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Originally in college, I was an accounting major and had completed 2 internships with PwC. However, instead of going into public accounting I changed my major to Business Mgt and decided to become a teacher. I taught Jr. High and High school for about 5 years, before I made the switch BACK into accounting.
By the time I made the career change, I was married and had a child and chose not to go into public accounting, let alone Big 4. I just didn’t feel like I wanted to put in those hours, while going back to school to obtain the hours I needed to sit for the CPA exam and raise a small child.Since that time, by the grace of God, I’ve been able to move into a Corp Accounting/External (SEC) Reporting role. I realized when I was offered the position how lucky/blessed I was to obtain it, given that I had no audit, let alone Big 4 experience, nor was I a CPA.
Now that I have been with my company a few years and I have one exam to go, I am wanting more. I am wanting to move into a more senior level SEC Reporting role, but most companies want Big 4 experience. It seems kind of silly to me (or maybe I’m a bit jaded) because not everyone that goes Big 4 is intellectually superior. I mean, some people stay a year and leave and what have you REALLY learned within a year at Big 4? (You may have learned more at a smaller firm).
I say all of that to say, would it be stupid of me to leave industry and do 1-2 years in Big 4 audit, JUST to have it on my resume? I’m sure there are somethings that I could learn, especially in regards to more technical accounting/research, but I’m wondering if it’s necessary, in order for me to move into a more Sr. Level or even managerial SEC reporting role?
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