Transaction Services, M&A, Deal Advisory

Does anyone know if ‘business development’ roles are same as corporate development?

All my healthcare folks, have a sell-side deal where the company wants to proforma a revenue adj bc they negotiated an increase in payor collection rates specifically for medicaid and medicare. We are… more

FDD vs M&A，which one is more interesting? Which one has more math?

Any tips on how to tailor my resume to FDD? Currently Big 4 Audit about to be promoted to Senior Associate. Goal is to switch to Big 4 / upper middle market FDD. Thank you!

Anyone here work at Aprio? Have any insights on FDD practice, culture and compensation?

What bonuses are SA’s pulling in Big 4 FDD? Got 8% my first Associate year (EY) and curious what to expect if I continue to stay through SA/M. Ik market can mess it up but assuming it’s an average yea… more

VP IS THE DUMBEST TITLE in all of corporate America

Looking for perspectives from anyone who has made the transition from Big 4 FDD into a CFO role.
Comp wise it’s essentially a lateral move. So more going back and forth on quality of life vs quality o… more

What has been the highest paying job exit y’all have seen out of fdd?

What’s going on with KPMG in Australia?!?

Can anyone tell me what it’s like working for a government contracting company for a Corp. dev role? It is one of their only roles that don’t require any clearance and it is super close to my house as… more

How important is being outgoing or highly social in M&A, and can someone who is more introverted still succeed in the group? I’m trying to understand what actually drives performance day-to-day.

Do you think FDD service is dying as a whole?

Due to AI, feels like our work are starting to become more of a commodity with zero value add? Fee cuts, offshoring to get better margins, now companies forcing VS cod… more

anyone dealing with a narcissist director? how was it?

Has anyone moved in house to a PE firm to be a a part of their internal transactions team? Not an investment seat, but on their in-house transactions team. I assume it differs by firm, but how has you… more

I’m in the very early stages of thinking about buying a small business. Has anyone here pivoted from their FDD career to do this? It would of course be an advantage during the search/diligence process… more

Does anyone have experience with KSM’s TAS practice?

How is moving to a middle market firm that handles ~5 deals at once? Are these typically a fairly small scope? I’m currently at another middle market firm that does ~2.

How has RSM FDD been lately from a WLB perspective? Is there any case to be made from a WLB perspective to go with them over B4 anymore? I heard it was the case in the past. thanks!

I got an offer to move to CBIZ tas. Doing B4 audit since October 2024 and going to be promoted to senior in 2 months so will have to leave right before senior promo? Should I hit my 2 year mark and tr… more

I am a senior audit associate looking to transition to TAS/FDD. I have worked on a post acquisition audit. Should I also include consolidation engagements on my resume?

Kind of a follow up to the previous post. How long do you think we have at Big 4 FDD before 30%+ of headcount will be gone?

Has anyone else been deeply unsettled with all these AI advancements esp in our field (FDD)? Thinking about it day and night sort of? It's impact on pricing our work and by extension, it's imp… more

Does anyone have any insights on MCG capital advisory? Heard its filled with a lot of ex-A&M folks? Looking for insights into culture and (ofc) pay.

PwC - when are CRT and promotion decisions final? Do RL’s know right now who is getting promoted?

I am starting to think that its just not worth it to bust your butt in fdd for b4 and other larger firms like GT RSM. It looks like most of the firms just had layoff including my firm which were NOT based on metr… more

How are raises and bonuses looking at Deloitte this year?

“Normalize this” “normalize that” mf you need to normalize some EBITDA!!!

How short is too short for a boomerang? Recently switched to a Big 4 from MM <6 months and transition has been hard. I miss the culture of my old firm and the team I worked with. I switched primari… more

For new accounting advisory directors just promoted currently making around 210k, is a jump for 263k same title worth it? Assume bonus is same for both

Not being promoted to manager 1 because one partner said I was not ready, will I be laid off sometime soon?

Anyone have insights into FTI’s MICO Case Study Interview?

Can anyone provide feedback about Kroll at the director and MD level?

Does anyone feel sandwiched between unrealistic expectations from leadership on what AI is capable of and the day-to-day realities? I get AI can put together somewhat decent output in a short time fra… more

Are there similar paying jobs as fdd that are not client facing? Feel like im worming till late every day at this point and not being able to disconnect after hours/FTO is the biggest let down of this job.
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Anyone who transitioned from FDD to industry (finance / fp&a) is willing to talk and share some experience?

What are big 4, CPA, M&A tax senior associates making? If possible PwC Tier 3 city. Thanks!

is there any remote FDD firms that aren’t too crazy hours wise compared to big 4?