Transaction Services, M&A, Deal Advisory

Any new SA’s at EY willing to share what base is now? Experienced SA’s as well but mostly curious about newly promoted seniors

What do you consider a 50 hr week schedule wise?

How did EY-P comp look this year? TD people how you feeling?

Anyone else in M&A Tax wonder why we put ourselves through the constant onslaught of fire drills, deadlines, and unreasonable client expectations, all at the sacrifice of our personal time and san… more

Any insight into Citizens IB group? How is the culture/comp?

Anyone at a&m able to speak about the TAG/CTG associate position critertia. If i have about 1.5 years of experience in FDD with MM firm and no b4 experienxe, do i have a shot at landing an intervi… more

EY FDD folks - how is everyone feeling about comp?

I work in M&A tax with a CPA (experience of roughly five years). At what point does the pay gap close compared to someone with equivalent experience and a JD /LLM? Does it ever close?

Is cold applying on LinkedIn truly a black hole for applications?

Anyone at PPP that works in the valuation group? Currently an experienced manager at a MM firm and looking for a referral

I am a senior in MM firm and I was just curious if transferring to big four and how much does having big four on the resume help in your professional career and finding new opportunities overall? I
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How common are case studies for senior positions? More common in top 10 or lower tier firms? I was surprised to learn Bennett Thrasher had a 1 hour proctored case study for their TAS group.

B4 Audit S3 seeking to get into FDD——non of the B4 is hiring in my location, should I try GT or other MM first? I’m not sure whether it will get harder after my promotion to audit manager and a little… more

Did everyone at EY get raises when they turned EY-P?

EY-P comp update - no bonuses for "some, not all" people that got Progressing for year-end finalization. wtf

I have a case interview with KPMG Deal Advisory for a Senior Associate position. What can I expect from the case interview (2.5 hrs)? Some preparation I have been studying up on is QoE, NWC, and Net D… more

Is it me or did PwC’s emergency alert system completely fail today. I did not get a single notification about the active shooter in NYC 🤣

Are any other B4 or MM (top 15) hiring for FDD Senior Manager / Director?

Can someone give me comp breakdown of EY Parthenon associate in Transaction Diligence?

Could I lateral into corporate banking as an associate if I exit FDD as a senior?

Had a recruiter tell me a certain firm will pay $1m of compensation on a $3m book for an Partner/MD….unfortunately my current book is only about $1m or I would be sprinting at the opportunity to go th… more

Is there anyone out here who successfully exited to a strategy role in any industry like tech and got a massive pay bump? How hard or easy is it to break into these kind of roles

Roll forwarding for a month is one of the most mind numbing thing one can do

Any advice for A&M TAS case study? Is there anyway I can prep? I’m applying for a senior associate role.

I am confused on how to gain more technical domain knowledge in FDD. I joined the firm for a different role but was forced into FDD after my project ended. Since I am in India, we majorly do a lot of data process… more

I just made senior in fdd and id like to get into big four. When changing firms for a similar position, what’s the best way to start looking?
- Do you start reaching out to random people in LinkedIn?
- Do yo… more

I’m looking to make a switch to FP&A, and since we primarily use Excel do you think something like a Power BI certification would be worth it to differentiate myself?

Are other big 4 in playoff season or just EY?

Man idk how these bankers survive. I sure do love sending them late night q’s knowing they’ll answer though.

Have not worked in 2 months other than a couple calls because it’s slow. At a small advisory shop. Should I be worried?

EY-Parthenon FDD Folk: Is a Manager and Director the same rank there?

Any thoughts on the culture / wlb at GT TAS (FDD or M&A Tax)? Considering a move from Big4. So far everyone seems great but would love to hear from insiders. Thanks in advance!

Advice on how to make resume pop going from FDD to IB analyst? Understand market isn’t the best but have seen a few analyst openings but don’t seem to get any hits from my resume.

Anyone here over employed?

Currently in Deals Transformation (DDV).

I’m at a point where I need to choose a focus area—Integration, Operational Due Diligence (ODD), or Divestiture.

Curious to hear from anyone who’s been in these workstreams:

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Well well well if ain’t leopards ate my face - we “laid off” 5 people in our office half a year ago, and now we’re getting desperate emails from schedules and Partners about how we have data available… more

Has anybody else gotten very busy the couple weeks? It seems like most managers and SMs are on 2-3 live deals which are full speed.

I think this job makes me feel an abnormal level of stress. I understand it’s supposed to feel stressful at some points but I think I feel generally bad on a day to day basis. I can’t tell if it’s a s… more