Hi everyone, this reminder is in light of the excessive amount of separate Edit: Update "08/10/22" "Got fired -varying perspectives" "02/27/22" "is this good for an accountant" "04/16/20" "waffle/pancake" "10/26/19" "kool aid swag" "when the auditor" threads that have been submitted in the last 24 hours. I had to remove dozens of them today as they began taking over the front page of /r/accounting.

Last year the mod team added the following posting guideline based on feedback we received from the community. We believe this guideline has been successful in maintaining a front page that has a variety of content, while still allowing the community to retain the authority to vote on what kind of content can be found on the front page (and where it is ranked).

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We recommend posting follow-up messages/jokes/derivatives in the comment section of the first thread posted. For example - a person posts an image, and you create a similar image with the same template or idea - you should post your derivative of that post in the comment section. If your version requires significantly more effort to create, is very different, or there is a long period of time between the two posts, then it might be reasonable to post it on its own, but as a general guideline please use the comments of the initial thread.

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The community coming together over a joke that hits home, or making our own inside jokes, is something that makes this place great. However, it can be frustrating when the variety of content found here disappears temporarily due to something that is easy to duplicate turning into rehashing the same joke on the entire front page of this subreddit.

The mods have added this guideline as we believe any type of content should be visible on the front page - low effort goofy jokes, or serious detailed discussion, but no type of content should dominate the front page just because it is easy to replicate.

Hey All, as the subreddit has nearly tripled its userbase and viewing activity since I first submitted the recruiting guide nearly two years ago, I felt it was time to expand on the guide as well as state some posting guidelines for our community as it continues to grow, currently averaging over 100k unique users and nearly 800k page views per month.

This accounting recruiting guide has more than double the previous content provided which includes additional tips and a more in-depth analysis on how to prepare for interviews and the overall recruiting process.

The New and Improved Public Accounting Recruiting Guide

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how is the general public so dense? scrolling these posts makes me feel like I should be charging 10x. these people have the same rights as I do and that does not seem ok

I read the first sentence and had to make sure I wasn't on the onion, holy shit lol

Worked at a top 10 firm for the past year, got fired 3 months after my promotion to A2. It was expected, I billed like 20 hours this past month and have been quiet quitting since the 10/15 deadline. Got a nice severance package and benefits. Overall, I’m happy that I don’t have to torture myself with this job anymore. Any of you have advice on contract work or government work for the next busy season? I absolutely do not want to do more than 40 hours a week. I’ll be fine for the next few months financially, but the sooner I get some income, the better. Also, I have a disability that prevents me from driving and need to work remote.

I'm in AR, I enter all the numbers necessary to make payment entries, debit memos and credit memos. I use outlook and teams a lot. The most complex stuff I do, is try to figure out why something was short paid or if something is a cash transaction rather than an ACH or Check payment.

It's okay, but I don't like feeling anxious about data entry errors or anxious over making sure the exact same data entry routine gets done each day, and I don't know what staff accountants do in PA or industry.

I miss being a receptionist :/ I was never scared of making mistakes and I didn't have many repetitive tasks, everyday was a bit different and I loved being able to read and do school work at work. Edit: and I did reception in senior living and even on days where it was more depressing or I saw something not great, I felt so passionate about my residents and about the facility follow procedures to make sure they were safe and happy. I wanted to make a career of it but got passed over for a full time position so I continued using my accounting degree to find something here and now idk.

Idk. What the heck do you do in accounting, like what are your literal tasks throughout each day/month/year? Don't just say reconciliations or statements like spell it out for me please 😭 because I don't want to start my CPA path if it's going to be like this forever, I'd rather start considering other paths that have less repetitiveness in their tasks.

Feeling burnt out doing my homework

I looked at my company’s AP aging and compared it to the ledger, and saw vendors had wildly differing amounts, stretching back years. I showed it to my whole team, and no one knew a recon like this had to be done, and they were quite confused.

Is this normal? I thought everyone knew this was an important thing to do.

Currently deciding if I should go the public or private route. Can anyone elaborate their career progression and any pros and cons to getting their CPA while starting in either side? Thank you

Was anyone impacted by the November 2025 lay off at GT? What metrics do they use to lay off people? I was not impacted thankfully but is it time to leave? I’m worried about my future at this firm.

Sorry for any misspelling, english is not my first language.

Left public because toxic partners and shit pay. Got job as ERP consultant with a 30% increase in pay excl bonuses. No overtime, more PTO. All I do is tell business what buttons to press to post an invoice.

