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HI , I am having 2.1 Years of experience in salesforce development .I am looking for job change & not getting enough calls. I an trying since last 2 months & it's really makes me feel demotivated . I have current CTC of 4.3LPA & ECTC is 9LPA.I am not sure where I am lagging. Please help me getting it sorted & if anyone can offer referral it will be really helpful. Thanks. Deloitte Infosys EY
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How is the work life balance in M&A tax at B4?
We have everything under the sun in TP. PhDs usually tap out early for other jobs more interesting. CPA usually do well in industry if they know TP because it's integral to everything else. Accounting as well. Understanding the full gambit of accounting jobs from provision to International will be a benefit and may help get you a director role.
The college courses are ok, but laughable when it comes to real experience. You will be able to talk to econ about the theory but it's just to get your resume on the table at a big 4.
The way the OECD is going, the Arms length range may not be a thing in 5-10 years. TP as it is today is might not exist in 10-12 years.
Data, analytics, technology are always key as well. I know top tax/accounting people that learned new tech a d are now up there in VP/director roles integrating with all the other tax/corp lines.
I'm an MBA/Econ masters.
I am. I would say the MBA is really about networking and maybe expanding your expertise in a specific area if you want to. I took Accounting Systems Specialization (ERP and so forth).
I wouldn't say I used it, but I do have a good understanding of what it takes to implement things on the operational side, getting clean data out of accounts, etc. And it does help to understand the lingo when doing functional interviews and the like. Do I feel like it was a waste? I'm neutral. I didn't need it to do my job. Just like most of the other upper management don't need the advanced degrees to do 90% of their jobs. A bunch of soft skills and managerial strategy would be better suited to helping you out.
But I know people that have worked in Supply Chain, are Engineers, and General Consultants who are now TP directors in industry.
I say do what you love. Do something that may allow you to branch out to some other area as well. If you want to do MBA it's really about connecting to people more than knowledge.
I’m not a TP person but I would think there are grad programs that have specialized courses. You need background in economics but also international tax with a focus on TP. Sometimes as an MST you can take some of the law school classes.
Thanks! I was leaning more towards an MBA because of its holistic approach into how enterprises work and function, which is essential to understand for a transfer pricing analysis.
Thats very helpful. I’ve been doing TP for about 8 years now in public accounting and I am at point where I’d a bit more than just the public accounting experience. Something that can accelerate my career but also land a good TP position with a good brand in-house company. Thats why I thought the MBA would be helpful. Both networking and general technical and practical knowledge on how companies function without going into too much theory.
I am currently considering going and doing Data Analytics boot camp to kickstart my jump more in tech/consulting and efficient delivery.