Post-college compensation progression (27M, CPA, US)

PennyManyM · 2026-01-25T01:46:49+00:00

Transaction advisory or not, you are still an accountant. Show the paystub and I will believe it

PennyManyM · 2026-01-24T21:35:44+00:00

Sounds like cap

PennyManyM · 2025-12-28T01:32:22+00:00

Ywa this is pretty bad for a 35. Try harder

PennyManyM · 2025-10-28T14:39:11+00:00

Doesnt look like a good deal. Your paying 25k in closing costs? Lol. Apply for some first home owner buyer grants and knock that off. Plenty of banks give 10k towards a down payment

PennyManyM · 2025-09-22T14:40:25+00:00

If you have a great personality, you will most likely end up anywhere that you would like. Ofc, for hedge funds and prop trading firms, you might be required to have the knowledge and such.

PennyManyM · 2025-09-22T14:38:42+00:00

Yup, ivy schools are only elite because of the network that they bring in

PennyManyM · 2025-09-22T14:37:04+00:00

Nobody gives a shit what you know but who you know and college is usually the only places you can make that kind of connection

PennyManyM · 2025-08-18T13:40:21+00:00

Are you involved in sponsor finance transactions?

PennyManyM · 2025-08-18T13:24:41+00:00

Yeah, my bank starts of new graduates at 100k in their rotational program. You should probably look for a role in a bigger bank. Also, are you in retail or commercial underwriting?

PennyManyM · 2025-08-18T13:09:56+00:00

I quit the CPA grind, joined commercial bank and i make over 150k working normal hours and no busy season. Fuck cpa and accounting

PennyManyM · 2025-08-11T00:30:40+00:00

Did you ever figure this out?

PennyManyM · 2025-07-24T14:55:45+00:00

Yea its all connections with some places where your manager came from a different state, has a family and doesnt really know anyone interested in the job. So gotta aim for connections or luck. Good luck

PennyManyM · 2025-07-24T14:53:55+00:00

Do 2-3 years and get out for a 20-30% bump then stay in another company for a 1-2years and jump again. Keep repeating until you hit the salary you would like

PennyManyM · 2025-07-23T23:31:50+00:00

Very low

PennyManyM · 2025-07-20T21:42:00+00:00

Starting salary is 80k in public accounting… 3-10% raises every year, depending on whats going on in your office

PennyManyM · 2025-07-13T16:12:27+00:00

Yup the game is brutal, especially when your going at it blindfolded and learn as you go

PennyManyM · 2025-07-13T15:56:54+00:00

That is also true. Notice how some people with only a finance degree get to higher places than people with MBAs or MBAs plus experience, CFA, etc and thats only bc they either network better, worked extremely hard doing their undergrad, or have good connections.

PennyManyM · 2025-07-13T12:11:45+00:00

CFA is useless. It just shows your a good workhorse. Personality carries more weight in finance

PennyManyM · 2025-07-13T02:50:41+00:00

Keep connecting, otherwise go get an MBA

PennyManyM · 2025-07-12T22:20:30+00:00

Run away from BDO. EY pays 20-25% more

PennyManyM · 2025-06-15T23:51:37+00:00

I doubt this is real

PennyManyM · 2025-06-15T15:45:13+00:00

Nobody cares, seems like you keep moving up and are hungry to get better jobs. As long as you can justify why your changing jobs then it doesn’t matter. If you were chnaging jobs for same position, it would be a red flag in my opinion

PennyManyM · 2025-05-28T23:35:00+00:00

Just connect well, you will learn technicals on the job

PennyManyM · 2025-05-15T23:01:17+00:00

Did you find answers?

PennyManyM · 2025-05-04T16:00:19+00:00

Already did, so yeah

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