Pros
I've been with the company for a little over a year now, and it's gone through a lot of growth. A lot of changes to the team and to leadership, including a new CFO who just joined. At the beginning, I'll admit my team was pretty small, and there was a lot of work to do to ensure all our financial reporting was accurate and timely. I had a manager that seemed overwhelmed by the work, maybe she wasn't used to the pace and level of work, I'm not really sure. I currently have a new manager and with the changes in leadership across my org, it's been a huge improvement in team morale and productivity. I feel supported by my manager and the VP, Accounting to do good work. We have regular meetings to talk about what's happening across the team, who's working on what, and what challenges we're facing. I feel like I can give feedback and suggestions and they're welcome and acknowledged. The CAO checks in with me and we have met one on one a few times already. It feels good to be seen and appreciated.
Cons
Accounting in the travel space is much more complex than most start ups or big companies. It's not for everyone. There is a lot of data to reconcile and making mistakes impacts the business, as well as guest and owners, so there's pressure to be accurate, but I've learned a lot and feel like I can take an accounting role in any industry now as this is more complicated than other types of companies that I've worked in the past