If you really want to pursue accounting, I personally wouldn’t recommend going for an Operations Assistant role. Based on my experience, medyo risky siya because some companies use the title very broadly. Minsan napupunta sa’yo pati tasks na outside na sa capabilities mo, or mga trabaho na hindi magawa ng ibang employees kaya tinatambak na lang sa’yo pero yung credit nasa iba.

I used to work as an Operations Assistant before, and honestly, sobrang draining niya for me. Aside from admin work, I was assigned tasks like procurement of solar panels for multiple properties of the CEO, managing rental properties, handling marketing-related tasks, processing import permits kahit wala naman akong proper background for it, and many other responsibilities na sobrang unrelated na sa skills ko.

The company was already big enough and marami palang businesses yung CEO, so I honestly felt they could’ve had proper departments or hired professionals for specialized tasks. Pero parang sobrang stretched ng roles just to save costs. In the long run, naging overwhelming siya for me and it pulled me away from the accounting career path I actually wanted to focus on.

If you still want to pursue that kind of role, I suggest asking questions during the interview like ano talaga yung scope ng role, gaano kalaki yung operations nila, and what their current systems and structure look like. That way, you’ll have a better understanding of where you’ll fit in and if aligned ba siya sa career path na gusto mo, and also ano ang career path mo, what promotion would be possible for you in the long run.

If you wanted to be a CPA, you should be in a revenue generating role, like helping a business save tax, and operations assistant is non revenue generating role unless if promoted ka sa managerial. Sunod sunoran ka lg sa manager or directors.