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From Big 4 consulting to MBB
Hi all, I have been working for a Big 4 strategy consulting division for two years now, and I am looking to shift to one of the MBB firms. On the company profile of the MBB firms on LinkedIn I see that most of the experienced hires in this firm come from the likes of Accenture, Deloitte Consulting,...
Big4 + IBD --> ER?
I've had a couple of people look at my CV and say it's great, would appreciate all the constructive criticism possible! I will be starting at a Big 4 company in Audit, have a top BB internship and am looking to break into Equity Research ASAP. I also have experience at a prop-trading shop based in...
Which Offer
I need some help deciding between offers. I am a rising senior at a decent state school in the south. I am an accounting major but am looking to work in the Finance industry. I recently received an internship offer from the Transaction Services financial due diligence group of one of the big 4. I...
Corporate Finance Qualification - Any insight?
Hi guys, Do you have any insight about the corporate finance Qualification offered by the ICAEW? Since I'm currently working in CF in a Big 4, after rejecting an FT in a BB (may God kill me for this), but I'm considering trying to move to the banking side in 3-4 years , I was wondering if this...
Video Search Assist - Big 4 Partner Conference
Trying to find a video I saw a year or so ago, no not a porno. It was a footage from a accounting firm partner's conference where the speaker was giving a pep rally related to "not giving work away" or something along those lines. A vague reference I'll admit, probably the reason all my internet...
Florida F500 opportunities
Hello all, I've gotten great info from this site since joining. Special shoutout to accountingbyday who gave me more info than I could've asked for. Just wanted to gather a few more opinions on F500 finance as far as your location goes. I'm an accounting major at a non-target Florida school,...
Investment Banking VS Infrastructure Advisory
Hey monkeys, Been doing some research and nothing comes up. What's the difference between Investment Banking and Advisory at KPMG ? What's the difference in lifestyle and pay? http://www.kpmg.com/ca/en/whatwedo/advisory/trans… I looked up some of their employees on linked and their job...
Are you planning to join the Big Four?
They are the biggest professional services firms in the world. They offer some truly exciting career opportunities on this planet. Any pro recruiter will attest to the fact that the Big Four — PwC , Deloitte , KPMG , and E&Y — give an added weight to your CV. Though mainly known for audit work,...
Constulting to IB
I'm coming up on my first year out of school, during which time I've worked within the consulting arm of a top Big 4. I had a high (3.5+) GPA from a top 5 school, however, my university was liberal arts (my degree was in Econ) and I don't have a banking internship under my belt. What are my odds if...
F500 executive from Big 4
Hello all. Just wondering how common it is, or how plausible it is, for someone coming out of the big 4, likely in audit, to eventually obtain an executive/upper level position at an F500 after the jump to industry. Also, would Big 4 advisory have a better chance at this? I'm a junior accounting...
Intern pay -> full-time offer figure
I'm asking this question for a close friend. If you’re familiar with this topic your help will be appreciated. She is an undergrad Advisory intern at one of the Big 4 firms, and her summer compensation: Monthly base of $4,600: Translates to ~55k or $26.50 an hour. (Bigger City: NY ,CH,DC) The...
Restructuring, Valuations or FSR?
Hi all. I have been working as a consultant at a Big 4 for over a year. I am currently mapped to a group that mostly focuses on technology consulting, therefore I am planning on transferring to a group that is more finance focused and eventually (after 3-4 years) move into finance. So far, I have...
Accounting at the Big 4 with no accounting degree
I'm currently a sophomore (Rising Junior) at a target school for accounting. Would be possible to land a FT position at the Big 4 without having an accounting degree or being CPA-Eligible? I am currently a double major in accounting and business administration. I plan on dropping the accounting...
Where you go to school matter? (Accounting and Big 4)
Hey WSO , first time posting. I didn't see an accounting sub forum so I decided to ask here. I have a question and that is, does where you go to school for an accounting degree matter in the eyes of the Big 4. I live in Canada, and go to a college, the recruiting last year for the big 4 came from...
2 Offers to choose from: Need Help!
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Big4 Auditor to moving to corporate development/finance/strategy role in industry
I am currently at a Big 4 working in audit based in the UK. When in college I had an offer after an internship from a 2nd Tier IB in corporate finance . I enjoyed the work, disliked the highly unpredictable long hours and got good performance reviews. In the end I decided to get my ACA because long...
Big 4 Audit vs. Finance
This is just a general question for anyone who's gone from auditing to finance or vice versa. How does the nature of the work compare? I went to a non-target for my undergrad and doubled in finance and accounting. I took a job with a Big 4 because I had to have something. I don't mind the hours, but...
