First year audit senior and I feel like I have already hit a boiling point this busy season. Workpapers no longer feel like a puzzle and more like a chore. I’ve found recently that I’ve most enjoyed leveraging alteryx or other automation to transition us from tests of details to substantive analytics or risk assess things away

Would FP&A scratch the analytical itch?

What does a manager in big4/protiviti internal audit consulting do? I’m an experienced bank senior auditor and looking to make the switch to IA advisory. Do managers work on outsourced/co-source IA engagements and are they still preparing work papers?

What groups are best at tax valuations (e.g. IP and other asset valuations)?

Is it usually done by tax service lines or advisory service lines?

Thoughts on PJT strategic advisory?

Has anyone here done advisory/consulting work outside of forensics? (Accounting advisory, financial due diligence, valuations, risk & compliance, public sector, management or strategy consulting, etc.)

If so which do you prefer and why?

Do McKinsey make your own slides or do you outsource it all to your graphics team? Asking specifically for NA.

Anyone ever make the jump from Audit to M&A? If so, how’d it go?

How many MDs and staff are in S&C? And split by market? I assume most are Europe/US

How is KPMG Advisory on the Cloud ? Is this more strategy side or tech side ?

Which role is safer during a recession? TAS or VAL?

What are people’s thoughts on Infosys for Finance consulting? A friend has an offer and is wondering what their finance consulting practice is like /if it’s worth taking?

Anyone knows what is EDX6 department in BOSCH?

Hi Fishes, Can anyone throw a light about Genpact Pharma/lifesciences analytics practice in India-Bangalore. Considering for a potential opportunity, I have 9 years exp.
- How is the culture, wlb, and growth curve?
- About year on year hikes
- leadership team focus on mid tier's growth.
Genpact Genpact Headstrong

Accenture Deloitte Axtria IQVIA ZS Associates

EY Recruiters- Wanted to check in to see if any of you are hiring for your SaT Core Due Diligence group? Thanks!

Any BCG Platinion Cyber folks here?
What kinna work do you guys do? Planning to make the switch after 5 years with Uncle D. Wanna hear from you guys about culture, projects and areas of expertise.

Just saw something about EY splitting its consulting and accounting practices into two different entities. Thoughts? What does this mean for groups like EY-Parthenon?

Need help. What does the deal technology team do at EYP? A recruiter contacted me and I wanted to get a background before I get to them. Could you also let me know what is IT due diligence?

Avoiding US fishes who live in a different reality. How do the london fishes earn (level, company). What % are you able to save monthly?

My own
~10 years total with ~2 years consulting
Pay 100k base + bonus
Realistically saving 40% net take home for house in future

We did a booth at a Women's Health Fair. We do 1-2 events like this a year. They are exhausting and it's hard to judge whether they are successful. What are your thoughts?

How many of you have quit without another job. Did you regret that decision?

I recently joined TCS and want to know that right now I am in unallocated status and my mandatory training is in progress. Is it ok to fill the timesheet for 9 Hrs with a training task (non billable)?

HCL E2.2 is equivalent to tcs C3A or C3B ????

What's the requirement to travel back to the US?

What would you do?
- You have your annual review with your manager
- They promote you up a level, you see your new shiny salary and title
- End meeting
- Get a DM to meet with manager the same week
- Get told that your title was “a mistake” and that you would keep the salary and but not the title. Due to a communication with upper leadership.
- 2 months later your title updates in Messaging channels and with HR with the leveled up title.


What do you do?

Looking for a Sales engineer role for a Saas company.

Got an opportunity for devops cloud engineer. So will i work on their legacy cloud platform or do they use other competitors platform too?

So had client call, wrote down all my notes as they spoke. Confirm next day when everything is going to shit and they reply “this is categorically wrong what are you saying”. Contd in comments

Initially I asked HR not to release the offer letter. Only received the salary breakup. It has been more than 1 week since I asked not to release the offer letter. Can I ask again for releasing the offer letter? Or I will need to wait for another 6 months to apply ?

