I have interviews scheduled for next week for a senior associate position in Big 4 TAS FDD. Currently an audit S3, any advice on what to expect in the interview, things to brush up on beforehand or talking points I should cover coming from an audit background? I am ready to get out of audit, my mental health has really been struggling lately and I am very excited by the possibility of this role. Any help is greatly appreciated

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I'm surprised you have an interview, EY and KPMG just had layoffs. I had a case study for a large national TAS interview. Was asked to set up a databook and talk about trends/potential adjustments

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I would touch on your auditing of P&L stuff like revenue recognition, etc. a lot of audits focus a lot on the BS while TAS engagements focus around producing Pro-forma P&L/EBITDA

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Have an understanding of qoe, nwc, net debt and how they are related / impact the deal. a good story why you are interested in switching service lines and firms.

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https://rsmus.com/pdf/wp_tas_cash_free_debt-free_transactions.pdf
Qoe - quality of earnings
NWC - net working capital
See what you can find online there's for sure some other materials. I'd recommend that you do your "due-diligence" 😄

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What firm?

Understand how to calculate last twelve month financials. Get an understanding of the general / normal types of non-recurring / non-operational expenses (i.e. transaction expenses, lease termination fee)

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