Are there certain firms that are more accepting of Tax backgrounds entering advisory positions? I’m a CPA with a couple years regional tax experience looking to transition to advisory/deals, but have struggled getting big 4 advisory interviews even with solid recommendations.
I’ve heard there’s solid opportunities in advisory type work for some other large firms outside big 4. Has anybody made a similar transition?

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Aim for M&A tax. And honestly, it's also rare for regional auditors to get to big 4 advisory. You can laterally move from mid market to big4 in similar role.

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