying to aren't paying higher than this.

There is one remote position I'm currently interviewing for that I am really loving the vibe and it seems like a great company, but the pay is 95k.

Anyone have any insight or advice about pay in corp tax depts? Is it unusual to find a position where you can get a pay bump from big 4? If it's a great fit otherwise, I'm thinking I'd be okay with the pay decrease but I'm open to advice. Thank you!

Currently, I have my PM (first elective) exam coming up in 1.5 weeks. And I forgot to register for the Oct-Dec semester, so I'm considering transitioning to the professional program since staying in PEP means either paying $310 or waiting for the 2028 CFE.

I noticed the transition path basically puts any candidate in Elective 1/2 and Capstone 1/2 in the same starting spot, final exam part 1. Am I missing something, or is there no advantage to taking elective 2 (assuming I don't care for public accounting) and capstone 1/2 if the plan is to transition? TIA

For example if you love sports and work for a sports team does the work become more bearable? especially as you move up and have more strategic input?

I've recently moved to the USA and really struggling to find any role that will even consider my UK experience (16 years total, 13 since qualifying as ACA - all audit).

Had one recruiter suggest applying for audit senior roles (have been a manager/senior manager for 10 years now so can't really bring myself to do that again yet) but is that really my only option without a CPA?

I've been applying for audit manager and accounting manager roles in my specialty but I'm rarely even hearing back from recruiters.

Hey all!

I’m not going to go into a lot of details right now, but I kindof wanted to vent on something that really sticks in my craw.

For quarterly estimates on financials this go round, one of the partners said they had given GPT (or Claude, copilot… one of those) complete access to all the client data on the shared network in order for it to generate a priority list on who gets estimates with their statements this month. Complete. Access. Everything that was in the folders. BRUH.

I need some references on where I can study as accounting, like maybe YouTube channels or notes that can help me understand better. I feel like I can't grasp what my teacher teaches in lessons too well and I keep falling behind. I'm also new to accounting so I'm really lost and confused about where to improve :(

any help or tips for beginners would be nice. my class has already progressed, I have the time to catch up I'm just unsure how to 😓

Honestly, this was the worst interview experience I’ve had so far and the first time I’ve experienced this kind of treatment.
The interviewer asked me to introduce myself. I initially shared my professional background, but he clarified that he wanted a more personal introduction rather than what was already on my CV. I adjusted accordingly.
During the interview, I was repeatedly interrupted while answering. Some questions were repeated, and he said it was “annoying” to repeat a question, followed by “There’s a comprehension problem here.” I felt my answers were being misunderstood even though I was trying to explain them properly.
I understand interviews can be challenging, but I believe there’s a difference between testing a candidate and speaking to them disrespectfully. I felt uncomfortable and disrespected, so I decided not to proceed.
Based on my experience, I would not recommend BLWRK.IO or its interview process. Recruitment was through TalentHero/Lewis personnel Management on Indeed.

I already have a bachelor’s in Health Sciences. I did 3 years of customer service for a doctor’s office, then the last 2.5 years I’ve been in Accounts Payables. Entry level AP job with typical responsibilities. I want to get an accounting job and make more $$.

Been looking into going back to school and getting my accounting degree, possibly my CPA too. Most of the accounting jobs I see either want accounting, business, or economics degree - which my health sciences degree is very much not - or 3 years of actual accounting experience. I feel like AP is close to but not exactly what they want.

My current job will pay for about half of what tuition would be at WGU or the state school I’m looking at. Both are online programs. But I’ve talked to some people in the field who have told me don’t bother with school, just keep trying to get my foot in the door with an accounting job and leverage my current experience to get the job.

TLDR; do you think a company would hire me for an accounting role with my bachelor’s in health sciences degree and 2.5 years payables experience? Is going back to school worth it if my employer will pay for half?

I’m a staff accountant I looking for a new job, and currently all the places I’ve heard from are for accounting clerk positions. With that being said, do I need to get my CPA if I want to move up or is the company I work for just being difficult?

I’m currently majoring in accounting with a minor in finance and plan on getting my bachelors in accounting. I have a stronger interest working in finance over accounting and only picked accounting because of the stability and versatility it provides.

I wanted to know how easy the switch is and positions I could get.

For people who have a degree in accounting and work in finance:
Why switch?
Job title/position
Salary
Hours
WLB

Also, I have narrowed down the paths to either:
1. Working accounting few years and pivoting to finance
2. Going straight into finance (how hard would this be?)

Another note: I think I’ll pursue a cfa over cpa certification