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Big 4 Audit or Credit Risk Internship
Hey guys, penultimate year math student from a semi target in the UK. I have summer internship offers from big 4 for audit and also from a fintech bank for credit risk, both which have suggested they will very likely offer me a grad job after if all goes well. However, I'm struggling to decide which...
I’m Back
I haven’t been very active here on the forums for several years. This hiatus was unintentional and over the last 12 months I have been heavily engaged in 1:1 coaching for college juniors/seniors and young professionals. I was contacted by WSO late last year and had the opportunity to do a career...
Big4 Acc vs Corp fin. for future M7 MBA
Hi WSO Currently working in big4 as S2 in audit & business advisory (very little advisory, mostly audit). Non-target undergrad but have good stats. Ultimately want to apply for M7 but I've read a lot how audit isnt really preferred with the adcom. I have already worked 3+ years in accounting but now...
Accounting intern to FLDP
First post: I have interned at a big 4 in a rotational audit/tax internship. I really want to get into a FLDP program. I have a 3.97 gpa in accounting, and my university is top 50. Any and all advice is helpful
UCSB vs. UCLA for NYC Finance
Hi, I'm a fall 2024 transfer student in California having some difficulty deciding between UCLA and UCSB. I applied as Econ & Accounting for UCSB and pure Econ for UCLA. I'm guaranteed to get into UCSB and will likely get into UCLA. I want to work in finance in NYC, and I've been thinking that if I...
Scene at Florida International University (FIU)
Hey there everyone, I wanted to ask if anyone here had some knowledge on FIU and how good it is for a student who is trying to get into Big 4 Audit/Tax, FDD, or Consulting. I've generally heard that being in South Florida is great if you are trying to get into any of these but I don't know exactly...
How can an Accounting major break into AM?
Hey everyone. I'm an accounting major at a non-target with a 3.5 GPA in a major Canadian city. I've always been interested in finance and have been reading this forum for years but I've never genuinely committed to trying to break in. My original plans were to start at a Big 4, maybe try M&A tax or...
How Long Should I Stay At Deloitte Before I Switch to BlackRock?
I am a 4 rd year accounting major interested in tax. I plan on doing a summer internship with BlackRock next summer. After that internship, I will go to Deloitte for a full-time position as a tax associate. I will stay at Deloitte for a few years for that Big 4 experience. However, I do not plan on...
PwC Pathway - Private Clients to Banking and Capital Markets
I'm finishing my first year (4 more months to be a year) as a Graduate Financial Auditor at a State's Audit Office. I've decided that I don't want to continue my career in public sector and am looking to apply for an Assurance Associate position at Big 4 (preferably PwC Sydney). My goal is to work...
Big 4 - Audit - Industry Selection
I am a new graduate who majored in economics & accounting and starting my big4 audit role in 2022 (Toronto, Canada). I was hoping someone could provide an explanation of the various audit industries available at Big 4 Audit and their respective exit opportunities. As with many accounting majors, I...
Will local big 4 audit experience be valuable in another country?
I'm currently an audit senior 2 in one of the big 4 firms in Singapore. I plan to apply for a similar role in the big 4 or other smaller audit firms in Canada when I get my visa next year. Do you guys think my experience would be valuable to them? I'm an ICAEW member [CPA equivalent in the UK] and...
Rising Finance Senior with a 3.62 GPA at a non-target school with no internship looking for advice on Big 4 full time recruiting.
Hi everyone, I currently have a 3.62 GPA heading into my final year of college and I am looking for advice on landing a full time position at a Big 4 firm. I am really discouraged by the fact that I do not have a summer internship or the best networking skills, but I was hoping anyone could lend...
How easy is to move from audit Big 4 and then into IB?
I am starting a role in audit at one of the Big 4 (London office) in September, in the audit team where I'll hopefully gain the ACA after 3 years. My ultimate/eventual aim is to move into the M&A arm of an Investment bank. I've heard that an internal move in a big 4 firm into CF/ M&A first is the...
Portfolio Analyst at Mid-Market Fund (Senior Debt, Mezzanine and co-equity) vs. Big 4 Audit Senior for eventual PE position
I'm currently working for a big 4 accounting firm as an audit associate and will be promoted to senior in July. My ultimate goal is to work in private equity. An acquaintance of mine who I know through a family friend reached out to me regarding an open portfolio analyst position at a relatively new...
Big 4 Business Modelling Exit Opportunities
Hello everyone, I'm thinking about applying for a Business Modelling position at one of the Big 4 (London). I was wondering if anybody has any business modelling specific experience, and could share their insights? I'm aware there are a large number of threads relating to the exits ops for the...
