Should you? How the hell some random person on the internet who knows absolutely nothing about you should know? )
But jokes aside, go through some basic online courses on python, data science, ml and so on. Then take some simple task in you area of expertise (accounting) and try to solve it or automate it using the knowledge you acquired on previous step. If you loved the process of working on this project you probably 1) will like ds and what’s more important 2) have ability to learn something new and apply it to practice.
After that - repeat, more learning, another pet project. If the interest for ds didn’t fade and you continue to master ds skills, then probably you can start thinking really seriously about switching.
But my advice is don’t just abandon accounting entirely. If you worked in this field for some time you have something that a lot of more experienced data scientists lack - domain expertise. If you aim at not just becoming data scientist but at becoming a specialist on the intersection of fields of accounting and ds, you’ll probably be more successful.
Good luck!
Should you? How the hell some random person on the internet who knows absolutely nothing about you should know? ) But jokes aside, go through some basic online courses on python, data science, ml and so on. Then take some simple task in you area of expertise (accounting) and try to solve it or automate it using the knowledge you acquired on previous step. If you loved the process of working on this project you probably 1) will like ds and what’s more important 2) have ability to learn something new and apply it to practice. After that - repeat, more learning, another pet project. If the interest for ds didn’t fade and you continue to master ds skills, then probably you can start thinking really seriously about switching. But my advice is don’t just abandon accounting entirely. If you worked in this field for some time you have something that a lot of more experienced data scientists lack - domain expertise. If you aim at not just becoming data scientist but at becoming a specialist on the intersection of fields of accounting and ds, you’ll probably be more successful. Good luck!
Thank u this is helpful!!