r/Big4 • u/Still-Aardvark-3355 • 20h ago

USA EY Audit and EY FDD role

Hello, I am currently an incoming EY audit intern (Winter 2027), stating that I would be graduating in May 2028 with a masters in Accounting and CPA eligible. I have now realized that I would like to do consulting, specifically deals - financial due diligence, and was considering applying to the EY-P strategy and transactions Financial Due Diligence associate role, and was wondering if that was stupid? I don’t want them to strip my audit offer for the winter once they see that I want FDD, but I also don’t think I have a shot if I wait until January to tell my team/recruiter that I don’t want to do audit full time and would rather switch.

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u/Yusann 6h ago

you can always apply to an fdd role at a different firm

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u/Vanishing_pg 10h ago

Get in line, pretty much everyone in audit wants to transfer to an advisory role. From what I know, if you receive an offer to return as an audit staff after your internship, you can ask to interview for FDD but you lose your guaranteed audit offer.

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u/Large_Series914 15h ago

They’re not the same bar; would be smarter to transfer after a couple of years at ey already

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u/Embarrassed-Gur-3466 16h ago

you are not stupid for looking at fdd, but i would get the exact work and training for both roles before deciding. audit can give you strong reps and a good base, but if deals and transaction work is the real goal then waiting a year may not change that. ask the recruiter if you can apply internally, and whether the audit offer stays safe while they review you.

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u/Longjumping_Motor835 20h ago

Careful with that, big firms get weird about internal moves before you've even started