from senior to manager in 12 quick questions

what it takes to get promoted.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg practice management library

cpa firms have many different titles or positions.

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today, we’ll address the most common:

  • staff
  • senior
  • manager

i often use the term “staff” to refer to anyone who is not at the partner level. this is different from a “staff-level” associate, who typically has only a few years or less of experience in public accounting. but exactly what does it take to advance from staff to senior and from senior to manager?
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cpa roi doa: why the next-gen accountant won’t be a cpa

extinction ahead: the next generation of would-be cpa could be one of the last.

it doesn’t add up: college students doing the math say the cpa exam is too tough (54%) and too time-consuming (54%). (icpas)

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is the cpa profession doomed to die out?

it’s too soon to say, but the signs aren’t good. the need for public accountants is bound to continue, but will there be accountants to fill that need? it’s already hard to find qualified, certified professionals, and a peek in the pipeline shows no improvement.

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the aicpa has been warning us about this trend for several years. the aicpa trends report of 2019 saw bachelor’s, master’s and ph.d. accounting enrollments down four percent, six percent and 23 percent from the already low levels of 2018. meanwhile, the illinois cpa society reports that less than half of all accounting graduates even bother sitting for the cpa exam.

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