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F500 FLDP vs Big 4 Risk Consulting
I'm a Malaysian and I recently graduated from a Malaysian private university. I am now considering a few offers on hand but I am not sure what else should I be considering when I am comparing both. I got an offer from a well-known F500 company's financial leadership development program which is a...
Big 4 Corporate Finance
How hard is it to break into Big 4 Corporate finance as full time? Is the difficulty on par with that of breaking into banking?
Accounting Major at Non-Target Looking to Break into IB
I am an accounting major at a non-target (UMass Amherst). I was duped into believing all of the hype about the big 4 and have secured three audit Internships for my junior year with PWC, EY, and Deloitte. However, after falling in love with my finance class this semester and doing my own research on...
Lose Big 4 Internship if Graduate Early
I accepted a summer 2020 internship with a big 4 firm. When I applied, I said I was planning to graduate December 2020. However, I realize I can graduate June 2020 if I take a heavy course load next quarter. If I graduate early, will the big 4 firm rescind my internship offer? Would there be any...
MACC, Big 4 Internship to IBD Full-time chances
Hello everyone, I am heading into a Big 4 Audit internship and going to a top 10 Macc program after (think UT, USC, UNC, Michigan). I have done an internship at a southeast asset management in middle office (fucking terrible experience) and drank the Big 4 koolaid. However, I want to land at an IB...
Big 4 Consulting vs BB ops
Hey guys I would love some input on which job to take. Here's a bit of background on myself. I'm in between 2 job offers right now. One is a Big 4 tech consulting gig and the other being BB ops. I go to a target school in the south and I'm graduating with an MS and BBA in accounting, my GPA is in...
EY Edge Program Final Interview Help
Guys, Just got invited to Final Round for EY's EDGE – Property Tax Group. It is a new program the EY offers and opened offices in Nashville and Charlotte. Does anybody have any insight on what the interview might consist of? Or if anybody has interviewed for it and can offer any advice. I am new...
Internal Move Big 4
Hi everyone, I am working at PwC in a European Country in audit department for about one year. From the beggining I was not excited for Audit department. Now, one year later, I am still not excited but I see the good "elements" of the job but the company laucnhed a graduate program for advisory line...
Big 4 > > VP of Finance ; Best Way?
Hello all I am currently in grad school (Master's of Accounting) and am planning on sitting for the CPA exams in the next year. I go to a target uni (think top 5 accounting school in US), have a 3.9 GPA, and have interned in audit at Big 4. After some soul-searching, I have realized that the role of...
Big 4 tax to FP&A
Hi All, Im looking to switch out of the tax industry into the FP&A world and trying to determine the best route. Facts: Worked at a top 10 CPA firm for 4 years in tax in financial services. I took a lateral move into big 4 tax last December (this December will be 1 year) for a huge bump in pay,...
Big 4 Opportunities - Client Strategies
Hello All I've been in FS Assurance with a big 4 firm for 3 busy seasons and there is an internal role that opened in Sales and Marketing division. The role is specific to managing sales pipelines, growing the brand, and engagement analysis. It's basically a Business Development role. I'd like to...
Should I start in Big 4 Audit or PE
Hey everyone, I've got a career path question for you. Last year I interned and received a full-time offer from a Big 4 firm in their audit division. I knew that audit wasn't really my passion, so I explored around and discovered PE . I got lucky and made a couple of connections and have been...
Is it Too Late for Corporate Banking out of Undergrad?
I am a junior studying finance and information systems at a non-target. I have a 3.61 GPA and a decent set of extracurriculars. This semester, I am joining a few more finance/professional clubs in order to boost my resume. I have an internship with Big 4 doing risk consulting this summer. I'm...
Big 4 Tax to Big 4 consulting
I'm currently a P/E tax intern at a Big 4 firm looking to try to transfer into management consulting within the same firm. Has anyone done this before? If so how would I go about doing this? Upon graduation, I will have a masters in accounting from a good public school in Texas. undergrad GPA: 3.5...
Big 4 Audit vs F500 FLDP – Which is better for a lateral move into IBD after 1-3 years? - FT OFFER HELP
I'm writing this post for a colleague of mine who is interested in getting into IBD but is unable to join a bank right after undergrad. She's got offers in external audit at a Big 4 and a Financial Leadership Development Program at a F500 (one of those rotational programs where you do some finance,...
Q&A: Big 4 to Commercial Banking
Slow day at work today, studying for CFA , but taking some breaks here and there. I don't think there is a lot of information on this board as it relates to commercial banking, at least from the perspective of more junior employees with under 5 years experience. Not sure if there will be a lot of...
