Lateraling from an accounting firm

How hard is it to lateral from big 4 corporate finance or m&a at a mid tier accounting firm like BDO? It seems I may end up there and ideally I'd like to lateral to a decent MM bank or a solid boutique with a year or two. On a side note, does anyone know what the pay is like at the accounting firms?

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