Big Four Risk Advisory
Does anyone have any insight on what risk advisory is at a Big Four Consulting firm? Also, do you know how their case interviews differ from traditional Management consulting case interviews?
Jul 18, 2020
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Risk advisory is glorified audit. Business/Tech advisory at the big 4s are more like what you'd expect from traditional MC.
Work in risk advisory, can confirm
Can I DM you, I have an interview in the next week or so
Go for it
it’s IA and can pigeon hole you unless you’re in a big office open to sharing staff.
6 years ago I did the case interview - it was a written case laying out a business process, and it was up to me to find risks and control gaps.
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