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Career advice needed.Thanks in advance. What would be a potential feasible path to make the transition from Big Four assurance role to MBB consulting role? I have 1 year experience in industry as FP&A and couple months as fund accountant before I graduated from school and went to Big four as IT auditor and could switch to core auditor ,cybersecurity or ECG advisory etc. I’ll get the CPA and CFA soon and have some basic coding skillsets. Considering to do MBA/graduate degree if necessary. McKinsey & Company PwC Deloitte
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I would add on that it depends on where you are at in your career journey. Are you already committed to a specialty/niche area or are you a generalist. If you’ve already decided on a niche and it aligns with the boutique it could be a good move. The specialization of the firm counterbalances the breadth of the Big4. The work gets small at the highly specialized level so your small firm is probably more well known in those circles than you think. If you aren’t sure what your niche is then I wouldn’t recommend. You will be limiting your options and network.
I believe brand matters in early phase of the career. Also, the networking that comes with the brand. If you move out of big citi, you would loose both. But everyone has different priorities. So think about yours.
Good feedback all around. I’m concerned about the brand and networking options. I would only be moving a few hours away, family where I am now and where I would be going which is a plus. Just concerned the safety net of taking a new job isn’t as “safe” in this area versus just hopping to another Big 4
Go for it. Should be a good growth opportunity and you should be able to parley that into a nice bump if you end up boomeranging. The one caveat with small boutiques, and I speak from personal experience on this, is that if they lose a main client or something else happens, they typically don't have the bench that B4 has, so you could end up out of a job pretty quickly if that happens. I did a short stint at a ~50 person boutique and got laid off after a few months due to administrative issues with an engagement and a whopping 3 day bench.
This is my fear too. I have two small children and my wife is a teacher. If it blows up, teachers don’t make enough to hold down the fort haha