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Will a job-hop be taxing on your accounting career?

 

I’m a tax accountant in the public sector with about eight years of experience behind me. Over the last two to three years I’ve seen several senior managers move into the private sector, where I’ve heard the pay can be much higher and things like international assignments are more common. I’m wondering whether it would be useful to do the same, with an aim to switching over in the next three to four years. How do I best prepare? And is it worth making the switch in terms of salary and career progression?