If you had 2 years of big 4 audit experience and were offered a job in accounting advisory (that has WLB) with a base salary of $110k and then a merit and company bonus that averages around 20% - 30%, would you take it? Assuming you’re living in an MCOL city.

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$140k total comp after 2 years in audit is crazy given what skills you actually have after 2 years of big 4 audit. Get it while it’s hot

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This is the truth

Accounting advisory does not have WLB. It is 60hr weeks year round

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False, I'm at a midsize firm doing accounting advisory and average 35-40 hours

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That salary is in line with FAAS at EY, but I’ve never heard of a FAAS senior getting that type of bonus. Are you sure those are actual bonus numbers for a senior?

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Like finance process optimization

Would TC be a marked increase from your TC at B4?
What are other factors? Do you want to do the work?
Is company performing well (layoff risk)?
In office/remote?

$ is nice, but look at this holistically would be my advice.

Sounds like a good gig to me then!

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That’s definitely a nice offer

It’s a great offer!

Thanks everyone for the insight!

How do you guarantee WLB in accounting advisory? Sometimes it’s 2 hours of chargeable work a week and some weeks it’s 80 hours a week. It’s all project dependent. But I would take it. IMO, FAAS is a dumpster fire right now moving towards managed services and finance optimization. You don’t see how bad it is until SM though. My advice is to get out while you can. As a SM I feel stuck here because of the pay but also there is no room to move up.

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