What To Do After The Audit?
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Once qualifying I decided to take a role within a niche industry consultancy house to focus on building my commercial, financial & analytical skills. After hearing how important these skills were to progressing in my career away from traditional finance and accounting roles I wanted to make sure I got them under my belt!
Getting the job was actually pretty easy because not many of my peers would have gone for something like this. The 2 years spent at the consultancy were some of the best times I’ve ever had, and I look back on my time there fondly.
There are plenty of roles out there like this – and with very limited competition. You just have to step away from the herd and look in places your peers aren’t.
Other than Investment Banking & Corporate Finance, other paths you’ll may hear most of your newly-qualified Accounting peers considering will probably include:
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Senior Accountant
Product Control within an investment bank
Equity Research
Internal / External Audit
Staying on within your existing role to work your way up the ranks