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MD title is better than SD.
Comp - A&M SD comp will be potentially >2x KPMG MD. A lot of that is bonus, which makes A&M tc a lot more volatile.
Culture/WLB - Not at A&M, but I hear incredibly mixed reviews on culture/wlb, with PEPI being the worst. KPMG is going to be 30%+ fewer hours, and a much better (on average) culture with people that generally seem to be happy.
Ownership structure - at KPMG you can make partner and become part of leadership. At A&M you work for Brian Marsal.
Hopefully others can add/correct anything I missed or don’t have visibility to comment on.
Not all MDs at A&M have equity. The MD level here has tiers, it’s just not very transparent. Ive known SDs with equity too, though these were generally more long standing employees.
A&M, just do a LinkedIn search and see the volume of recent higher level defections from KPMG strategy to A&M PEPI.
Second this, the best folks in strategy left for us in PEPI
I’d start by focusing on what the responsibilities are as well as how you’re measured in the respective roles. One is more skewed towards delivery while the other is more of a “junior partner” role.
KPMG MD. Once you get that MD title, it Carrie’s weight externally. “Senior Director”, while very high up at A&M, is not going to be as respected as MD.
A&M has stronger brand with PE and M&A space in general, but KPMG is a globally recognized name (albeit more known for accounting). You can go from KPMG MD to MD/Partner anywhere else pretty easily. But you can’t go A&M SD to MD/Partner elsewhere without a significant uphill battle (think about time in role, etc…to move to MD/P from SD, the external firm will want to see evidence/time in the box at SD before letting you in the ranks. vs. coming in with the title, having earned the badge already).
Nope
A&M
depends what you’re doing.
Assuming it’s ops, A&M is the better brand.
SD at A&M PEPI prob make more than MD at K Strat
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Yeah that’s about right. I’m a little over $500k and I’m sure that I’m not top of band.
If you're asking, go to KPMG
You didn't catch my drift. Nonsensical to compare K to A&M. It's Different in every sense.
Depends how old you are and if you want to own equity in a firm. I do think A&M SDs probably make more than big 4 non-equity MDs, but as others said, if having equity in a firm soon is important to you, than for the KPMG route. I do think work is more interesting at A&M (came from KPMG and went to A&M) and you dive deeper and make better relationships with clients, but it really depends on your end goals. If you’re gonna go into industry again at some point at c-suite, then A&M is probably better.
Strategy MDs at K make pretty good money and the MD title does carry weight. WLB is probably better at K. Broader variety of clients at K given the tax and accounting connections, but if PE is your focus, then A&M is the way to go.
I would not take a role and responsibility step down for maybe a little more money.