On average, what salary range can one expect if looking at senior associate FP&A roles in an HCOL area?

At what point in your career would you consider moving from consulting to industry? Looking at the sustainability strategy side of things

Anyone have their CCIFP certification? If so, how difficult and time consuming is the process of getting certified?

How do the different consulting firms stack up in the UAE? I’m looking to make a move and starting to look for opportunities in Dubai. At Accenture Strategy with a focus on digital and analytics

Hello IBMers,
IBM has offered me X amount ctc and i accepted it on portal....now got to know that market valuation for 10.3 yoe is greater than offered ctc....can i ask HR to increase the ctc and change the band...will they consider it?...not holding any counter offer as of now

Hey everyone, I'm looking for some resources that can help me to determine my pricing and business model for a new agency. Does anyone have suggestions?

Have some big trips planned for next year so I would like to upgrade my Delta gold AMEX to Platinum (need that MQD waiver 💸). I heard that if I upgrade I won’t get the 50k sign-up bonus miles, so should I just close my gold card (not my oldest card) and open a new Platinum one?

Would love referral for B4 or PA in Chicago? Industry and Internal Audit exp here, CPA.

Hi Fishes,

Share your knowledge on which companies have lesser notice period say 60 days or even less than that..

TIA

Any fish still awake and working? 😀

Hi All ,I have joined IBM recently, Its been one month I am not allocated to any project till now. Should I be worried about this?? I have 4.5 Years of experience and joined for 07A band for QA Automation.Please share your views...

Any good course on Udemy for Learning AWS Services for a Developer.

I saw some good courses for getting an AWS Developer Associate certificate certificate.
Do these courses explain concepts or explain the question to answer?

I mainly focused on learning AWS Services for working on AWS Services.

The portal says offer rescinded after showing offer extended yesterday even though I did not receive any communication with offer letter. What does this mean and what could be the reason?

Why are engineers so difficult to recruit? Sometimes they make me feel stupid lol.

Volunteering to help a local non-profit with digital marketing. Anyone have experience building a campaign with zero budget? Not sure how to set goals- not used to working with limited budgets

The most successful biz owners work 100 hour wks & reap all the rewards. Min wage workers @ 40 hr wks can't cover their expenses. Who do you identify with most and why? Please include your level.

Team is already talking about eating hours. My utilization is down cause I was in unassigned for a month in Dec/Jan. What's worse pissing off the partner or having a low utilization? -staff 1

I am WAY TOO nice to be in public accounting….

Can you get fired for having low utilization as a senior? My billable hours this busy season have been much lower than my peers.

Do you think it is quite possible to get fired by asking too many questions as an experienced senior 1? If so, i might get fired after this busy season.

So FTX, a multi-billion dollar business, was running on quickbooks per the Financial Services Committee meeting going on right now 😂 Man their auditors gotta be sweating

I literally almost threw my laptop. Didn't know I could be capable of such anger

What is the longest you have seen someone with less than 50% utilization stay in a firm?

Just over 6 years in B4 financial services tax in PNW area. Mostly doing compliance work pumping out K1s and returns. Just got an industry offer at 155k 15% bonus and 100k equity (4year vesting). Fully remote position with occasional travel. Should I accept? I know it's a long shot but deep down I always had an ambition to pursue PA to see if I can make a partner. Please share your experience.

Anybody working at a Big 4 accounting firm in the Bermuda region? Willing to chat
EY PwC KPMG Deloitte

Should I put red nail polish or white nail polish for my Eurotrip? Can't decide 💅

Has anyone transitioned from working in a company to being an independent contractor? How long did the transition take and what are the pros or cons from working solo?

Anyone have their CFE? Just wondering what you have done or plan to do with it and what the test was like.

Nervous to make industry jump bc I’m not an excel wiz. Obviously depends on the role but curious if anyone else in a similar situation?

Have you ever in-charged an engagement where your staff are higher ranking than you? E.g. you're staff 1 in charge of a staff 2 and a 1st year senior. What is your advice for others in this spot?

Great learning experience they said, it'll be great they said... 😱

If I leave my NY metro position for a city with lower CoL will I forfeit my higher salary? Will I only receive the minimum raises until I'm on par with my colleagues?

Anyone interview at Apple before? What’s the interview process like?

Just wondering what percentage of associates don't get promoted to senior? Anyone has the stats?

Estimated tax payment question:
I converted $30k of rollover 401k into a Roth IRA and have $26k of realized ST Capital Gains this year (Roth conversion in end of Q1 and most capital gains in Q2).
My total federal withholding tax last year was approximately $12k and this year I will have 40% more in reported income on my employer W2 and anticipate higher that $12k federal withholding for my new job. Given this, what is the best way to go about making est. tax payments for the income (continued.)