Big 4 Intern Resume help?
Greetings future bankers! I am coming at you with a drafted resume for an accounting firm. I have my eyes set on a big 4 accounting firm, but realistically, I am fine with any public accounting firm. I assume that for us accounting folk big 4 is the most competitive, so a resume that has a kicking...
Q&A: Big 4 Audit Senior
I'm a big 4 audit senior who has been active in the campus and experienced hire recruiting process. I have experience with 2 of the big 4 firms. Ask about meet the firms, follow up emails/calls, exit opportunities, interviews ect.
Some advice to my career choice, please
I am a fresh graduate from the university and I've got two job offers separately from two Big 4s. One is in the Forensic Accounting and One is in the Transaction Services (mainly doing Financial Due Diligence). I dun clearly know what I want to do in the future but I am quite interested in working...
Help! F500 Corp Dev. vs. Stay at Big 4 Audit vs. Early Stage Startup?
Originally thought my path would be B4 Audit ---> IB -----> VC------> B-School-----> VC . I realize now that I don't want to stay in audit, and so I decided to get out as soon as I can rather than wait. I still want to attend a top B school with the ultimate goal of getting into VC (and possibly...
BIG 4 AUDIT, TAX, OR CONSULTING?
Hi all, I'm an undergrad hoping to land a big 4 internship for this upcoming winter. My dilemma is that I can't decide between tax or audit. Ultimately my goal is to get into consulting at KPMG however I'm not from a target school therefore the chances are not in my favor. Prior to just recently...
Is school choice important for Big 4?
I'm a high school senior with a 3.85 UW GPA, 2290 SAT I, 800 SAT 2 Lit, 750 SAT 2 US History, and 10 AP classes. I was planning on attending a higher-ranked school (applied to NYU, Boston College, UNC Chapel Hill, Barnard College, USC, Boston University, Fordham University and SCU) but I received...
Seeking advice about EY BAP Program
I am interning with EY this summer in their BAP program. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on what the internship is really like? What are the chances of getting a full time offer after the program. If a full time offer rate is high, what is the BAP 3 year program truly like? Is it a worthy...
Big 4 Transaction Services/Mergers and Acquisitions
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...
Help! Intern vs 1st year Audit - Big 4
I'm contemplating between taking an internship in the National Office at the Big 4 or just beginning my auditing career (full time, also with the Big 4). The internship would cause me to delay the start of my audit career by one year since I finish my coursework next summer. I am in my later 20's...
Skills test for Consulting?
I was kind of curious how technical skills tests are in the field of consulting. I was confused as my one on one interview did not cover which field of consulting I was to serve in. However, I got messaged about a skills test I will be taking immediately before my interview. Specifically, my firm...
Midwesterner looking to break into Private Equity through top MBA
Hi Everyone, My name is Ted, and I'm a student at a state school in the Midwest studying Finance and Accounting. I currently work as an accounting intern at a small private equity firm. My goal is to get a little experience, go to a top MBA program, then get to private equity. I've done a lot of...
Lower MM Boutique IBD vs. Big 4 Audit
There is a lot of talk on here about Boutique IB vs. Big 4 Advisory, but I want to pose a slightly different question. To be clear: by lower MM boutique IBD , I'm referring to firms like Piper Jaffray , Stifel Nicolaus Weisel , and other names the majority of people haven't heard of. Big 4 audit we...
Do most people work while getting their masters/cpa? (Big 4)
I'm a sophomore but i'm in a 4 year accounting degree system. My school does offer a masters in accounting to fulfill the remaining 30 credits, since i will most likely have 120 by the end of my 4 years. So if I happen to get hired by a big 4, do i start work after my senior year, while getting my...
A Big 4 audit vs tax thread, with a (hopefully) unique twist
I'm an intern this summer with a Big 4 firm in audit. Started the first few days of June. I basically chose audit because of better exit opps (into something perhaps less strictly accounting), team environment, and everyone seemingly hating tax. This was all before I had taken a tax or auditing...
"in charge" experience on public accounting resume
Let's say a CPA has spent 2 years as a staff auditor and wants to apply for senior audit positions. Is there a distinction between "supervisory" experience and "in-charge" experience?. Would it be correct or wrong to say: 1. supervisory = you lead and mentor underlings 2. in-charge = the managers...
Big 4 to WS - Which firm is most respected - EY vs. KPMG
Hi all, for some time I have realized that the best way for me to break into IB is to start in accounting (I know this alone can be controversial, but please focus on the point of this topic in your responses). Since I am starting in audit, I am wondering which firm is a better starting place: EY or...
