Building a career path...
Hey guys,
I am currently taking accounting classes to satisfy the cpa requirement and planning to take cpa exam at the end of this year.
Here's my current plan:
I will start working as an accountant in a cpa firm and build up some experience on the field (2-3 years) and transfer to finance area to become a financial analyst in a corporation. (I have economics and engineering bachelor degrees)
Someone might ask me why don't I directly go to the finance field. The reason is I do not have any working experience so far neither as accoutant nor financial analyst. My initial goal was to be a financial analyst, but if I like accounting jobs, I will continue in that field. I want to first experience the real field before I choose my ultimate career.
Last time, someone recommended me to get an assurance, litigation jobs in cpa firms, but I could not find enough information about the job availability, qualification, responsibility,.. etc. Is there anyone here who's working in the field?
What kind of job should I pursue as a cpa to later move into finance field?
Will working in public or private matter?
(I am planning to start CFA after finishing CPA to get edge on the field.)
I will appreciate any helps!
thanks





you need to work in public
you need to work in public accounting to get your CPA. the number of years depends on the state and how many credits you have.
i would recommend that you make higher quality requests on here though. all of this information is readily available using Google.
working as a financial analyst at a corporation will put you on a path for CFO ultimately. this is only if you are a top performer of course. having the CPA will make you more attractive to corporations as well. there are thousands of financial analyst jobs available and they are not difficult to get, so assuming you are reasonably intelligent, have a decent undergraduate degree and get your CPA, you should have no trouble.
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The reason I am starting my
The reason I am starting my career as CPA is due to my background.
I have simultaneous bachelor degrees in Chemcial Engineering and Economics.
After doing some reasearch I found out that
1) they require finance or business bachelor degrees.
2) finance entry job position has been dried up during recession (although i agree that this is same in accounting field)
Therefore, I chose path to become a CPA to start working in finance-related field and get an edge over other candidates tries to get in entry finance job.
But information about moving from one field to another was hard to find on the web. thats why I posted question here.
Does anyone know about Treasury service or management accounting in cpa firms? Some job description of these roles sounded like they are related to finance field.
thanks for help!