Advice to advance my accounting career
I see there is another thread on the go but my situation is a bit different...
Been in my job as a Senior Accountant for the past two years at a mid-size corporation. Salary is $65k + bonus + benefits. Located on the East Coast. Seven years of experience bouncing around, and starting forming a path about 4-5 years ago. Have my CPA, CMA. Management was going to promote me and give me a big raise back in January, but they mucked around on it and eventually, HR stonewalled it because of COVID.
I will be looking for new opportunities when this passes. Saying that, I have been taking some inventory of my skills, and in the meantime, looking for advice. My ultimate goal is to get to a Director level position, and get to Controller in the next year or two.
I love financial analysis and telling the story behind the numbers. I enjoy implementing new systems/best practices....I was able to do some of that as the Accounting team where I am at was evolving and changing a lot. My excel skills are decent, but could always be better.
I have dabbled in Fixed Assets, financial reporting & analysis, run month end/year end close, forecasting, approving things like journal entries/recs/payments. Technically, I haven't supervised anyone but I am the go-to guy for any accounting and excel questions, and have provided guidance on coding so I can use that.
I think getting to Controller is a possibility. If it's not/not a good idea now, what should I be looking for to advance myself?
Been in my job as a Senior Accountant for the past two years at a mid-size corporation. Salary is $65k + bonus + benefits. Located on the East Coast. Seven years of experience bouncing around, and starting forming a path about 4-5 years ago. Have my CPA, CMA. Management was going to promote me and give me a big raise back in January, but they mucked around on it and eventually, HR stonewalled it because of COVID.
I will be looking for new opportunities when this passes. Saying that, I have been taking some inventory of my skills, and in the meantime, looking for advice. My ultimate goal is to get to a Director level position, and get to Controller in the next year or two.
I love financial analysis and telling the story behind the numbers. I enjoy implementing new systems/best practices....I was able to do some of that as the Accounting team where I am at was evolving and changing a lot. My excel skills are decent, but could always be better.
I have dabbled in Fixed Assets, financial reporting & analysis, run month end/year end close, forecasting, approving things like journal entries/recs/payments. Technically, I haven't supervised anyone but I am the go-to guy for any accounting and excel questions, and have provided guidance on coding so I can use that.
I think getting to Controller is a possibility. If it's not/not a good idea now, what should I be looking for to advance myself?
