Small company controller career advice

Hi all,

I recently got a controller position at a small company (10 mil revenue), I’m only a few years into my career with an accounting master but no firm/cpa experience. Only other job experience was a few start ups.

What is the best path to cfo of a 50 million revenue company?

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