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Q&A Finance Friday 1.16.26

Free 3‑day email guide: the 3 biggest career mistakes that stall accounting & finance pros (and how to avoid them) – plus a worksheet that helps you turn your experience into a story that stands out from every other finance professional saying the same thing on their LinkedIn, resume and in interviews in a crowded job market. Go to: alecborlin.me/FIN This was my first live Finance Friday Q&A, where I answered career questions in real time from accounting and finance professionals. No prep. No scripts. Just real questions around career pivots, compensation, FP&A, leadership, AI, remote work, and where finance roles are actually headed in 2026. I covered topics like: Moving from public accounting to FP&A without resetting your career Starting an accounting career later in life and catching up financially How to stop being seen as “just” the tax or audit person What skills actually future‑proof finance roles as AI expands When the CPA still matters (and when it doesn’t) Fractional CFO/controller paths, PE vs public company tradeoffs, and more If you work in accounting, FP&A, or finance leadership and are trying to make smarter career decisions, this session should be useful. If you want a deeper dive on positioning your experience, I put together a free 3‑day FIN crash course + worksheet that helps you build your Finance Impact Narrative and upgrade your LinkedIn/resume: alecborlin.me/FIN If you want me to cover additional questions in future Q&As, feel free to reach out on LinkedIn. Chapters 00:00 – Intro: live Q&A, no prep 01:05 – Big 4 auditor to FP&A without a pay cut 03:35 – Public accounting vs FLDP 06:05 – Starting accounting at 35+ and catching up in comp 09:15 – Stop being seen as “tax or audit only” 12:25 – Government/nonprofit to high‑growth corporate roles 15:20 – Future‑proof finance industries in 2026 18:40 – CPA and MBA: worth it or redundant? 21:15 – Small firm vs Big 4 and long‑term earnings 23:55 – Public company to PE portfolio: risk and upside 30:55 – FP&A to investment banking or private equity 33:10 – When you’re ready to go fractional CFO/controller 35:40 – The skill that moves you from manager to director 38:10 – Executive presence as an introvert 41:05 – Managing up to a CEO who doesn’t “get” finance 42:45 – Getting out of the month‑end close weeds 46:05 – CFO title at a startup vs Director at a Fortune 500 49:00 – First 90 days as VP of Finance 51:10 – Excel vs SQL/Python in 2026 52:30 – AI and entry‑level accounting roles 54:10 – Why ERP implementations fail 55:10 – Competing with offshore teams + wrap‑up