First WSO post, currently an undergraduate at a mid-target school with a high gpa. Looking to eventually gain entry to an top 15 business school. Considering going audit at a big 4 (preferably Deloitte) as my school has an extremely high placement rate, but curious about the S&T/M&A option. Are S&T/M&A able to gain the same amount of experience with execs as someone in big 4 audit ? What are the hours/pay for big 4 S&T/M&A? Would big 4 S&T/M&A have a better change at getting into a T15 BSchool as opposed to big 4 audit?
Trending Content - Business School and GMAT Forum
Career Resources
search bar.
What exactly is 'big 4 S&T'? But anyway, you will most definitely have a better shot at top 15 schools coming from either an S&T or M&A background as opposed to audit.
Big 4 TS groups are typically considered a minor step up (prestige/comp wise) from Big 4 Audit. I didn't go to a target school so TS options weren't even available to me. I know the preferred route from my school is 2-3 years in audit then try to transfer to TS.
I think TS requires more analytical/forward thinking than audit does; which is far more useful in many consulting/finance gigs that you'd target post MBA. I can't speak to the amount of facetime TS groups have with execs, but I imagine it's more than the audit groups.
That being said, yes, I think TS looks better on a B-school app than Audit.
(full disclosure: I'm in audit at a Big 4)
TS has virtually no face-time with execs in my experience. The M&A guys basically come in once a deal has been done and you're generally doing audit work on the financial without all the documentation. No need to interact with a targets mgmt. That being said, low level auditors and even mid/high level auditors don't get facetime with execs.
I was in audit for about a year and now work in corp. finance and everyone views auditors as a complete annoyance. They might get facetime with financial reporting or a controller, but not substantial as far as 'execs'.
TS will give you a better chance at T15 than audit. I know a kid who worked at E&Y in the DVC group who's now at SOM.
Aut et assumenda dignissimos explicabo. Commodi et ut nesciunt quis non ipsa placeat. Tempora tempora quod cumque qui eius ut consequatur. Hic odit tempora blanditiis ipsa non totam. Rerum illum ab accusamus ea. Deserunt ducimus sunt facere sed qui.
Et non aut alias necessitatibus et saepe vero. Officia id praesentium dignissimos dolores optio aut.
Aut tempora sed doloremque quo blanditiis. Nobis tempore aut sed quae dicta magnam. Voluptatem incidunt et modi consequuntur sapiente. Aperiam cumque asperiores sint. Amet velit officia in sed. Harum modi perspiciatis quidem consequatur consequatur occaecati sed sunt.
Magni earum quis ut. Atque nostrum ut libero omnis quas. Quos illum voluptatum sit non incidunt quisquam ipsa. Et et consequatur eum sapiente et quas. Consectetur qui occaecati non quidem facere. Neque voluptatum quisquam dolor ullam ut reiciendis ut deleniti. Perferendis ut eius qui quod neque impedit sed.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...