Anyone who spent their whole career in middle market audit and accounting advisory able to jump to big 4 accounting advisory at the senior manager or director level?

If you had $5k to spend on courses or professional development, where would you spend it to maximize ROI in terms of PM career trajectory or building useful skills?

I'm curious to hear answers in general, but can provide more specifics about my current role/skills/aspirations if needed.

Has anyone taken the CCRP exam? Currently looking for test prep resources and there are very few. The exam book combo I found on Amazon has mixed reviews and I think the best way for me to prep is to see the questions and get comfortable with them.

Considering moving from staff to freelance producer. Any advice for getting started in freelance? Are their any resources for determining an appropriate day rate (other than the post below)?

Left consulting for a corporate job and it's much more challenging and technical. I like it so far and feel I am growing tons, but tbh sometimes it makes me feel I am dumb and realize how much "easier" consulting was as BSing could really work back there 😂…

I know someone earings 50 lakhs per annum with 5 years of experience in .net full stack technology. Is it possible this much growth in 5 years.

Partners with kids and a working spouse, how do you manage? Is it realistic for both people in the relationship to work full time long term? How do you keep marriage going and career progressing?

Hi fellow designers!
I’m a UX designer with 2 YOE in a design agency currently at 12.5LPA. I’ve recently landed an offer at a startup for 16.5 LPA + 2L esops with 2yr cliff period for a senior UX design role. I want to know if it’s worth to make the switch or wait some more?

PS: This was my first interview in the switching process so I’m not sure if I could have landed better offers or if this is the best I could get.

A dynamic professional with 7.6 years of extensive experience in Business Development, P&L Management, Operations Management, Training and Recruitment, Guest or Client Servicing, Sales, Banking and Finance, General Administration across the Hospitality Industry.

Seeking a position where I can make the best utilization of my knowledge & skills that will help me grow & develop along with the organization

Does anyone know what companies have good finance/accounting development rotational programs? I am hoping to find something in the early career & new grad sectors. I have been looking at Dell, JLL, and Whirlpool.

What is the hierarchy in EY GDS?
Is there any designation like Assistant Manager as well? What will be equivalent of Senior Consultant or Manager from Deloitte USI?

Hi Fishes,

Looking for advice please!!
Have three offers from Shell, BP and Airbus for IT service delivery role.

BP: 23 Lpa + 1L joining bonus with 1 year lock in ( location : pune)
Airbus: 26lpa + 5 L joining bonus with 3 year lock in( location : bangalore)
Shell: 26 lpa ( final offer being rolled out)location : bangalore

Please advice which company would have a good growth story and work life balance....

Airbus looks attractive but have heard some very harsh reviews on work life balance.

Question : I want to change career from a support engineer to sales. Is that possible ? I have 4 YoE in technical support and want to change to sales.
Any ideas where to start, and what positions I should be looking for given I have not worked sales before ?

Hi All, just sharing what on mind to vent it out from my system. Maybe with this I could gain some insights and inspiration.
I have been working as a data scientist since 2018 & have been the bread winner. I have neither been under a proper mentor nor with a team of peers from my field to help me out. I was alone and confused. I have never really got the chance to prove myself which makes me all the more depressed. I'm not sure what to do with my future, indecisive and low on confidence.

ACCA and CPA qualifications. How useful are they in the line of consulting. I work in the M&A space focusing on FDD. Happy to have a chat to see what qualifications if any are actually useful in our line of work.

Do you always need an MBA to get into MBB?

I have an offer accepted from Elevance 125k (Anthem) and w a good team and seems that WLB would be ok. Also, Amazon hiring manager wants to interview me for a job. Is just a hiring manager int. so obvi nothing guaranteed. Salary if offered will be more than 150k. My question is should I accept the interview and see where it goes? Is it really worth it to proceed with a company like Amazon for 25k+. I live in CA so $ is imp but I do have a toddler so WLB is also imp. Both role are Sr. MGR.

Any firms pay for health insurance in full?

Just got email that tomorrow is jeans day due to foreseeable late night. Sunday scaries just got real 👀

Anyone work in the Healthcare industry? I'm looking into joining Healthcare. I'm currently a Senior in tax compliance.

