Big 4 Tax associate, qualifying soon and unsure of next steps

I currently work for at one of the Big 4 firms in the tax department, outside of London. Mostly focused on corporation tax with a bit of private client work as well.

I've been here long enough to realise that I don't want to stay and do the CTA exams so I have decided I will leave with my ACA qualification and try something new.

Even though I still have 6 months or so left to run on my contract I'm getting a bit stressed at my next step as the range of options is bewildering. At various points I have considered:

- Working holiday visa in Australia/Canada
- Switching to transaction services or corporate finance
- Moving into FP&A in industry
- Using my Irish passport to try and work somewhere in the EU
- Moving to London to satisfy my urge to live someplace new. I went to Uni in the same place I grew up and after having spent 3 years doing my training contract here I'm feeling bored

Ideally i would like my job to be varied (which is why the project based element of TS/CF appealed) as I am getting very sick of the tax compliance cycle.

I hardly know what I want myself so not expecting much in the way of advice, more just wanted to start a general discussion. If you're an accountant, what has been your career path - did you switch roles, work abroad etc?