How best to prepare for Big 4 TS role?

As the title suggests, I've got a 2 month placement in a Big 4 transaction services role. I've read the generic blurb on the website and perused the forums here, and I've ascertained its mainly financial due diligence primarily on M&A transactions.

How can I best prepare for this role? Should I brush up on my basic accounting? Should I know macros in Excel? Just a tad confused because I want to do really well in this role to get a FT offer. Thanks!

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