re: CPA - Industry Role Offer

Where you located yellowfin?Business consulting is also something I've considered interesting but the market is a little weak where I am located

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Is there anything you miss about public accounting?

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Banging coworkers on out of town audit trips is about it.

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An Iota boy doing that? C'mon man.

That is unless this was before Mrs. Fin?

Trust your instincts. When I made the jump from public to industry, I interviewed for 6 months and turned down several offers for various reasons. The right offer with the right company will come along.

I did have the luxury of being extremely happy in my position at the firm I was working for. Just didn't want to go through another tax season. I started the search after 4/15, and got the right offer in October. It wasn't an exhaustive search that entire time. Most opportunities came from word of mouth so get the word out among colleagues.

Extremely happy. At the time I made the switch, I added up all the overtime hours I was working, factored that out over the next 10 years, and realized I'd be missing an entire year of my kids' childhood. That was insane to me.

I initially took a job at a pretty big public company. I was happy there for a year or two, got a couple of promotions/raises, but ultimately the big corporate rat race got to me. The office politics is just stomach turning at times, and I couldn't deal with it anymore.

I made another switch a few years ago and now am financial director of a non-profit. Took a little pay cut, but the quality of life outside of work made it more than worth it to me. Not to mention a much more laid back office atmosphere where nobody is trying to sabotage you in an effort to get your position. Money has never been much of a motivator for me.

You trying to go from tax to controller? Don't know a lot of people who have done that. Not saying it can't be done, but, just don't see that a lot.

I would not consider 8-9 percent to be a nice pay increase when making the jump. Benefits are going to be ok in any large company. In big companies, profit share / 401k contribution seems to be the first to go when business turns south. Are these silent people the ones that would be in your department?

I mean, the reason I've never moved from a firm to industry is because industry seems real boring to me, so that might explain the quietness. Also, in industry, accounting isn't a profit center, so... the less they can spend on it, the better.

I won't be heading anywhere for a little while, getting acquired by private equity and I'll have to sign probably a two year contract.....bout to get paid though

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Also, 60+ hours a week and every Saturday for a quarter of the year just doesn't appeal to me anymore.

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Totally understand. Where are you located?

I would just be hesitant to jump to a company like the one you described. Busy season is over. Take the summer and look for a new spot.

Dude, you are in my exact position 10 or so years ago when I left public. I was also working for a smaller firm where I did tax and audit, along with several write up clients, and the tax season hours got he best of me.

Keep looking. A good opportunity will come your way.

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There are people out there that love that shite, I've seen partners that have been doing it for 50 years that rarely leave the office.

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Oh I know. I still work with some. Idiots. These are the types that don't retire at 60 either. Lifers or heart attacks.

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I just figured they hated their wives.

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I hate some of their wives too and their bad arse kids or step kids.