Pivot into Finance from Big-4 Accounting
I know this topic has been done to death, but for some background: I’m in my third year of audit at a Big 4 in Australia and I’ve basically finished my CA. The more audit I do, the less I enjoy it, and I’ve always seen myself in finance rather than going into industry as a financial accountant.
I’m the first in my family in the corporate world, so I haven’t really known how to network or navigate this stuff, and looking back I should’ve started earlier. I’ve been slowly brushing up on finance fundamentals (accounting/finance background from uni).
I just got offers for a master of finance from two Go8 unis. I won’t go into the details of each program, but one is slightly more advantageous since they’ve given me credit, which brings the total cost and time down.
My question is: would a finance masters from a Go8 actually improve my chances of landing a role, or am I better off putting all my energy into getting relevant experience, like moving into TS or valuations first (which has been a lot harder than it sounds)?