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I was looking at the company’s proxy statement for this year and holy fucking shit, the HR SVP made $900k in total compensation. $360k base, $340k bonus, and another $200k in stocks and other incentives 💀 HR???

Holy guacamole, AI is dumb. I have a whole bunch of non-accountants running stuff through AI trying to tell me how to do accounting. And it is so wrong.

I don’t think people get, it’s way more than just debts and credits. There is judgment calls, there’s what you can support, there’s processes that are dependencies. There’s corporate structure stuff and a lot of that exterior knowledge that isn’t really described when people present something on face value. And that’s where we come in, cause we know like, hey, you gotta look for these other things or hey, you gotta ask more questions and just say what can we capitalize .

And let me be clear, AI with accruals and reconciliations, I’m pretty thankful for that help, but in reality, if you got your processes clean, it’s not that big of a lift

When I go into my local office once a week, I’ll have to be on Teams calls all day long given that every person from my team lives in a different state than I do.

It just so happens that everyone else from my team also happens to get to stay 100% fully remote since they all don’t live anywhere near an office.

Therefore, I’ll be the only one from my entire team who has to go into an office (while everyone else stays 100% fully remote on my team).

Anyone else have something similar happen and what did you do?

I hate this shit so much. I just wanna hunt, eat meat, and have sex. Why tf was I born in this timeline where I gotta stare at screens and go on mf teams all day. I don’t wanna stare at a screen for 8 hours and sitting down all day doing boring ass shit anymore. I’d rather be a hunter gatherer and be free in nature. The native Americans had this shit down to a science. Fuck Columbus

I'll go first. I ended up in accounting (non CPA) because I struggled with that subject the most in grad school and I'm a glutton for punishment. I went back to grad school later in life and somehow ended up with an entry level position in accounting when I finished, and 6 years later I am still doing it. Do I love it? No. Do I even like it? Also no. I wanted to leave (I work in CAS) but found a remote job doing it and figured it would be crazy to turn it down. But if I scroll on Tik Tok sometimes and I would love to be an influencer. Yes, crazy I know. I have a theory that no one really "likes" accounting and we would all do something else if we figure out how. So what do you really want to do?

I’m a senior accountant working for the regional subsidiary of a group with revenues ~500m. My region contributes around 100m of that.

We got a new controller just before Christmas, and had apparently never used Oracle even though he’s been in accounting for 20 years. No problem with that, but he completely refuses to learn. He’s been here a year but doesn’t know how to run a TB or transaction listing, just completely reliant on others to run all of his reports.

The audit team sent a request while I was on leave, and it went unanswered for more than a week because he “wasn’t sure how to run the information they wanted”. Literally all they wanted was a transaction listing for a specific account, but he didn’t think to even google it. I know this guy is making absolute bank, and it’s baffling to me how he’s made it this far.

E: I feel a lot of responses are over-estimating how high up this guy is in the company. He manages 3 people (me & 2 others in a different country), none of whom have any management responsibility, and the hierarchy is him -> local FD -> Group FD -> Group CFO. We’re not talking about the no.2 guy in finance who’s meant to be driving strategy, his remit is very much financial control and compliance.

I'm not saying that the Big 4 in the US, EU, Asia, SA, etc. don't get into hijinks. But I feel like the Aussies are always stealing the show. What is it about Straya that leads to so many high profile accounting scandals? Is it because it was quite literally colonized by criminals, or on the contrary, do they have enough whistleblowers and competent regulators to catch this activity? Is it somewhere in between? Really curious for some insight into the matter from the boys and girls down unda.

I did 4 interviews for a company, got a call last Saturday that I got the job, fill out the paperwork, and they called me today saying that the company took down the job and is steering another way.

Is this normal? I feel like crap now. I thought that everything went well.

I’ve been out of the game for a while but im trying to get back in. I’m struggling to find internships. For either summer 2027 or winter 2028. In my area summer 2028 is not out yet. They have a different cycle here I guess. Rate my resume. What am I doing wrong that I’m not getting any interviews (like forget offers at this point, I’m not even getting interviews)

I’m a 26M with about 4 YOE currently working as the accounting supervisor in a large municipal environment. I report directly to the controller and work closely with our financial reporting manager (CPA) to prepare our Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Current comp is just over $73K, which is below market rate for my area, but I have great WLB and benefits (never over 40 hours a week, plenty of PTO, three months paid parental leave, and $0 health insurance premiums for my family of three).

My state recently passed legislation that created an additional pathway for CPA licensure. In lieu of the 150 credit hour requirement, all you need is a bachelors in accounting and 2 years of work experience signed off by a CPA.

I plan to stay in local government for the foreseeable future, and I’m debating whether or not it’s worth pursuing the CPA designation. I don’t think it would do much for me in the short term, as there’s already talks of promoting me to accounting manager, but could it help me in the long term? Really, the main reason I’m interested at this point is the prestige and being able to tell people that I’m a CPA.

I was rejected for an entry-level role. I emailed the hiring manager and he said the interviewer felt that our conversation lacked depth. He said my questions about the role also lacked depth too. He said this role requires collaboration and discussion, which I supposedly did not show on a deep level in the interview. I did research the accounting firm’s (niche) industry so I thought I was prepared and I even discussed a niche thing about the field in the interview.

