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Could anyone kindly tell me about the Investment Management and Private Equity Audit Group at Deloitte? 1. Work Life Balance (Is it worst than the ordinary Big 4 WLB?) 2. Is it an entirely different audit from commercial/retail audits (think account balances etc.) 3. Difficult to learn how to audit clients in this industry without prior experience in the industry?(been doing commercial audits for 3 years) 4. Are there relatively good exit opportunities for this audit group? Deloitte PwC EY
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Yes, everyday I dream of doing something else. I feel the work I do is total BS. The world would be the same without IT audit.
Me! I feel like everything will require a comp decrease.
Absolutely feel this. Audit has never really felt like the right fit for me, but between the money, the experience, and the sunk cost, it’s tough to walk away. Still, I’m hoping to pivot soon - just trying to figure out a realistic and meaningful next step.
I’ll probably do something on the side. The work is too easy for me anything else would require a lot of effort to pivot for a marginal salary increase if not decrease
yes
Audit can feel secure but unfulfilling. You’re not alone. The key is to treat it as a launchpad, not a dead end.
The skills you gain (analysis, stakeholder management, controls) are valuable in FP&A, risk, compliance,
Talk to people in other fields, tweak your CV to highlight transferable skills, and explore internal moves.
Yes, has me considering Siegfried as an inbetween, still client facing/service but more like working in private
Lean into our intangibles, and bring up names of F500 clients you may have worked with in the past
Ehhh, I left Audit for Industry and got a 46% bump in pay. So guess it just depends.
Did you leave audit as a senior or a manager? I've seen those pay increases being more common at senior level