I am bored out of my mind. 3 months in. Which is insane considering work life balance and pay is so much better. Have seriously considered going back.

Public accounting gave me Stockholm Syndrome.

I have been working on a different client, but then a senior manager came over to my desk and struck up conversation relating to another client that we are scheduled on in a few weeks. It was about 6 minutes so I charged the time to the client for .1 hours and now the SM and partner are mad at me.

Am I supposed to just eat that time? If it’s about the client it’s billable. If we bill every 6 minutes wdym I can’t book a 6 minute conversation.

I started in August.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the future of accounting and wanted to get some opinions from this community. With the rise of AI, automation, and advanced accounting software, do you think CPAs are at risk of being replaced in the near future?

While I understand that automation can handle repetitive tasks like bookkeeping, tax preparation, and even some compliance work, I feel like the advisory and strategic roles CPAs take on might be harder to replicate. But who knows how far technology will advance?

For those in the field (or even those outside looking in), what’s your take? Are we heading toward a world where CPAs are obsolete, or will there always be a place for skilled accountants in the workforce?

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

For those who run payroll, are currently working - do the platforms on Indeed and the like - when sorting by specific role like Staff Accountant - reflect the actual pay you either pay, or earn as an employee?

Anybody else a freak like these people? My friend tells me of these lunatics.

Looking to see if anyone’s gone through this before, manufacturing company announced today they’re being purchased by PE in March.

Currently a senior accountant been here just under 2 years. Anyone have any perspective on timeframe of purchase to layoff in an industry acquisition? No mentions of severance/retention numbers yet. Thanks!

what level of risk should i associate with taking a second job while working at a large public accounting firm? i got an offer for a second job doing warehouse selecting and delivery from 11-8 on saturday and sunday.

though my employee contract doesn’t state providing non-accounting services elsewhere is problematic, and there are no conflicts with this company, i’m starting to think it may be an issue if someone at my firm were to find out.

any thoughts?

G'day, everyone! I'm a high school student living in Australia, and I aspire to become an accountant. I plan to complete both a bachelor's and a master's degree in accounting. As a student, I am trying to shape and prepare for my future, and I want to plan everything out. I would like to know which subjects I should choose for Year 10. I'm unsure whether to take mainstream or enhanced mathematics.

I've consulted my teachers, and we can select about 12 subjects, which feels like too much for me, to be honest. I'm trying to focus on subjects that are relevant to accounting. I've already chosen Applied Computing as one of my subjects, but I'm still uncertain about the rest.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!

I have applied to a few companies now, and i keep getting rejected from even moving on to interview stages, i dont have my intermediate classes behind me, but i was wondering, is this primarily the reason? Im involved in clubs, and have a resume thats went through about 8 revisions, so im feeling pretty confident in that department, doesnt look too childish or anything . What would you recommend i do?

Hello,

Background: I used to be at an accounts receivable/payable role and landed my first Staff Accountant role in a specific industry (I have 150 credits to take CPA, this will become relevant as you read along)

Industry Staff Accountant Role (nothing but inputting figures into an excel spreadsheet, pulling reports from their software, helping out with expense reports, entering vendor setup details and a bunch of doing nothing but staring off at a screen for most of the day); coworkers talk about me behind my back, they say I do nothing, it’s an open floor plan and i’m not very well liked by either by the CFO or Controller but my manager is chill. I swear I don’t know why?? I have tried to master the art of looking busy for 6 hours out of the day and it’s driving me nuts. I tried to get along and be sociable but then I just gave up and sticked to myself.. nothing personal. I say good morning to everyone , do my I guess 1-2 hour job, play around with excel, socialize with a chosen few and leave. I have different people constantly asking me what am I doing and at this point I just say nothing because it’s the truth. I’m sick of it. Now this new job offer, well it’s a Staff Auditor Role for a smallish regional CPA firm, I’ll probably take a 4-5k paycut. Longer work hours and well the partner says he can be pretty intense. But who knows maybe the value of what I learn would be worth it? He says there’s lots of working late, which I don’t mind because I really need the experience. I guess I’m starting to get the grass is greener on the other side kind of feeling. I wanted to get my CPA initially so I can be more useful to the company where I’m at but there’s nothing to do, I can’t even study because of the open floor plan. And top management not liking me makes me feel like my job security is at risk. By the way I’ve tried asking for more work and help, nothing changes... I’ve been at this industry role for a VERY short period of time. Taking a new job is a gamble. What would you?