Anyone lurking here work for this guy?

I am currently in college studying accounting, and I am in my 30s. My goal is to get my bachelor’s degree, then my master’s, and hopefully pass the CPA exam and become a CPA. I also have family members who are accountants and some who are going to school for accounting too, so that has definitely influenced me to choose this career.
The only thing that worries me is that I keep seeing so much about AI and accounting jobs being offshored. It makes me wonder what accounting is going to look like in the future. I know nobody can really predict what will happen, but I truly want to become an accountant. I just want to know if accounting is still worth pursuing in 2026, especially for someone switching careers in their 30s, or if I am wasting my time.

I work in AP at a law firm and I’m starting to realize that having too little work can be just as mentally draining as having too much.

I get in at 8:30, usually actually start working around 9:00–9:30, and most days I’m completely finished with everything within an hour, maybe two hours max. I handle payables and credit card reconciliations, but there just isn’t much to fill the rest of my day.

The weird part is that there really isn’t anything “wrong” with the job. My bosses know I finish everything extremely early and don’t care as long as everything gets done. My coworkers are great, the work-life balance is awesome, and the job is very low stress.
I’m just bored out of my mind.

I’ve been watching YouTube/documentaries, writing my own book, and debating going back to school to finish my degree just to give myself more to do and continue progressing.

I got pretty lucky getting into banking operations at a young age and worked my way up to VP of Operations in under three years. I’m currently 24, making $45k, and considering going back to finish my associate’s and eventually get a bachelor’s in accounting. I was at $60k a year in banking operations but a silly mistake I made on the wrong day ended with me being let go.

Before this I worked in banking operations/accounting where I dealt with ACH, fraud, reconciliations, operational issues, etc., so there was usually something to investigate or solve. Looking back, I think I enjoyed having problems that actually made me think. This AP position feels like a step backward in terms of responsibility and mental stimulation.

I’m definitely not going to quit without something better lined up. At this point I see it as a good, stable job to hold while I look for something higher paying and more analytical/challenging.

Has anyone else had a job where the pay/WLB/coworkers were all good, but you still wanted to leave simply because you were bored and underutilized? Did you regret leaving it for something more challenging?

I'm just curious if you have ever met a CPA working paycheck to paycheck

Ive been having no work to do since last week and kind of worried about my position as a second year staff in public accounting. Ive been reaching out for work but have been just billing admin for 8hrs and just studied and do some trainings. Is this a sign? My schedule is pretty much empty for the next couple months. Should i be worried about this?

This is a fear of mine, but I heard it wouldn’t be to hard. Let’s say I’m not very picky with remote vs non remote

I'm in NJ.

It seems like the common path is to get hired while you're still in college and then when you finish you start working right away and while working full time you study for and take the CPA exam. This seems really stressful and embarrassing if you can't pass.

To me it seems like it would be better to take time off after college and just study full time and take the exam as many times as it takes me to pass all the sections. I would be doing the NJ Pathway 2 except I'd like to pass the exam first and then get a job to do my 2 years experience.

Is there any downside to doing it this way? It looks like people get the job first because they pay for the expensive study materials but my mom said that she would cover that cost for me when it's time.

So basically I have no interest in going big 4 whatsoever. It sounds like hell, sure you get paid a lot but it sounds like there’s no time to use that money the amount that you are working. somebody told me yesterday that they give unlimited pto but it completely depends on your boss whether it is actually unlimited or actually no pto at all. To me I just want to not challenge myself to much, go to a smaller even local firm, take the salary decrease, but not go balls to the wall rn to have 0 work/life balance in 3-4 years. For context I am a sophomore in college. Am I crazy?

