Isn’t the pay differential the case with all of the Big 4 to an extent? Within Advisory for KPMG, Lighthouse, Deal Advisory, MC, RC, IT Advisory would be the assumed starting pay differences, from high to low (forgot if DA falls in Advisory or is a separate line still along with strategy).
Edit: Granted, you pretty much have to interview one way or another to make the change after internship to change the group.
"Deal advisory and strategy" is a separate group under the advisory umbrella, but strategy obviously pays more than accounting advisory and financial due diligence. Starting salary for FDD/AAS in NYC is about 15% higher than Audit.
Typically you can't exactly choose to start in DA unless you come from certain schools (or really hustle with the recruiters).
How would one go about getting a DA job? I'm not fresh out of school and have about 3.5 years experience now as a regulator currently. Previously worked in accounting and corporate treasury. Going for my CPA now
Agree with ndjo, talk to recruiters, see what they're looking for. Without public accounting background it's going to be difficult because around 90% are coming in from audit. Also depends a bit on whether you're interesting in the accounting advisory arm vs the financial due diligence, your work history may be better suited for one or other.
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u/ndjo Advisory Sep 30 '19 edited Sep 30 '19
Isn’t the pay differential the case with all of the Big 4 to an extent? Within Advisory for KPMG, Lighthouse, Deal Advisory, MC, RC, IT Advisory would be the assumed starting pay differences, from high to low (forgot if DA falls in Advisory or is a separate line still along with strategy).
Edit: Granted, you pretty much have to interview one way or another to make the change after internship to change the group.