I recently finished a MAcc in taxation and left an accounting clerk job to start a new job as a staff accountant for a small industry company (in June).

I did VITA last year and got my EA so I am interested in tax, but got (what seemed like) a good offer for my current job so I accepted it to learn and make more.

This new job is not turning out to be what I expected at all, even though I tried my best to vet the company and position before starting. It feels like I’m doing everything but accounting, including payroll, HR, sales admin, operations, financial analysis, and the accounting work is mostly limited to AP/AR so far.

The person previously doing this work quit right after I started, and they didn’t replace her. I’m worried about bringing this up because they have been doing layoffs and are still doing some. (The company stays afloat by the owner personally investing money)

There are other issues and concerns I have about the company as well, and overall I’m just feeling exhausted.…