Is CISA worth it for a CPA trying to move away from traditional external audit?
Hi! I’m a CPA with 3 years of external audit experience and I’m currently a Senior Auditor. I’m thinking about taking CISA because I’m getting interested in IT audit, IT risk, GRC, etc. The problem is I’m not 100% sure I actually want to become an IT auditor. I mainly want to move away from the traditional external audit path and explore something with better long-term career opportunities.
For anyone who has CISA: What did you actually do with it? What roles did it help you get? And would you recommend CISA for someone coming from an accounting/external audit background?
I’d also love to hear from people who got CISA and later realized they wanted to do something completely different. Was the certification still useful?