BB&T Discussions

Does employee level of internal referral matter at B4?

E.g. if I see a job requirement I fit, then does having a senior associate refer me carry more weight than a staff? How about manager versus Sr?

has anyone had any luck leveraging an offer from another Big 4 to have your current firm match/transfer the new offer? specifically switching service lines

Hoping for help w/ studying. TRANSACTION CYCLES?? I see inconsistent lists online and in books: (Revenue, Purchasing, Inventory, Payroll) vs (Sales, Purchasing, Payroll, Financing) vs....

IFRS question. A long outstanding loan (more than 5 years). Borrower has stopped operations years after loan was issued. Should the loan be fully impaired? If not, how should PD be calculated (can't get equivalent PD of the credit rating since there's no more tenor).

Anyone working towards early retirement? Whats your target $, age and location?

Any insight into GT risk advisory? Salaries at mgr and sm level? Recruiters getting aggressive

Are you looking to transfer into Deal Advisory - Financial Due Diligence? PwC is hiring qualified candidates at all levels. DM me if you’re a qualified candidate (at least two busy seasons in audit or prior FDD experience) from a top 10 accounting firm (plenty of open positions nationwide looking to get filled ASAP) and I’ll try my best to help you. Please do your research into FDD prior to reaching out.

What is the biggest "burden" about your jobs? The research of stocks, funds, bonds, etc. or putting together a portfolio for customers during the busy seasons?

What is average compensation for finance manager (FP&A/strategic finance) with 5-6 YOE. Mid COL city: Miami

The US should have 1 year of paid parental leave- agree or disagree?

Hi all, I’ve recently onboarded as an HR recruiter with a small NGO. It has been wonderful so far. I want to make the most of my new role. If you have any suggestions or advise, I’d greatly appreciate it.

Hey everyone,
I recently started at HubSpot as an account executive covering SMB. I’m finishing up training and a Salesforce recruiter reached about a job opening doing pretty much the same thing. Salesforce was near the top of my list of prospective companies. Curious if anyone has experience working there and would recommend it over HubSpot?

My bank makes you fill out a form if you want to work in the office for each individual day. It’s largely empty from what I hear. What are the risks if I were to go in and “borrow” an office chair for my new apt? How about a monitor?

My utilization is 90% but all of my clients are small jobs. Does that look worse than someone who works on the larger, higher revenue generating jobs with all else equal (utilization/performance)?

When switching firms, what are things you can do to start on the right foot with those coworkers that have been there for years?

Anyone know how hard it is to switch from Risk Assurance to Strategy consulting?

Pros and cons of working at a family office?

How does the KPMG annual performance reviews work? At what month are the reviews done?

I have FAR and REG left for CPA. Not sure I really want to stay in Big 4. Want to move to Corporate Finance, FPA, or IB. Thinking of just pausing CPA and studying for GMAT. Never given time to study f

Anyone here transitioned into a staff accountant role (reconciling differences, end of month balances, JE, etc). Is it better than tax in terms of work/life balance and how is the work?

Has anyone done the Blackstone pymetrics?

I am tagged to resources pool in Coforge from last 2 months i.e. I am in bench.
Any idea what's the notice period on bench?

Advice for studying for CISA? I’ve purchased the CRM, QAE, and Hemang Doshi’s book. So far I’m having trouble reading through the CRM because it’s so detailed that everything seems important and difficult to retain. I’m an incoming new hire so I think I should read the book even though I know people who have passed with only QAE (they were previous b4 interns)

Why are the Roman numerals so thick and blobby on the newer Rolex Datejusts?

left NYC march 2020 and haven't been back since. Going this weekend- news is always talking about how the subways aren't safe anymore. Are they exaggerating?

Anyone else let down with the ending of episode 3?

What is the right CTC for experience of 3yrs in Software engineering domain at McKinsey?

Heading to Buenos Aires and Montevideo tomorrow. Will be in each city for 1 week. Are credit cards widely accepted or do I need to exchange cash before I go. Thanks!

Welcome to the Agile Guild

Interesting topic: Agile community, there are conflicting thoughts around measuring teams velocity, the spanner comes from many organizations using metrics to micro manage teams, are you pro or against?

Hi all, when do y’all think is a good time to have the “what are we”/“are we exclusive” talk? After how many dates?

Has anyone here worked with TRS Healthcare (travel agency)? Any recs for good agencies or tips for first time travelers?

Hey Guys, what would be the salary of 11+ years experienced person, in Mainframe Technology in CSG International, Bangalore.
Designation is SDE Senior or SDE Lead.

Getting ready to do an audit of the latest and greatest in end-to-end influencer platforms. We currently use IZEA. It’s OK and gets the job done, but like any platform has pros and cons. What platforms are you all using, or would you recommend checking out.

Any advice for a new instructional coach? I just accepted the job and am trying to get a head start over the summer!