I am a little taken aback. How do I show more “depth” next time? Should I come off more academic? I truly want to make this feedback actionable, but I don’t know how to. Any tips for me or discussion about the feedback will be appreciated.

Thanks

Hi all! I’m currently a transfer student from CC and now in business school at my state university currently a junior, which does well getting internships like CohnReznick, Deloitte and EY. I don’t have prior accounting internships and looking for my first one and why is it SO HARD? I been networking, connecting, interviewing with so many different people and the end of the day they say NO, I am burned out and really want an internship summer 2027 but can’t land NONE, I had PwC connection with a Philly Recruiter it was great…. She didn’t even reply to my email or connect on LinkedIn when she told to apply for her office and got nothing… ok next one a large firm from Texas creating presence in the East coast talk to recruiter and partner and land an interview wohoo, do great another partner says I am what they are looking for and got email today “unfortunately can’t offer you xyz” get couple screening rounds that land NOWHERE and being ending up ghosted then some I make it next stage like I did today for a smaller firm and like great the interview that was supposed to be with a principal in the advisory team they sent a supervisor aka not really any hiring person at all and have a great convo when asking what could I be looking like to hear or expect next steps bro says to hear from recruiter as she likely knows because he don’t…. I know you are an employee but not a manager why did I interview with you then???? Like things are just not on my side any tips or is it horrible to land something at all? Literally anything I am networking, getting to know companies not being weird on interview and asking good and smart questions just so the end of the day I’m rejected by everyone. I feel like giving up here has this been going on with everyone?

I am a third year accounting student with no prior accounting experience trying to get any internship next summer. I basically only gained consciousness this year... idk what I was doing with my life before this. Consequently, I don't have a GPA worth including or any volunteer experience. Nothing will change by dwelling on my past inaction but I'm worried that my resume isn't up to standard. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!!

(also does the interests line look unprofessional?)

I got fired from my public accounting job for declining performance due to my burnout, and Im looking for the best way to discuss this that I can get away with while interviewing for industry roles so that I don’t come off as a slacker.

I’ve just been telling employers that they lay off people frequently throughout the year, as they do, and I happened to be included this time. I kept it as vague as I could, and in an interview feedback it was mentioned that I was not entirely clear about my departure.

Any better ways to discuss this? Can I potentially get away with saying I quit?

I’m a college student deciding between summer audit internship opportunities at BDO, PwC, and Forvis Mazars in Atlanta, and I’d love to hear from anyone who has experience with these firms, especially their Atlanta offices!!!

I’m particularly interested in:
Office culture and the people you’d be working with
Work-life balance during busy season
Training and how much interns actually learn
Reputation and future career opportunities
Any differences between the Atlanta offices specifically
If you’ve interned or worked at any of these firms, which would you recommend and why? I’d especially appreciate honest feedback beyond just firm rankings or name recognition. Thanks! For reference, I’ve loved everyone I’ve met at all three firms and am having a hard time deciding.

For all my accountants who have scored jobs through internships, I’m looking for advice.

Currently a junior in college and I everywhere I have applied to I have been denied a few steps into the application process or just haven’t received an answer back and it’s draining. A vast majority of people I know are securing their internships and I feel so behind.

For those who have secured full time positions through internships, what do you believe allowed you to stand out as a candidate and how many times did you get turned down from positions before you finally locked one in? Any advice is appreciated.

I just took my first midterm for Intermediate Accounting 1, which is relatively just harder content than Foundations Accounting (not first year accounting, its like slightly easier intermediate) which I did really well in. Walked out of the exam feeling super bad about it and checked to see what I thought I did right, to see I clearly missed the mark on it.

It felt so much harder by a landslide than foundations accounting which I struggled with at first, but I was wondering if it is normal to feel completely knocked over by intermediate accounting (at a Canadian university). Thank you!!

I’m working in audit but non profit but not getting calls into experienced positions. I would like to leave and Restart at somewhere like big 4 or even mid tier firms.

I’ve been seeing a lot of entry-level job postings offering around $40k–$55k, and I’m curious if that’s actually the norm for recent graduates.

Just trying to get a realistic idea of what other recent grads are making!

I’m a junior accounting major with a 4.0 GPA, a student-athlete, and a relevant accounting/finance internship from a franchise company this past summer. I have no problem getting interviews, but I have interviewed probably 5-6 times for different internships (large and small firms), and probably 10+ times over the past two years without a single positive result. My internship this past summer was because of a connection with my family, but it was more of a last case scenario. I know entry level jobs/internships are hard to get right now and you rarely get a positive result after the first try, but a bunch of other people at my school and around me have gotten internships at the same companies I’ve been interviewing for. I prepare for hours and hours for each interview by reading their website and researching the interviewers and preparing 10-15 STAR situations. Each interviewer says I’m a great candidate, but every time I end up getting an automated email saying they won’t be moving forward with me.

I just got a 58% on my intermediate acct 2 exam and don’t know what to do since this is supposed to be the easiest out of the 3 exams and I got an A-in intermediate 1 so I just didn’t expect this grade.