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Hi, Everyone–
I was hoping to get a little advice from others in the same field. A little background on myself, I’ve worked in industry for 5 years. I’m currently a senior financial reporting accountant. I went back for my Masters and am halfway through my CPA exam. I applied through school to a bunch of different companies and got an offer from one of the big 4. My problem is that it’s over a 10k pay cut. I know for a lot of people that’s nothing, but I’m not sure if it’s worth it to take such a step back.
I feel lost. The benefits of working at the big 4 just don’t seem there in my situation. I already have my CPA exam paid for. I have my masters paid for. I have experience working under a CPA so that’s set too (all my bosses at CPAs).
I’m just not sure what to do. Everyone keeps saying “Well, what do you want to do long run?” and, honestly, I don’t know. I think that’s probably my biggest problem. I guess my question is… what’s your opinion? Take the job and go back to entry level in audit or stay in industry?
Xoxo a very anxious CPA
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