Looking for job opportunity in Poltury or Aquaculture for kolkata West Bengal

Taking my REG CPA exam this week. Any thoughts on why it has one of the highest pass rates? I’m finding the content on the harder side (may just be me!).

Whats the most reliable among german cars? I am worried about paying a lot for maintenance and repairs but also dont want a japanese tin can

anything going on today? hearing what feels like more than normal amount of sirens going by (in east village for reference)

How much time did hsbc will take to release offer letter after 2 rounds of technical discussion?

Literally all of my LinkedIn connections are recruiters lmao

For those that work at big4, does maternity leave benefit only kick in if you’ve worked for the firm for at least a year? Or does it apply immediately?

Currently a new S1 thinking about taking a FP&A role. Is going from Senior to Analyst not Senior analyst a bad move? Mediocre raise in salary (3k) but well known company with a flat structure

Anyone had good multiple offers and had one the hiring managers pressure you into taking the offer after asking for additional time to think about it?

Tax Manager - what type of stuff can I exit to? I mostly has flow through entity experience and no income tax provision experience at a Top 15 firm. Been here 8 years and am a little nervous to even consider non public accounting because it’s all I know, but I want a less stressful work/life balance. Also I feel I’m overpaid and am afraid I’ll have to take a pay cut.

Is there a role for a CPA that wants to get into data analytics? Senior audit associate now that wants to exit to get experience with SQL, Python etc. but don’t want to start all over. What roles can I look at where I could leverage my CPA experience but still learn about analytics?

Anyone switch from core tax to either advisory or an HR/IFS (internal firm services) role?

Hi 🐟. Feeling ready to jump Public Accounting and thinking of roles to apply for in industry. Would be really helpful if anyone could share their experiences or thoughts on SEC Reporting. WLB, comp, benefits for HCL location (west coast). Aiming to start off at Senior level

What’s the best way to pivot into data analytics role from accounting/reporting background?

Additionally; what’s the best way to do it from the managerial level (I.e. currently FR Manager).

How hard is it to get into an investment bank for risk? Doing market risk related work (FRM)? And what kind of salary would you be looking at from entry to associate (senior) level ?

There is an opportunity that I’m currently interviewing for that is very interesting to me. I’m interviewing two other places but I’m not responding to LinkedIn emails for other positions. The other positions don’t interest me as much. On one hand I don’t want to waste time prepping for all positions and rather put that time only for the ones that I have going on, on the other hand I feel like what is that falls through. Wondering if I’m making the right choice

Is applying a few days before the “Apply by” date too late? Do most decisions get made early on/they don’t wait for all applications before interviewing/hiring?

If you’re working with 2 different recruiters in your job search, do you let them know you’re working with another one (just in case they have any overlapping opportunities) or do you act like they’re the only recruiter you’re working with?

If anyone is looking for opportunities in NYC - I have an amazing and honest recruiter whom I can connect you with. DM me.

What’s your experience with leaving a company every 2-3 years for more $$?

Post YOE and TC/year below

Can you leave as an A2 to an audit client that you’re not on the team

Should you discuss salary range with an internal company recruiter prior to setting up an interview? With external recruiters it’s pretty easy to talk about the expected range. I am trying to avoid wasting all of our time if i get to the last interview and they are expecting a salary that is too low for me.

I started a position a month and a half ago at a large holding company. My manager left after 2 weeks of training me, and his replacement is likely going to be another senior accountant. I am so lost and don’t have the guidance I had signed up for. Is it bad to ask for an internal transfer to one of the brands instead?

Getting an opportunity from KPMG UK Audit to join biggest asset manager in UK in Internal audit (with promise to rotate if I dont like it) and also with 30% uplift in pay and obv work life balance, worth it to go?

What level and service line were you at the big 4, and what percent salary increase did you get once you left? I’m a S1>S2, and the offers I’m seeing are around 10%-15% higher, which feels a little low. But maybe I’m being unrealistic.