I'm an "accountant" if you call it that. I currently work in healthcare in an analyst role, cpa and do some taxes on the side...would like to "trade for a living" eventually
I have to apologize, that I never worked as an industry accountant, I've had my degree in accounting and have traded since I was in school. I meant to say, I was an accounting major or a wannabe once.
Got my B.S. originally in Chemistry (a long time ago) and started med school (only lasted the 1st year as I could not afford it) and then spent a couple of years in grad school in biochemistry until I figured out I could not make any money in that field.
Went back to school to get my M.S. in accounting and I'm now a partner for one of the big 4 accounting firms.
Was cpa out of college, went back to get mba and never returned to accounting. I actually enjoyed accounting very much in school, but didn't like working in the profession at all.