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My EFAs don't do my POs that's for sure, and my offshore EFA support has been great too. In fact, the majority of the EFAs I've worked with have been outstanding, and I've supported multiple through promotions and even a career model switch. If you land with the right account team, I think it's a good model. If you land with bad one, like any project, it sucks.
Okkkkk I just checked the JDs they almost say the same. The only difference is that, the title saying GPS. I applied to the commercial so I guess I should be fine? Or not as crappy as the other one ☝🏻
Note: The below applies to the GPS EFA Team, NOT the commercial one. They are 100% separate and distinct. The commercial group isn’t half bad.
My take on GPS EFAs:
Don’t do it, trust me on this one. You are supposed to operate as the account/project CFO, but in reality the vast majority of that time will be data entry for forecasts and navigating an ocean of compliance requirements. The entire national team is managed as if it were a “big family” (not in a good way, it lacked objectivity and there are managers who will go out of their way to fuck you over because they don’t like you), and performance eval is absolutely skewed if you are not on DC/Cali, where 99.9% of leadership stays. Their prior org leader was LITERALLY ousted because of insanely high attrition on that team, even when compared to the firm as a whole. I have never met a single EFA who honest-to-god said they loved the position and would like to stay in it. People either use it as a stepping stone to get to client service roles, quit, or just settle down and stay in the role. Be ready to be treated as a second class citizen by literally everyone in the firm, with the exception of internal teams (think AP/AR Teams, etc.)
Pay is shit - First year consulting Analysts make the same as an FA SC with 5 YOE. WLB is OK, although there are plenty of EFAs who work 50+ hours. You’ll have to deal with some of the most incompetent offshore resources you’ll ever meet (think, unable to do a simple v-lookup without copious amounts of handholding). Raises were, for the longest time (and may still be) single digit %. LITERALLY. Good luck on the bonus - it comes down to a few extra Big Macs per month.
If you are ready to spend your life creating Purchase Orders, processing AP payments, doing an infinite amount of data entry, and having to deal with a trillion internal niche teams to get dozens of approvals for the stupidest shit, then go for it.
Otherwise, do what EFA themselves are doing, and stay away from this role, unless you are already in some sort of hell and would like to upgrade to a slightly less worse hell.
BPAA1 - Not at all. Commercial is actually a very nice mix of being client facing vs back office. In commercial, you have the client facing aspect of it (when you become your PPMD’s financial right hand) and having to manage the financial operation, like invoicing, etc. this means that you get to have an engaging work environment without having to work 70+ hours like consulting folks. The compromise is Pay- you definitely will not make the same as someone in consulting, but you will also likely make more than other purely internal/finance roles within Deloitte. But that of course you will know before you sign the contract. The EFA practice is big on work life culture, so while everyone has a long day here and there, there is NO expectation you’d work longer than 8/9 hours per day (vs. consulting/tax/audit folks)
The GPS practice is 100% separate than commercial, and the same applies to EFA. GPS and Commercial EFAs live in completely separate planes of existence. You’ll likely never interact with a GPS EFA.
Fun fact: a LOT of the GPS EFAs that departed on my previous rely actually ended up just transferring to the commercial EFA role. None regret it lol.
You are at the Consultant pay-level serving in a Financial Analyst role. Comp will be in line with consultant-level ranges ~90-110k depending on experience.
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OP, what part of the country are you? Your geo will influence pay for an internal role. $65k seems a bit low for a C-level role. I was thinking more in the $70-80k range, understanding very few would come in at the top end. You'd also be eligible for AIP (bonus) and have a D provided cell phone. In my experience, the EFA team was always well organized and have some solid policies/ procedures in place for carrying out their work. Much better than some of the other internal enabling teams. EFAs also well-regarded and seen as valuable assets compared to some of the other internal teams. I've seen a couple of great EFAs be named as key personnel on high visibility engagements
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I’m in the southwest, MCOL city. Sounds like this would be a step down in pay, thanks for sharing your experience with EFA people.
"Having analyst and consultant in the same title is pretty funny" ... also, lose the snark. If you think it's "funny" and feel the need to condescend, don't apply or interview.
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I’m just an “associate” short of a yatzee. Maybe throw a senior in there somewhere for laughs. You D people are so serious.
Dang, D2, take it down a notch. No need for such hostility.
All of the GPS EFA I've worked with, a few exceptions for newbie campus hires, were fantastic. USI needing handholding, honestly a lot of that is cultural. I've worked with some that needed this type of support, and yes, it was really frustrating. At first. What I found is that USI teams, or at least those I worked with, want explicit instruction. You have to work hard to empower them to feel comfortable taking more initiative; even so, many that i worked with could never there.. they just bulks get comfortable acting with the same independence as you see with Americans.