Is finance a "sales" job?

MSFHQsite
Sat, 25 Dec 2010 18:00:53 +0000

I still think 100K after 5 years is going to be a stretch. All of my friends work in Big 4 accounting, have been there for 3 and 4 years, all have CPA’s and some have MAcc’s and none make 100K a year. Your salary increases at 5% a year so it takes a while to hit that 100K mark. It can happen and would after a couple promotions and a little time, but you peak out unless you make partner.

Then again, 60-70-80K a year is a great salary and nothing to dismiss. You are doing a safe job with low risk.

Risk=Reward