Currently a Finance Associate at a Canadian Big 5 bank and looking to transition into mid-market M&A at one of the Big 4 firms. Any advice on how to best approach this move?

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Connect with people at the firms and network. If there is an opening, ask them to refer you (they get a referral bonus). Big 4 corporate finance teams are generally more open to hiring people from non traditional backgrounds (I.e. some people transfer from audit)

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Are you in one of their corp finance teams?

Define finance associate, so broad

In a rotational program. Could say I’m doing FP&A for the most part of it.

Just remember the pay is either a lateral or step down.

What is the pay like

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