BIG 4 Case Study
I am being considered for a position within a Big 4's TAS Business Modeling group. I was recently emailed a case study to complete. I was wondering if anyone has worked on their case studies before and their thoughts on it. This case study appears to be heavily focused on accounting.
From Big 4 to Big 3
Hi everybody. I have been working as a consultant at a Big 4 firm for approx 6 months. I plan to transfer to the Transaction Services group in 6-8 months. What do you guys think what would be my chances to get into McKinsey , Bain, Booz, etc. after a couple years working in TS? Has anybody done...
Accounting Tie-In
I'm an accounting student at a mediocre school. Recently an opening for a summer internship at a boutique strategy consulting firm was posted on our OCR site. Consulting has a strange appeal to me that even I can't quite figure out, there's a lot about the job that sounds like it would be horrible...
Anything I should know for Auditing of Financial Institutions
I will be starting as an assurance associate at a Big 4 coming soon. I am in a group in which the clients are primarily Asset Management and Hedge Funds. I have done a busy season before and have some familiarity with auditing and accounting and am wondering is there anything I should know that I...
WSO's Most Wanted CEOs
Inspired by a recent employer attractiveness survey , Jorge, an obscure yet devastatingly handsome writer for the world’s premiere finance community, Wall Street Oasis, has decided to run a survey on who are the most attractive CEO’s in Wall Street to work for. Choosing from over 20 nominees...
PWC FSR vs ENY BAP
This board has always been great help for my past recruiting season and was able to break into banking with the help the various backgrounds that the posters here have. I have a buddy of mine which is deciding between offers at the following PwC Financial / Structured products group...
Best Career Progression and Salary Outside of Banking - Junior with a 3.8
Hey guys, I am trying to make some tough decisions here and could really use some advice. I am a Junior at Emory with a 3.8 and an accounting concentration. I have already accepted an audit internship for this summer but have been looking at some alternative career paths. I recently shadowed Home...
Rate my career plan
Big4 Transfer Pricing in large US market --> Big4 Business Valuation group --> Top10 law school and/or MBA --> V10 NY law firm/ BB finance I know that lateraling into a Big4's Valuation group isn't a cakewalk, but is it reasonable to think that coming from TP (which is largely focused on valuation...
Finance: not so “attractive” anymore?
Universum, an employer branding company, has released its world's most attractive employers list and investment banks barely made it to the top 10. The fairest of them all was Google, followed by KPMG and Ernst & Young in 2nd and 3rd while investment banks JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs rounded up the...
Just how bad is tax pigeonhole?
I've spent the year up to this point applying for audit internships, but believe it or not there are those of us incompetent enough to not land one. It occurred to me at the career fair that Deloitte had two reps from consulting and two from audit, each with lines of students halfway across the...
I am looking for some guidance...
Hello Monkeys, This is a very long-winded post, beware: I currently go to a state school in Connecticut. I have been to quite a few schools- NH, VT, CT, HI- and currently find myself at a "cross-roads" of sorts... To be honest, I think that I have made every mistake possible regarding my education -...
Big 4 Opportunities
What are the exit opportunities of some one working for one of the Big 4 accounting firms? Mainly geared at someone who wants to leave after working there 2-5 years. Is it possible and/or likely to get into consulting at a BCG or McKinsey type? Are their and opportunities to get into investment...
Big 4 hierarchy
Can anyone post the hierarchy in the big 4 Transaction services?
Deloitte Sued for $7.6 Billion
Deloitte was accused on Monday of failing to detect fraud during its audits of one of the biggest private mortgage firms to collapse during the U.S. housing crash. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/27/us-Deloitte-mortgage-idUSTRE7… ["Deloitte missed this fraud because it simply accepted...
Big 4 Accounting Firm MBA Applicants
Hi everyone, To the candidates who are currently working for Big 4 Accounting firms, I thought this case study of an applicant applying to business school would be of help. Best, Conrad and the Stacy Blackman Team *Please note that no client details are ever shared in SBC Scoop or otherwise without...
Big 4 resume development
I'm posting this here because part of it is fairly specific to accounting, and I don't think the resume forum guys want to see me again. One of the criticisms I received on my resume was a lack of skills and interests section. I have some background in a foreign language, and some background in...
Big 4 hopeful, IB dreamer
Background info -senior in UCONN accounting program -didn't secure an accounting internship due to missing the fall recruitment process because I enrolled in the business school at UCONN in the spring (they won't let you go through recruitment without being in the business school) -would like to...
