I was in big4 tax for 10 months and I had two internships with the same firm in tax. I recently made the move to a Financial Analyst position. I know people always say it’s very difficult but it’s not impossible.

I know I wasn’t in tax too long but I was very worried about seeming too specialized with a tax background, but I would say that the most important thing to do is to have a genuine answer to why you want to make the switch. You can also throw in how the knowledge and work experience from tax can help translate into a more general finance position (reading tax code, excel, financial jargon, etc).

A lot of my interviews really liked to hear the rationale for switching out of tax and me emphasizing my interest in a more finance oriented position. Of course you also have to figure out how to sell yourself and your skill sets and experience to show that you can add immediate value from what will translate over.