Accountants Overwhelmed by Workload & Career Path

“Is it mainly data entry and of course with some thought to it… does your AP team use excel a lot and are you flooded with emails of invoices to be entered/requests? So far with my experience communicating to our AP team, they need/want to be told what to do? Rather than me just providing the documentation(s) and explaining the history/reasoning of the reconciling amounts in our books, understandably it’ll add more work on them of needing to also “research” for themselves of the data they entered”

“I’m looking for advice on transitioning from Accounts Payable into Accountant roles. I’ve been working in AP for about four years. When I first started in AP, I was told that the next step in my career would be moving into an Accountant role. I also recently completed my MBA. I’ve been getting interviews for Accountant positions, but ultimately end up being passed over for candidates with more direct accounting experience. During initial screenings, recruiters have told me that my experience sho”

“I am still a student but am currently a project accountant for a small construction company. It pays 21 an hour, the job itself seems more like a glorified title of a data entry clerk. We pay AP and collect AR for the bulk of our job, however I'm still in school and would much rather just gain experience. I got reached out by a recruiter for a project accountant job for an energy company, the pay increase is 56% increase however it's a contract to hire....I decided to take it but I'm”

“I work in AP at a law firm and I’m starting to realize that having too little work can be just as mentally draining as having too much. I get in at 8:30, usually actually start working around 9:00–9:30, and most days I’m completely finished with everything within an hour, maybe two hours max. I handle payables and credit card reconciliations, but there just isn’t much to fill the rest of my day. The weird part is that there really isn’t anything “wrong” with the job. My bosses know I finish ever”

“I currently work in a somewhat small ish business (200 emplpyees) and am the sole accounts employee so I manage every day to day accounts tasks which includes accounts payable. I would say its very easy, maybe processing 50- 100 invoices a month or so. Probably $800k worth a month (we have some high expenses) I have interviewed for an AP role for a large international business, one thats 50 offices across the world large. How does AP look in these types of companies? I understand they usually ha”

“Just accepted my 7th accounting job in 6 years at 25. I started working in accounting during my junior year of college, this is how it’s gone: AP Intern – 1 year $14 a hour Accounting Assistant – 6 months $16 a hour Went back to my first company as a Staff Accountant about 5 months before graduating Stayed there for about a year $45k a year is what I was offered after graduation Staff Accountant at another company – about 2 years left at $69k started at $62k Financial Analyst – 10 months (laid o”

“I’m a junior accountant at a small to midsized AEC company and I’m being asked to take on project accounting duties since we currently don’t have one. I’m assigned with making sure billings are compliant with contracts, tracking unbilled costs, monitoring cash flow, and variance analysis for budgets. I’ll be working more closely with PMs who rely on accurate data. I’m interested in the role and possibly turning it into a full time career. I’m currently taking a course for it. Does anyone have an”

“So I just started a job as a Project Accountant. I have 2 years experience in audit at a public accounting firm and also got my CPA license. What’s the career progression like as a project accountant, other than just handling more projects? Is this a hard industry to pivot out of later on down the line if pay becomes stagnant? What other career options would there be? I’m nervous of becoming too niche and not being able to flex if needed. submitted by /u/IndependenceBusy6761 [link] &”

“I have been applying for manager level roles within the internal audit space and have been rarely hearing back. Wanted to see if anyone could please take a look at my resume and provide any feedback. submitted by /u/Ehxploit [link] [comments]”

“Does anybody have any insights on this? Currently considering it but lowkey skeptical about it. submitted by /u/daviddunomes [link] [comments]”

“I’ve been working as a Junior Accounts Payable Assistant for about 6–7 months (prior was a graduate). I’m now doing all the work for the entire AP function at a medium-to-large company on my own (volume is really large), including processing invoices, answering all supplier and internal queries, approving all expenses, completing month-end tasks, handling fixed assets and prepayments, creating cash flow forecasts and running payment runs, among other things. (ALL ON MY OWN) I’m paid around the a”