Big 4 Audit or Mid-Tier M&A Advisory to Break Into Finance
Hi All, Just looking for opinions about my entry-level career decision. I am currently recruiting as an accounting student and potentially looking at two options: 1. The Big 4 for an audit position 2. Mid-tier firms (think top 10) in their TAS advisory service lines. I am having issues determining...
Career Direction: RX consulting or IA
Hello all, feeling very very lost and hopefully can get some career advice here! I have two job offers in front of me currently, both very different from each other. My short term goal is going to B School within the next 2 years and leverage that to break into management consultancy. 1st job offer:...
Switching Divisions @ Big 4 Firm
Hi All, I'm a summer intern at one of the Big 4. I want to switch divisions, but not risk losing the FT offer from my current group if they catch wind of my doubts. If I get an offer, should I then try to switch to another division, or should I do it before getting an offer? Any advice would be...
E&Y TAP National Advisory, Recent Grad. Should I choose NYC or SF?
My recruiter gave me the option to choose. I'm interested in the tech scene in SF and want to eventually end up at a VC firm. However, I have a finance background and NYC sounded like it had a higher client concentration. Does anyone know if I'll actually get to work on cool tech projects in SF or...
What is comp like at Canadian offices?
Anyone know what the comp is like from Analyst to Senior partner at Canadian MBB and Big 4 consulting firms? Are they relatively close to what they pay in America? Thanks!
Management Consulting at PWC or Deal Advisory at KPMG?
Hey guys, I was going to choose KPMG Deal Advisory for the summer, but an opportunity for management consulting has presented itself with pwc. I wanted to know if people think MC at Pwc would be a better opportunity? I don't know how good exit opps are for Deal Advisory which has made this decision...
KPMG - Transferring Office
Last month I accepted a job offer from KPMG for a first year Associate position. I'll be starting in a couple weeks. The job will be in a different town (about 300 miles from my hometown). Today I saw that there's an opening for the same exact position in my hometown. Is it worth asking the...
Salary- Big 4/Middle Market Business Valuations Associate
What is a typical starting salary+bonus (if any) for a b-val associate at a big4/Middle market accounting firm (BDO,GT,RSM,etc) - either in major cities like NYC /SF/CH or smaller markets? Also, what are the hours like during busy season? Better of worse than audit/tax??
Big 4 Audit to IB to PE?
Hi, I am currently working for Big 4 in audit with financial services clients (registered mutual funds, hedge funds) went to a liberal arts non target school and am looking to transition into IB . Do I have any shot at making the jump directly from audit, or am I better off trying to work in a TAS...
Big 4 grad school decision advise
I recently accepted an internship offer from a Big 4 firm next summer. I originally thought I was going to get my masters in Accounting, thinking it would later help me transition into IB or related jobs. I already have 150 credit hours to qualify for the CPA exam, and for several reasons I am...
Auditor
'Cost Cutting' is a product which has been sold out effectively by big 4 due to prolonged Euro crises and global meltdown. With growing world-wide population, the next big-things coming up are automation in retail, space exploration and 'expensive' electric cars etc. If the affordability goes down,...
Business Valuation vs. Audit as foundation to run a business
If my end goal is to run a small business, what would be a better foundation-a few years in audit or a few years in business valuation? I would assume that audit would teach one more about the accounting principles that are involved while valuation would offer one greater insight into the operations...
The "Fair-value-to-arrive equity" of Noble Group. How a trader exploits a loophole in the system.
![https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/AAEAAQAAAAAAAArUA…] The "Fair-value-to-arrive equity" of Noble Group. How a trader exploits a loophole in the system. Defined as the difference between the fair market value of business assets and its liabilities, net equity is used by financial institutions to...
Big Four Accounting To Investment Banking
In discussion with an econ professor, he mentioned how working as an accountant at the big four can be a good in to the investment banking world. I found this to be an intersting opportunity, as I think some individuals could use this to their advantage. But is it possible or better yet, reasonable....
Big Four FDD/M&A Question
Hi guys, I've been given an internship opportunity for the NYC office in Deloitte and PwC in their M&A Advisory arm, which deals with metrics such as EBITDA , working cap, net debt, etc. For those that are familiar with this practice, I wanted to get some input on which firm you would choose and...
New Senior Non Target Big 4 Audit Student
Hey all, Long time student lurker here, current Senior at a non-target southern school, currently 3.8 GPA majoring in Accounting and Information Technology and hoping to go into Audit at a Big 4. I know Big 4 is frowned upon here, as is the career of Audit, and I really don't know what I'd want to...
Big 4 Tax to Commercial or Corporate Banking?
Hi There, Was wondering if a couple years in tax with a Big 4 firm and a CPA license would be helpful for breaking into commercial or corporate banking? I've done some networking and it seems like most people who work in commercial or corporate banking started in a formal bank training program and...
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