Anyone jumped from national firm FDD to b4 FDD w/o prior b4 experience?

Just wondering if S2 national = S2 b4.

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Which firm are you at right now? I would think FDD at National firm is better than Big 4 Audit.

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an RSM/BDO/GT FDD background is easier than big 4 audit but I think both are pretty easy (national audit is definitely harder). I'm former big 4 FDD, big 4 recruiters always in the inbox

I would expect you could make that switch people from audit switch to s2 in big 4 all the time. Dm if interested in pwc

Yes went from a top 10 firm as manager to manager at big 4 - def can make the switch as a senior

Should be easier than B4 audit to B4 FDD these days because you already know the work so you can start working on a real deal right away.

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