Recent Accounting Grad from a Non-target School
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Big 4 vs. financial services regulator
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Net Worth - Partners of Big 4 CPA
What is the net worth (not salary) of Partners of Big 4 CPA firms?
Big 4 in large market vs small market
Hey all, I'm looking to do Big 4 audit in a larger city (Chicago probably). I'm from Florida, so this is a bit of a jump for me. I'm looking to try something new and be in a big city with people my age rather than only families and old people, as well as some character. My concern is whether or not...
Big 4 Intern to Full Time Conversion Rate?
Did not see an accounting section, so figured I would post it in here. I have offers from a few of the Big 4 to intern this summer on the audit side of things, and was wondering, do most interns end up getting full time offers? Are there some firms that have a higher conversion rate than others in...
Follow up after meeting with current Big 4 member at school event?
I am part of an accounting club (Student Accounting Society). Every week, representatives from firms come to speak to us about random stuff. Today, about five Big 4 workers who were alumni from our school came to speak to us. After the meeting, I went and chatted with one of the speakers for a good...
Need advice on possible routes to Big 4
Hey guys I would like to start by saying I love this site and all the insightful information it offers. With that said, I would love to hear your opinions on my dilemma. I need some help deciding between a couple of options regarding colleges, and which would be the best bet for attaining a job with...
Big 4/Wall Street Internships for college student - Syracuse University
Hello everyone, this is my first post on Wall Street Oasis so forgive me if I posted this on the wrong forum. Anyway straight to the point, I'll be a sophomore this coming fall at Syracuse University (Whitman School of Management). I'm planning on declaring a double major in Accounting and Finance...
Big 4/Wall Street Internships for college student - Sophmore this coming fall
Hello everyone, this is my first post on Wall Street Oasis so forgive me if I posted this on the wrong forum. Anyway straight to the point, I'll be a sophomore this coming fall at a non target school in NY . I'm planning on declaring a double major in Accounting and Finance (current GPA is 3.5,...
Big 4 summer internship conflicting with MSA
Hello all, Quick question regarding Big 4 accounting summer internships and MSA programs. According to the regular timeline, Big 4 internships are supposed to take place the summer before you plan to accept the full time offer. For many, that would be between graduating from undergrad and the MSA...
Starting in consulting to F500?
I know this isn't that consulting-based, but it is partially, so I figured I'd post it here as well. My ultimate goal as of now (who knows how I'll feel 5-10 years from now) is to end up in some sort of upper level position at a F500. I'm an accounting major at a public Florida university, so I'm...
Where to start if ultimate goal is F500/corporate finance
I asked sort of a similar question not too long ago, got some good responses. Just sort of some more clarifying questions. My ultimate goal as of now (who knows how I'll feel 5-10 years from now) is to end up in some sort of upper level position at a F500. I'm an accounting major at a public Florida...
Big 4 Accounting Full Time Interview
I know this forum doesn't look to kindly on Big 4 accounting but it is the path I have chosen to start off with. Just to say it upfront I do intend to leave auditing after either year 3 or 4. I'll be looking to interview for a Big 4 full time job in the Fall at a top 25 accounting school (NIU) so...
Big 4 Accounting VS Asset Management for Business School. PLEASE HELP!
Hello everyone, My situation: Just graduated from a non-target UC in northern california. 3.85 Major gpa in business equivalent degree, poor cummulative gpa (3.2 started in engineering). Currently interning at large california pension fund also have one past internship in wealth mangement and one as...
Big 4 Accounting VS Asset Management for Business School. PLEASE HELP!
Hello everyone, My situation: Just graduated from a non-target UC. 3.85 Major gpa in business equivalent degree, poor cummulative gpa (3.2 started in engineering). Currently interning at a California pension fund also have one past internship in wealth mangement and one as discount broker intern. No...
MO Position in IBD or Big 4?
Whats better in terms of exit ops and salary... middle office IBD or working at Big 4? I eventually want to get into something FO finance related. Would I have a better chance of getting into a good business school from MO IBD or Big 4?
Big 4 Audit -> LSE -> Banking
I want to move to London. I am an American senior accounting & finance major at a non-target state school. My cumulative GPA is 3.96. Currently I have an offer is with a Big 4 in audit as well as Teach for America. I don't want to spend very long at Big 4 and because I was pretty satisfied with...
JPM Finance (branch) or VC SF
Hey guys I am a freshman At Ohio State and my goal is by my sophmore year to get an IBD rotational program at a BB . As a freshman I have 2 paths so far. 1) do some work at a small VC in San Fran ( the MD has worked IBD in both Goldman, and BAML , and I know him very well so I can use him as a...
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...
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