Career change?

[Itchy]

Career change?


I currently work as an accountant, I don't make much money, I've invested 6 years into this career path ,passed all my exams and currently shooting for an extra of tax expert and I still make very little mone,

I;m thinking of packing it in , I feel bored and frustrated daily , and feel dead inside, should I? , I want to quit and do something else because the pay is utterly crap, and progression seems
non existant, work for accountants which are so tight with their money they offered me a 0% rise this year (effectively a 15% pay cut), and the constant need to take work home is annoying me crazy.

everybody says to me keep going at it big bucks will eventually
come they haven't and its pretty much a Mcjob type pay, or that I've invested so much time into it , it will be a massive waste to go back. My peers seem to be in a similar situation as me.

What does everybody think?.

Although of course a career change means I'm back to square 1 again , wheras after 6 years of career investment I am virtually still at only square 2 ,

Any thoughts?

Thanks
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[Dan 4RR]

Change, change to what though? IT jobs, art, building trades, mechanics, teaching?
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[D O G]

What flavour accountant are you Itchy?

AAT? If so, then you could very easily get a training contract for ACA from a big firm. From reading some of your posts on here you clearly know your onions.

Alternatively the CIMA route - both can make very decent money! What's preventing your progression at the moment? There are loads of opportunities for accountants at the moment. I know my firm are crying out for new staff!

[iooi]

Go for it, don't sit doing something you hate. I spent 30 years doing the same thing of which the last 10 i hated. In the end i jumped rather than hang on for the payoff..
Best move i ever made, now feel like i have my life back and enjoy going to work, rather than trying to think of a excuse not to.

You could always fund a change by doing a bit of accounting on the side, if your field of training allows for it.
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[BigChris]

Get your CV into banks. You'll rake it in if you work in the City.
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[Itchy]

[Itchy]

[Kickstart]

Hi

Being realistic, what are your chances of advancment? Would you actually enjoy the job once you got the money, or would you even be able to put up with it.

Possibly easier to walk out of a job you hate when you havn't got used to the money.

All the best

Keith
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[Visitor Q]

Hmm, dunno the exact logistics of it but as far as my dads always led me to believe you are shat upon from up high as an accountant.
As a chartered account, you get to drop the kecks and take aim.

Might be worth looking into it (its obviously hard/time consuming/soul destroying or else more would do it) if money is the main criteria for you?

Plus im pretty sure you can convert a degree in accountancy to allow you to do the rest of the training to become a solicitor/barristor.

Couldnt remember the logistics at all im sorry, but i know you can do conversions from other 'decent' degrees.
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[Duckyboos]

My humble, perhaps slightless pointless advice : don't go into residential conveyancing. I thought that going from accountancy into law would be an easy move... using my finance background as a bridge, but now I'm in residential conveyancing and it's a horrid job - I only stick it because of the money. I'm planning to study my way out of it, if I can stick it for long enough - the ILEX will take me at least 3 years.

Sometimes the strangest things can make you think of a career change... like my day out at Knowsley Safari Park last year... I want to quit the office and look after elephants and meercats instead!

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[trevoriv]

Dude, im actually jealous of you man. I always wanted to get into the finance industry proper as opposed to the insurance sector and i bet i earn less matey!

Best i can hope for in my current role is training towards an ACII.

Hence i've started my own small business from home to supplement my income!

I was always under the general impression that cityboy accountants for decent firms were on a par with the IT consultants when it came to pay and career paths?

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[NSR Mick]

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[trevoriv]

Well I applied for IT consultant / business consultant jobs (ie IBM, Accenture) and a few accountancy jobs when i finished uni, they all seemed to have very similar pay scales and career development opportunities.

[Kickstart]

Hi

Slightly off topic, but I want to actually generate something meaningful and useful. And spending 90% of my time on useless bureaucracy, while having 15 layers of a manager between myself and those who use the software is really getting me down.

IT has turned into a reasonably well paying McJob.

All the best

Keith
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[D O G]

[bob-a-job]

Dont change jobs, change company. My housemate is an accountant and has been doing for about 6 yrs too. His first job sucked then he moved to a differnet company and his pay went up...

They are just raping you for all your worth, move on...

[m99dws]

Move abroad

[Itchy]

[Itchy]

[Dan 4RR]

Itchy - You often mention leaving the UK. Don't want to retire in the UK, etc. Do you mean to emigrate as an accountant, or other skill/trade in the next 5-10 years?
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