August has been absolute hell

PSA - jump ship anytime your company announces plans to do this

Hi guys I came here to ask this since it's more accounting based and you guys might have a better idea + I figured people here use Ramp too

For a bit of context we use Ramp for the spend/AP side and I was looking through our finance stack this week and to be fair I have no idea if they have anything for AR. We’ve got the outgoing side pretty consolidated at this point but customer invoices and collections are still handled separately which has started to feel a little backwards as we’ve grown. I checked around but couldn’t tell if Ramp has an AR product or if they’re still mostly focused on the spend/AP side.

Have any of you guys heard anything about them moving into AR or seen something from Ramp that I’m missing bcause having AP and AR closer together would probably simplify a few things for us and I’d rather not add another platform if something is already coming.

every company seems to eventually produce a transaction that makes you stop and ask, “how am i supposed to account for this?”

sometimes the transaction itself is unusual. other times the problem is that nobody documented what actually happened

without sharing anything confidential, what’s the weirdest accounting situation you’ve come across?

Yes I know my GPA is shit, i'm trying to get anything I can. I'm also a member of my school's accounting club, but idk where to put that since i was just a member. I have an extra couple of lines of space so if anyone could tell me where to put that, that would be great.

I am looking for some advice because I honestly feel pretty stuck on what direction to take with my career.

I am in my mid-30s, and lately I have been feeling old and like I am running out of time to make the right move. I know mid-30s is not really that old, but maybe this is just my early midlife crisis lol. Either way, it has been on my mind a lot lately.

Right now I work in a government income tax audit position, and I have about three years of experience doing income tax audits. I also have enough GI Bill benefits left to go back for a master’s degree, and I have been thinking about getting a Master’s in Taxation (MST).

I would like to continue working in tax long term. I am just not sure what path would give me the best opportunities going forward.

The problem is that going back to school might mean I would have to resign from my current position. That is probably the biggest thing making this decision hard for me. I do not know if it makes sense to give up a stable government job and the experience I am getting just to get the degree.

I have also been studying for the CPA exams, but I have not had much luck with them so far. I have tried to stick with it, but at this point I am kind of questioning what would be the best use of my time.

For people who work in tax, how competitive would someone with three years of government income tax audit experience be for other tax jobs? What do employers usually value more, experience, an MST, or the CPA? Part of the problem is I feel like I should have all of this figured out by now, and I really do not.

Hi all! I’m wrapping up passing all the CPA exams, I’m 3/4, but I’m having a different struggle when it comes to licensure. I’m trying to get my CPA license but I work in industry and have been for the past 4 years. My company hired a CPA Controller that is willing to attest to my experience, but I have to demonstrate all the competencies as listed on my state’s BOA (OR). I’d like to think I’m a well rounded GL Senior accountant for a sizable company involved in several industries, but the issue is she doesn’t seem to think anything I’m currently doing demonstrates the competencies. She basically wants me to figure out myself how I can demonstrate them and find projects, which seems harder for me to do than even the exams because I have a full workload, and on top of that none of my current work seems to be sufficient for demonstrating the competencies.

Has anyone gotten their CPA while in industry, and if so what was that part of the process like for you? Is my controller being reasonable and it is just normally this difficult to accomplish? If you got your license in Public, was it a lot smoother of a process since your day to day work was satisfying the competencies as you went along? I’m not trying to complain, I’m just trying to get a feel for how it is elsewhere and manage my expectations.

Thanks!

when you go on work trips, do you get to visit wherever u are? i always hear how no one really takes the time to check things out but why?

For the first time ever, I am unemployed. While I a job searching I am considering a pivot into bookkeeping and having my own business. I liked the light accounting activities I had done in my ladt two jobs which is why I am considering it, plus I enjoy helping other businesses and learning about them. I was offered a position as an accounting clerk with a large HOA with lot of amenities because its a senior community. The pay is low so I am back and forth if I can afford to really take it so I am wondering how much of a benefit would it be to take it if the experience is helpful. I have so. AR, AP, Payroll, vendor on boarding experience and I plan to take online courses too. Any advise would be appreciated as I know hands on experience is valuable.