After 2 years I bellow: MIS degree from top 30 UG Bschool, am I limited to tech consulting?
Hello all, I have been stalking this forum for far too long, it is about time I formally enter the realm. I love this place and what it has to offer. Background: Junior at top 30 undergrad business school (High DC,MD,VA, NY prestige) Grad Dec '12 Top 10 for IT/ Management Information Systems...
Which is the best option?
Hey guys, I'm a recent grad with a 3.6 GPA from a non-target school with Big 4 internship experience. I'm not really interested in the service I'm doing at the Big 4 and want to get into investments. I have listed a few options and would love some advice as to which is reasonable with my few...
Big 4 Recent Grad --> Investments
I'm new to this site so I appologize if this has been asked a million times, I graduated with an accounting degree this May and I'm currently an intern at a Big 4 doing consulting and am pretty certain I will be leaving with a nice offer at the end but I've learned this summer that it's not what I'd...
Big 4 Internal Audit to Hedge Fund Staff Accountant - is it a step down?
The title pretty much says it all. I hope that posting this here isn't a major faux pas, or should be covered elsewhere, etc... I've been at a Big4 firm for 2 years (first major job) in internal audit/risk and controls/etc. I'm seeing a lot of hedge fund staff accountant positions cropping up - are...
Big 4 Advisory transition to the world of Finance (IB/PE/Corp Dev)
Been lurking for a while now and finally decided to start posting.
MBA after Big 4 Accounting to get into IB
Hi all, I'm in the UK, and would like to get into IB one day. Unfortunately, I don't go to a target university, and haven't managed to get any IB internships. I graduate next year, and from what I hear, the chance of getting into IB after undergrad without an IB internship and not coming from a...
Job/Internship Outlook for UCSB student?
Hey everyone, I recently completed my second year at UC Santa Barbara, and I can't but wonder about my prospects for landing an internship at the Big 4. I have decent grades, held a couple of well-rounded jobs. and on pace to meet the 150 hour requirement for CPA . I heard somewhere that UCSB became...
Three different companies within 4-5 years?
I've searched the forums, but couldn't find much information regarding my specific situation. Basically I'm finishing up my first year in audit with a Big 4 firm and actively looking to get into banking. I initially had planned on targeting specifically "no name" boutique firms and then making a...
Which route for MBA?
I'm currently finishing up my first year of Big 4 audit and contemplating about my future. In all honesty, it's been a great year. I've been given a lot of good opportunities and learned a lot, resulting in pretty good reviews during the end of year review. I'm really appreciative of the...
TAS vs. Analyst, Unique Opportunities
Monkeys, First of all, I would like to thank all of you for your wealth of knowledge, your willingness to share some of it, and your senses of humor. I have picked up quite a bit of great information from browsing this forum. Hats off Secondly, I have some stats and a question for you experienced...
Big 4 second round interview, netherlands
Hi All, Last Tuesday I had a first interview for a transaction services position with one of the big four in the Netherlands, all was well and after a total of two hours I went home. Today I was called for an appointment for the second interview. I was told that the second round interview will...
Big 4 restructuring
Anybody any thoughts on it? Whats it like as a job? Does it count as proper finance experience? Exit ops? How would it compare to restructuring with a bank? Much modelling involved? Have done a search and there's very little on it. Anybody any info/experience?
When should I stop applying for IB
I accepted a job offer with Big 4 audit in November. My start date is Sept 1st. I havent stopped applying for IB and AM gigs since then. I continue to see IB boutique gigs popping up in my home country. How close to the start date is too late to renege? Or is there ever a good time to renege?
Advice on negotiating
After months of trying I have finally received a job offer. The offer is for TS with one of the big four. This is the position I applied for but during the interview the partner mentioned there was positions available in the financial modelling area if I was interested. Naturally I would be much...
Timing of analyst application
Graduating in May 2011 - Masters in Accy - SEC school - High GPA Plan to switch to IB . Typical, I know - let the accounting jokes fly... 100% committed to making the switch - I know it is going to be a battle, but I am up for it. I do not start until mid. sept (Big 4 in major market) and am...
Resume Review for 1st year big 4 looking to switch to banking
Hello all, Long time reader, 1st time poster... I have been working in big 4 audit for 1/2 year, and am looking to start sending my resume to a few contacts I have in banking. Would you mind reviewing please? It's 2 pages on razume, and formatting is off, but it is fine in word/pdf....
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