Maybe not a hot take, but anyone else hate collaborating with the other side of a deal? I.e. fielding counter diligence requests/calls/etc.. Easily my least favorite aspect of the job

What do you guys think about consultants that charge agencies for their services? I’m new to the model and curious if it ends up being worthwhile?

Any advice for a first time manager ?
Context: after ~10y in technical then marketing role, taking over a team of analysts, first management position.
Tips, readings, stories, … are welcome 😁

For people who’s saying industry is better, my first day was kind of a dumpster fire with meetings and works the second I log in. It was equally stressful as PA. Please tell me it gets better.

Candid thoughts on the Ogilvy LA office?

Best ways to plan exit - any suggestions?

I'm 29 and have acne! Tried everything, have temporary success with tretinoin (by temporary I mean - I get acne back while continuing usage) . I saw Proactive MD ad. Any experiences with it?

Help! With the season change my face is so dry. Even after moisturizer it looks like my foundation was applied on top of snakeskin. Any suggestions for moisturizers or something else to help?

Anyone here recommend a good laser hair removal device safe for your face? I used to go in every few months to get laser treatments but now looking to do it at home

I have family visiting from overseas. As foreign nationals where can they get no-cost covid PCR test?

What all companies have openings for Informatica Developer for 7.5 YOE...
if anyone has any referrals pls post
Currently serving notice period....

Can anyone recommend a good fixed income investment that I can add to my ROTH IRA account?

Can anyone please refer me SAP MM job?

Any good wedding ring sources aside from Blue Nile?

How we can expect market correction in bny ? When to communicate with manager for market correction?

Anyone that’s jumped to IB as an analyst, pre-mba. How did you go about networking an interview ?

Working on some law firm applications tonight and it sucks that I know that I am so capable and have a strong work ethic but firms can’t see beyond grades or the fact that I didn’t go to a t14 law school or prestigious undergrad. I’ve worked twice as hard and feel like I’ve barely even gotten half as much. It’s discouraging sometimes especially because I worked so hard with pretty much no guidance (first gen, poc, low-income) to get into college and do well and then get into a t30 law school

Hello fishes,
I'm looking for referrals for QA lead role in Bangalore. Kindly DM me if you have any. Thanks..

Recommendations for websites or newsletters to subscribe to, to stay informed on anything finance related or deals related? Any podcasts too. Thank you

In talks with A&M to come over to their TAG practice from EY FDD as senior associate. Base salary is very competitive on top of the alluring "bonus" structure. 2 questions:

1. Do they normally offer sign on bonuses?
2. Is their any disadvantage between A&M FDD compared to B4 FDD in terms of exit ops down the road? Trying to look 5 years down the line

Would appreciate any insight!

Trying to transfer audit to fdd as a senior. How long can I expect workday application to remain ‘under review’? Waiting to hear back after HR screen on next steps. Thanks !

Does it make sense to take a pay cut if given a chance to join the corp dev team of a growing company? Currently a manager in Fdd

Anyone willing to refer an A2 in audit?

FDD during an economic downturn?

I think KPMG has a pretty good training and onboarding process for new FDD hires (Lakehouse bootcamp, reading and training materials for review, and the shadow program). How’s onboarding and training looking like for PwC / EY / Deloitte?

Are global sabbaticals possible in TAS (from US to UK)

Any Big 4 folks out there willing to give me a S1 FDD referral for the Charlotte area? Have 2 years of audit/acc advisory experience and 10 months of FDD experience. Getting the senior promo in a a few months. Holla at me 🤙🏾

Getting a referral from a partner not in a line of service that I'm applying for still has impact? Let's say I'm applying for a tax position but got a referral from an audit partner within the firm.

Is anyone feeling especially burnt out lately? I’ve had to work weekends for the last month. I know deals are sporadic but it feels like they have consistently ended up this way where I’m forced to work weekends. Getting frustrated because pay has also slowed down.

EY TARAS or EY GCR??? Between these 2 service lines which has better pay and opportunities??

Lender Due Diligence thoughts compared to FDD and potential career path?

So do higher ups (managers/directors/etc) in FFD talk to each other about the progress of seniors and associates in a similar manner to how the staff are ranked during audit roundtables??

M&A tax manager 1 salary in NYC ?

Has anyone left big 4 or other PA firms tax transaction service groups for industry (or know of anyone)? What was the role and salary bump, how are annual bonuses/raises in industry, what is a typical work week (hours) like? I don’t think I can take this always on just to stay afloat life much longer. For context I am considered a high performer, am near the top of the salary band at my level and have a great supporting network at Deloitte. It’s just not worth it to have zero personal life.

For anyone who was able to make the move from FDD to IB, outside of Compensation, what have you enjoyed more about IB?

I see a lot of Jr. Level folks (myself included) in this bowl asking about certain finance exit opps like MM IB and PE etc.

At some point is the comp that much better?

From Big4 Transparency: S1/MCOL/2YOE/FDD making $97k. Managers MCOL close to $150k.

very Selective jobs( MF PE and BB IBs) kinda blow these numbers out of the water... but for the more attainable exits like MM IB and and corporate development... considering wlb and pay, is the grass much greener?

Thoughts?

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Do PE funds have in house tech DD teams? Currently on a tech dd team that’s aligned to PE transactions and trying to figure out what exit opportunities there are. Thanks for your insights!