It’s been over 11 years that I qualified CA. Worked as an Internal Auditor for over 5 years, and now it’s been over 6 years that I have not been doing CA specific work.
But the skills I developed in the 2 years preparing for the CA Final exam and the years of my Internal Audit jobs are hands down the skills that I use to date. Every single day.
Nothing good you do or become in life ever goes to waste.
It all ties back to making you the person you were always supposed to be.