Big4 experience vs CPA license, which is more valuable?
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I just found out that my corporate accounting team is using an external agency to hire a temp contractor for my exact level, and they are paying them $85 an hour. I am sitting here as a permanent fte making $92k a year, which breaks down to roughly $44 an hour before taxes. Should I use this to counter or should I just start looking for a new role?
I need a sanity check on this offer: $95k base, fully remote Senior Accountant position at a non-profit health system. It’s a modest raise but a massive life upgrade on paper. Does anyone have experience with the accounting culture in massive hospital networks or non-profits? Is it just underfunded public accounting?
I just found out that the $115k Senior Accountant offer I received uses a bonus structure based on company performance rather than individual KPIs. The HR rep tried to sell me on the fact that the company historically pays out at 100%, but legally, they could give me a $0 bonus check. Coming from public where the bonus is small but guaranteed based on your rating, this feels like sketchy. Do you guys negotiate for a higher base salary to offset a bonus clause like this, or is this just standard practice in corporate America?
Is a $140k SEC Reporting Manager role at a gas company worth a mandatory 5-day return to office? I am currently a Senior 3 in public making $112k, fully remote. This SEC reporting offer is a massive cash jump, a true management title. However, the office is in a suburban corporate park with a 45-minute commute each way, meaning I’m giving up 7.5 hours a week to my car. Would you do it?
I had an interview where the VP of Finance asked me how I handle ambiguity and frequent shifts in strategic direction. I’ve learned the hard way that this is standard corporate gaslighting for being awful. As an accountant who thrives on structure, clean reconciliations, and strict compliance, this sent a massive alarm bell through my head. Is it possible to find actual, predictable stability in a mid-market tech firm, or is constant chaos just standard across the board now?
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Big4. I had CPA, but it didn't open a door for me. So I went to big4. Then, I was able to get many opportunities. Anyone can apply and pass CPA at any time in his or her life. But big4 opportunity comes after you graduate from the college or build up good experience in other PA firms. Ideally, do both.
Strange to put them against each other but I would say Big 4 because I was a CPA in a local firm and it was hard to get hired in industry because my experience wasn’t technical enough for industry jobs (reviews,compilations, write ups etc.) You should aspire to have both because that’s the gold standard for industry hiring managers
Early in your career big 4 experience but later in your career CPA license.
You can only get so far without a CPA. Weird question, I’d say you “need” both