What jobs in the accounting field are good for introverted/quiet people

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    mike0910
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    I have a social disorder + severe social anxiety. No matter how much effort I put in, I just can’t become a “people person”. I’ve heard the accounting field is one of the few fields where introverts could thrive.

    Let’s assume:

    – I plan on getting only a bachelor’s (no CPA or any other license).

    – My skills other than accounting include coding in C++, Python, and Java, and just keeping my technology skills up to date.

    – I don’t want to work in public accounting, but rather private/corporate accounting at a tech company in Silicon Valley.

    – I’m introverted and therefore prefer to deal more with numbers and computers than clients. I wouldn’t mind talking to people in my department though, and would actually prefer talking to small groups of people at a time.

    Are there any specific jobs available for me?

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  • #642524
    Anonymous
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    Whatever you do don't be an auditor and maybe consider transitioning your career into IT? You seem to like it more than accounting…

    #642525
    Anonymous
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    Keep an eye on Financial Analyst style positions. You normally don't need to be a social butterfly for those style of positions.

    Just make sure you don't appear awkward or introverted during your interview. That will turn off the interviewer. Once you have the position, you can relax into a more normal personality at that point.

    #642526
    absolutelyamy
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    Data analytics…data science. Next big thing.

    #642527
    CPA50
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    This is a great website, and I HIGHLY recommend her book. https://www.thepowerofintroverts.com/

    I discovered most of my “social anxiety” was coming from other people who didn't understand that I am a “quiet” person.

    I don't need to be talked into going to a party. Alcohol and loud music isn't going to make it better. I'd rather read a book with a cup of tea, and there is nothing wrong with that. I wish I had discovered that at your age.

    I love being a forensic accountant and a fraud examiner. I get to see people occasionally, but mostly can sit in my quiet office and study numbers. No one walks in without an appointment and I set my own schedule to give myself lots of thinking time.

    Best wishes!

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    #642528
    mike0910
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    @brooks303, I thought internal auditing required working alone?

    #642529
    Anonymous
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    @mike0910, internal audit isn't as interactive, no, but you'd be auditing people who you walk past in the hallways everyday. There would be a period where you'd have to ask them for data or do interviews or anything audit related and you'd have to do it diplomatically. With any type of auditing you have to interact with people you don't work with on a regular basis…

    The only reason I said what I said is because I was an external auditor and having to speak with different people I didn't know on a very frequent basis stressed me out to no end.

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    Anonymous
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    CPA50, as forensic accountant, don't you have to go places and meet people? To, you know, investigate them or something? I was looking at MSA in forensic accounting for myself. Mostly sitting in my quite office sounds like something I would want to do

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