[nextstopCPA]

Has anyone thought about their next move after obtaining their CPA license? Are you planning to remain with your current company or will you seek out a more desirable position with a new company? I believe being a CPA will improve your marketability but I also think you need some solid work experience to be the cream of the crop. Thoughts?

FAR Passed
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All aboard, this train's leaving. Next stop, TBD!

[julia_z]

I guess in the short term I will stay with my current company. Its a small CPA firm that specializes in tax only. But I am thinking that I will eventually (maybe end of 2012 or early 2013) leave for a bigger firm. well, at least thats the plan.

BEC - 78
AUD - 78
FAR - 86
REG - 02/29/2012
NY Candidate

[Anonymous]

imo you definitely need some solid accounting experience even after obtaining your cpa. there is just SO much to learn in tax/audit. since i don't work for a big 4, i'm afraid CPAs with 2-year experiences are a dime a dozen.

the only reason why i'd want to move to a new company is for better benefits, pay, and working hours — and hopefully for a prestigious tech company/startup and eventually move up the ladder. my concern is..why would they chose me over a big 4 candidate?

[js75]

Will stay with my current company. I work for a Fortune 500 company and will be joining the Internal Audit Department next year. Never thought of working for Big 4. I love it and don't have to work long hours. It's another career path you can take beside public accounting.

BEC 11/24/10-77
REG 5/11/11-82
FAR 10/5/11-85
AUD 11/30/2011

[misanthrope87]

Company loyalty? **** no.

B 2/12 87
A 11/11 90
R 8/11 86
F 5/12 88

[Chantel]

I'll leave for a bigger, better company with more work benefits. I work at a small CPA firm right now while working on my CPA exam. But my boss knows that I won't be here forever and he knows that I want more out of my career than I small one partner firm.

I know plenty of people I graduated college with did not have any accounting experience except maybe a semester internship or something, so I think having a year or two of experience is a huge deal especially after you become a CPA too.

F - F ('12), 90 (Dec '15)
A - F ('12), 73 (Feb '16), ? (July '16)
R - 87 (May '16)
B -

[mla1169]

I've got plenty of experience (20 years) and am doing this to get OUT of my current job!

FAR- 77
AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[Marivy22]

Not for the next year or so…….after few years working long hours, I am now at a small company working from 8:30-5:00 😉

This will not last forever. I do like the big corporate environment, never worked for a big 4 and I think I am too old for that lol…….

Is the 30's a good age to join a big 4?

Done 😉
Class of 2012!!!!
Lots of prayers and hard work....

[kandisjoy]

I'm planning on sticking with my current company. I want to have a record of being at a company for at least 4 years, with hopefully a promotion and maybe get some management experience, before leaving. Or heck, maybe I'll just stay.:-) My job is extremely stressful, but I figure that once I get a promotion I will be able to pass most of the quarterly financial reports that I file on to someone else, which will hopefully reduce my stress. I'd like to be able to focus on more big picture stuff.

FAR: 71, 77
BEC: 70, 82
AUD: 62, 78
REG: 71, 68, 85

CA Licensed 11/2011

[killaking]

Trying to survive at least 2 years then try the big firms.

FAR: 7/17/10 missed exam FML reschedule 8/29/10-77 EPIC!
REG: 5/31/11-73 SMH, 8/31/11-85
BEC: 4/15/10-72 : retake 10/3/10-80
AUD: 11/28/10-74, 02/27/11-71 FML, 8/1/11-80
Ethics 10/22/22-80, retake 11/28/11 - 88

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