Feel like audit scheduling is always done on a knifes edge in that the timeline and staff schedules are enough so that if everyone works 60 hour weeks and no issues are identified then it can be filed on time. But even small things that increase the work can wildly throw off the schedule and cause hours to skyrocket for the staff on the job. No real point here, just ranting.

Are you going to year end Christmas party?

What’s the one strategy/technique/ritual that has worked the best for your mental health? (Even if that was not the intention of it)

Get me a job in Google please

Are BAs comparatively safer than Dev’s when it comes to layoffs?

Any technical writers here? Would you mind sharing your salary range? I'm getting an offer and would like to see what's a good salary range.

Happy to refer anyone who is interested to Mazars

What is a typical salary for a Data Scientist at a management level that’s 1 or 2 levels above entry? Looking for insight both within the tech side and tech consulting if possible.

Moms with three kids and on a reduced schedule: What is your reduced schedule, and does it work for you? If not, what would be your ideal schedule? Just had my third and not sure how things will work... two was manageable, but three feels difficult right now

How much of a pay increase do you try to get from another firm when looking for exit opps? Trying to jump from 80k to 115k within the next two years

30 July was special.
Salary credited. Tax debited.
Both were equal.
Ab pura August daal-chawal khaake!

Partners, what's been the impact to ongoing sales conversations? Do you think we're all screwed for the year?

What are the best books/blogs/online resources to boost your organizational change management skills?

Hii fishes, i am starting to interview at jpm, can anyone guide me on the process and what should be my salary expectations be for Software Engineer python, yoe 1.5+ at mumbai

Pwc or Kpmg for tech consulting?

Interviewing for FDD roles at Deloitte M&A and PwC as an S3, what should I expect for salary negotiations as an experienced Senior vs M1? (HCOL - SF/NY)

How’s the presence of Deloitte ARA in the Bay Area compared to EY FAAS? Also, is it true that ARA encompasses SOX engagements in addition to technical accounting & transactional projects?

Have been looking for accounting advisory jobs and can’t seem to find any. Are firms hiring again?

Anyone have experience with Propeller Consulting? Just looking for some insights into the company.

Anyone have insight on salary expectations / range for an experience associate role at KPMG AAS in MCOL (Atlanta, Dallas, Denver)? Have a final round interview coming up and wanted to gauge what the market is

Would you consider being an entrepreneur? Why do some people want to be entrepreneurs and some don’t?

PwC CMAAS or KPMG FDD? I have no idea what to pick, just sick of audit.

Is there travel often in Deloitte ARA? The job posting says 50% travel but that seems like a lot...

What’s the general offshore integration at Accenture?

Anyone else with big 4 experience looking to find a rewarding career path with an undergrad degree in accounting? What career options are out there without having to go back to school?

Any regrets going into advisory?? Which group is the best interns of interesting work?

Anyone at MBB looking to make a referral?

Looking to make a move into Advisory/Consulting.

I have an Audit and Data Automation/Visualization background (was formerly a PwC Digital Accelerator). Any advice?

I left Audit at a midsize firm to join KPMG erp implementation consulting about 6 months ago. So far they seem to only want to staff me on projects with a heavy focus on technical accounting and audit. Spoke to a lot of others who have left and seems like being pigeonholed or staffed on projects not related to the actual core work of the practice is the common reason. I've been on the fence about whether I should stay and hope to be staffed on better projects in the future or leave soon...

Anyone in TAAG? How are the hours? Have you seen anyone transfer from TAAG into core FAAS?

Does anyone know if KPMG AAS group will cover CFA exam fee and study materials? Thankd

Should I get a CPA for Transaction Due Diligence?
I’m a new grad working in FDD and I’m trying to decide if becoming a CPA is worth it. I do not plan on staying in accounting in the future. I’m more interested in strategy work. I certainly do not want to do Audit. Would you recommend getting the CPA considering my career aspirations? Do you think it’s worth it? If not, what is the best way to use my time efficiently?

Thinking of taking a senior role in accounting advisory. Any advice or recommendation?

Longest you ever waited for an offer letter? I’ve met with a total of 5 people including the partner in charge and accepted the verbal. It’s been a little over two weeks since hearing back. They touched base with me a couple times saying it needs approval but starting to lose hope.