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Yea you’re crazy. Public accounting and big 4 especially is a young person’s game. No way I’d be willing to start from the bottom when I’m in my 30s. Also, why do you think big 4 audit is going to help you with getting a CPA license? You’d have way more free time to study and pass the exams in your current industry role.
I have to second this. Like a lot.
I agree with EY2. You will just go through the churn and burn with no time or energy for the cpa. I would suggest that since you are bored and don't have alot to do at work to use work time to study and pass the exams.
This!
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What level would you come to big 4 as? It sounds like this is the career track you want so it’s not necessarily crazy but you may be suffering from a grass is greener scenario
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Come on over and be ready to enjoy the ride. You will be reporting to people younger than you so you’ll need some humility and a growth mindset which it sounds like you have. Good luck.
Don’t do it
Go pick up a book on some difficult topic if you want a challenge so bad. Work’s work. Challenge doesn’t pay the bills. My two cents.
You will not be able to study for the CPA in public unless you are a very organized and self-disciplined and have little to no have family commitments. I know a few people who left public to be able to focus on their CPA. On the other hand, we should not say never. Maybe you can but need to go into this with your eyes wide open.
I don't think you would need to go to the big4 to learn,train and be challenged. You could go to a regional firm, another industry job with a good boss/challenging work, etc. Going to the big4 could mean 60 hour weeks for 4 months out of the year.
Please don’t do this, as you’ll likely regret it. You have other options if you’re looking for a challenge, such as another role in industry.
I’m thinking of doing this, but may have to change firms in order to achieve it. Does EY have remote/hybrid projects in corporate finance?
With the focus on realization and utilization, we have 55 plus hour work weeks all year now. We just hop from one busy season to another.
Good for you! Thinking of doing the same (leaving my firm to go to another but will have to take a pay cut because I’m looking into a different path). Currently audit, interested in IB.