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So I’m still working on the whole CPA journey, currently grinding MCQs, but I’ve always been a little lost as far as what I want to do with it. Originally I was like “this is a tool I’ll be using all the time, with the way college talked about it.” but from a majority of people I know that’ I’ve asked it’s a “piece of paper that got them a manager title.”
So thinking about that, I haven’t even been sure I want to go back into management. I used to be an AGM in restaurants while I was in college and I only liked the behind the scenes things with calculations, problem-solving, etc. I’m not even sure if I’m in the right line of work. Now I do already know that no one said Accounting was a “dream job of excitement”, but I’ve been in indirect tax, and month end close cycle for about 3 years now. But I’m still feeling this itch, like it’s not enough. I didn’t want to be pigeon-holed in sales tax, couldn’t get into income tax (CPA firms didn’t like my GPA as a full time student/full time employee), so I’ve been in corporate jobs. Month end close is just thoughtless to me. There’s no challenge, it’s only just been “Oh, we got this month’s bill, so re-accrue last month’s still unpaid.” or some scenario like that.
What types of work do any of you interested folks do and am I really just being a bit spoiled in wanting a challenge or am I possibly in the wrong field? Like I don’t make errors in my boredom (or I catch them before my sups do and correct them), I just don’t feel like I’m being used to my utmost as a corporate staff accountant.
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