Have an Accounting Advisory interview at BDO, anyone familiar with their case interview? BDO

What’s up DC?

Bonjour ici !
Je suis un consultant italien avec nationalité française, j'ai été récemment contacté par une MBB et j'envisage de m'installer à Paris depuis le Moyen-Orient où je travaille actuellement.
Y a-t-il quelqu'un qui aimerait entrer en contact et me parler de son expérience?
Merci beaucoup !

heyy could you please help me with this question:

why does cap structure not influence firm value?
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What is it like to work in a design and development team in sap labs as full stack abap developer?

Any non-fiction book recommendations? I normally don’t like NF but recently read Bad Blood by John Carreyrou and loved the style/pace. Any similar recs?

Anyone know of any Cannabis clubs/groups in Houston? DM me please

Any books to recommend to get more educated on wine?

Anyone know if any of the MBBs are hiring experienced hires in India?

If in your employee handbook states that if you leave within the first year of your green card, you need to pay back all the expenses, but when the green card was initiated, I did not sign anything, can they hold me to it and ask me to pay?

How much annual CTC to expect from EY Parthenon in Singapore as a Manager (B.Tech, MBA, overall 12 years of work-ex)?

I wish I had even a tiny fraction of the energy I had when I first started this job

Any good concerts happen to be playing in India this year, any idea ?

My joining date is coming closer, however education background checks are still processing ( international degrees) . My onboarding coordinator told me that I can still join even if education check is still in progress, provided there wont be any flags. I don’t see any issue with my degrees and have done same with my past companies.
Anyone experienced this ? Any problem joining while check is processing ?

34F, currently in BK, moving to Jersey City by August 👩🏾‍💻

Has anyone on here ever taken an unpaid leave of absence?

What is it like going from Sr Auditor to Sr Accountant in industry. I have an opportunity to get a pay jump and better hours to finish up CPA. Any advice would be great!

I accidentally lowballed my desired salary for senior level. I’m quite sure I’ll be receiving an offer letter. Any tactics for negotiating a higher salary?

How do I work 55-60 hour weeks and have 50 percent utilization?

Does your coach see when you get a real time recognition award?

What level do I need to be before I can block off time in my calendar to watch the Champions League with impunity?

I joined EY in January. Had no work all of January, but was busy for February and some of March. I have been unassigned for about 4 weeks now, sending availability emails to all of the service lines we are allowed to reach out to for work. I should not have come here 🤦🏼‍♂️ I know it’s nice to have some down-time, but when every day is staring at a computer, the days are SO long.

currently in tax, thinking about trying to switch to advisory. anyone done this and have any advice? would i get a pay cut and/or lose my senior associate title?

Recently started with a new company. What do I do with my HSA account from my previous employer? The brokerage used for the HsA is a prohibited entity at the new company, and my personal brokerage doesn’t support HSA accounts.

I did audit in 2 hours for the whole exam did I fail ...

Any good guidance on ifrs to gaap differences to look for when evaluating ifrs statements? More high level.

Deloitte or dixon hughes goodman? Considering accounting advisory at one of the two. Deloitte has a better brand name but based on the talk here it seems like the pay and hours are dogshit. Thoughts anyone

When I start getting too excited about rolling off an engagement, I remind myself that the next one will likely be much worse.

Dumb questions but genuinely curious:

1) Let’s say you’re a recent undergrad candidate with no internships on your resume. What’s the deciding factor that you’re qualified for Advisory vs Tax vs Audit? Is it school, gpa, etc.?

2) Why can’t you switch from Tax to another SL without having to pull strings? I understand that there’s a difference in tax vs book experience but why does the Accounting field gatekeep other SLs? It’s not like we’re incapable of learning other areas.

There's a ton of self help and leadership books out there to help people in their careers. If there was one that was written front the lense of a public accounting, would you read it?

Just over 6 years in B4 financial services tax in PNW area. Mostly doing compliance work pumping out K1s and returns. Just got an industry offer at 155k 15% bonus and 100k equity (4year vesting). Fully remote position with occasional travel. Should I accept? I know it's a long shot but deep down I always had an ambition to pursue PA to see if I can make a partner. Please share your experience.

I feel like I've been listening to Lookin Exotic all day today....such a good jam