Hey everyone, I’d like to pivot from audit and get into Big 4 M&A or FP&A. I’m a senior auditor at a regional firm, 4 YOE auditing K-12 school districts. It’s a drastic jump but this specific type of work just isn’t for me. I haven’t passed any CPA sections yet and I’m sure if I had passed them by now, it would help me get into B4. As of now everything I apply for is auto rejected. Does anyone have any tips on how I can pivot into these kind of roles?

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Will probably have better odds going to big4 audit and then trying to get into FDD

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No sorry lol

I'd work on getting CPA

Yeah, that’s the goal once I pay off some debts. I’ve paid over $1200 in attempting a few exams and not passing. Just waiting to pay off some debts before I rack up those fees again.

All of the B4 had hiring freezes on experience hires the last couple years as a "cost cutting" measure. Not sure if they are still in effect or not, but might be a factor in the auto rejection.

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