Consulting MO or Working MO?

I have two offers in front of me.
1. Consultant within a risk management firm that is part of a larger consulting/BPO company (Accenture, Big 4, etc) but without a strategy or transaction services arm. It has a less pay than the second offer, has a commute to Stamford (I live in NYC) which isnt covered, but is project based. But is a small team, client focussed, and revenue generating.

2. Treasury Analyst at an oil company in NYC. It has higher pay, will pay for MBA/CFA/6sigma, but is an operations role. Though I will sit with the capital markets guys (which is where I want to land permanently) I cannot guarantee that I will be able to make the transition into it.

From the pay/benefits/commute alone, I want to take the second offer. The first would technically make me FO which I may be able to leverage into a Sr. Consultant role with Big 4 down the line. What else should I consider here? I'm getting tired of the MO work and want to transition to FO. I have a 680 GMAT, but don't want to stop making an income to do a FT MBA. I also have L1 CFA completed.

What would you do?

1 Comments
 

Necessitatibus sint tempore et et repellendus aspernatur dolore. Quaerat velit non nisi exercitationem quibusdam. Incidunt eos et asperiores ab hic voluptatem eligendi.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Consulting

  • Boston Consulting Group 99.5%
  • Bain & Company 98.9%
  • McKinsey & Company 98.4%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.9%
  • LEK Consulting 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Consulting

  • Cornerstone Research 99.5%
  • Bain & Company 98.9%
  • Boston Consulting Group 98.4%
  • McKinsey & Company 97.9%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Consulting

  • Bain & Company 99.5%
  • Boston Consulting Group 98.9%
  • McKinsey & Company 98.4%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.9%
  • LEK Consulting 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Consulting

  • Partner (4) $361
  • Principal (30) $294
  • Director/MD (58) $274
  • Vice President (52) $246
  • Engagement Manager (114) $233
  • Manager (171) $173
  • 2nd Year Associate (185) $142
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (116) $137
  • Senior Consultant (355) $132
  • Consultant (642) $122
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (164) $121
  • 1st Year Associate (577) $121
  • NA (16) $114
  • Engineer (6) $114
  • 2nd Year Analyst (393) $104
  • Associate Consultant (176) $101
  • 1st Year Analyst (1164) $90
  • Intern/Summer Associate (208) $83
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (640) $68
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”