[MantisAlfredo]

So some background information: I just recently graduated from College and have a job in the Governmental Sector helping with Audit Remediation. This is not the job I envisioned myself with, but due to my GPA and lack of internship experience this was the only offer I got. The upside is the pay is good, and they are paying for my CPA designation. After I complete the CPA I plan on trying to get out of governmental accounting and into Public for a few years, and ultimately ending up in private. My concern is with getting a job in Public Accounting, will my lack of experience still be an issue even with my CPA?

[Recked]

Exactly what type of audit remediation are you doing? Which branch of the gov't?

If you're working with taxpayer audit remediation then you probably will have an in at a firm that handles lots of audits.
If you're in another area of governmental audit, then you can probably land a sweet job at a firm that does gov't audit functions.

[MantisAlfredo]

DHS, I'm contracted with the USCG. On paper, we're helping draft Standard Operating Procedures for processes not covered at the Audit level. We're supposed to be helping with the transition to a new accounting system. However, due to delays on the transition the SOP effort is what we're tasked with. In practice, I do a lot of nothing. The work is super slow, I typically just study all day.

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