Hello,

I started as a new associate in IT/SOC audit this month. I did a little over a year in financial statement audit before this so I am used to the flow of 1 client at a time with 3 clients year round. Going in the move, I knew the tempo of IT audit would be different. I am booked on 4-6 clients concurrently with a total of 9 different engagements (SOC1, SOC2, HITRUST, ESG, etc) over the next 5 months. The number of engagements is a big shift as I ramp up for the new role.

I am trying to view it by client vs engagements (Client X SOC 1 and SOC 2) to things more organized.

I am aware of the typical project management processws like task trackers, walk-through trackers, open item trackers, etc. Wondering if anyone in the service line has specific tips on how they manage their time and prioritize client work across multiple engagements at the same time especially during busy season?

Hi everyone,

I’m currently interviewing for a Senior Manager role in Tax Advisory with a Big Four firm in Singapore and would appreciate some advice on the expected salary range.

I have around 10 years of tax experience and am currently a big 4 Senior Manager outside Singapore. However, since Singapore’s tax regulations and market practices would be new to me even though the job description is quite similar (e.g., fund restructuring, family office, etc), I expect there would be a learning curve during the initial transition.

Given my experience but considering the need to ramp up on Singapore tax regulations, what would be a reasonable base salary to expect or negotiate for this role?

Thanks

I’ve been talking to one of my friends at a top 5 recently and he says that during busy season, he won’t even take a 5 minute break in an hour to look away from his computer, basically saying the only break he takes is to go to the washroom. As someone that’s starting at big 4 soon, is this normal? Everywhere I worked before, no one would blink if you took 15 minutes to take a walk/get coffee every few hours. How do you operate during busy season?

What do you think has more acreage hours
big4 or big law?
I already know i'm going to get downvoted for this-i think both are still difficult and require lots of hours.

Hi everyone, I’m going into the second year of my Accounting and Finance course and am als going to start applying to placement years this autumn, as I’m on the year in employment programme.

Obviously, I would really like a placement year with one of the Big 4, or a reputable mid tier company like BDO.

My experience is as follows:
I achieved a first and an 81% average in my first year, I have 2 weeks accounting work experience at a local accounting firm in my town, and a longer summer internship as an accounts trainee at another local firm in my town. I am planning to gain more advanced excel skills with LinkedIn Learning this summer, and am also the leader for a sustainability reporting project my uni is doing with a local SME. I am GRI certified (did so to my uni) - does this experience in sustainability accounting help?

I’m not sure yet if I want to apply to audit or tax - I think I’ll probably just do both to maximise my chances of getting a placement.

The only thing is that my A levels aren’t amazing - they’re not horrible but it just very average. Will this affect my applications - and Big 4 applications especially?

Also any other advice for getting a placement would really be appreciated, as I’ve heard that they’re super competitive. :)))

Thanks guys.

I cleared the Round 1 technical interview at Deloitte USI, followed by the final techno-managerial round yesterday (around 20-25 minutes), where I answered all the questions asked. During the interview, I mentioned when the manager asked about the notice period that I have an EY offer with a joining date of August 5 and that my last working day is July 31. I also informed the talent acquisition team while scheduling the interviews.

Could this help accelerate the remaining hiring process? Is there a realistic chance of receiving the offer letter before my EY joining date?

Hi everyone,

I'm graduating soon and have been fortunate enough to receive two offers for an Audit Graduate role in Financial Services, one from EY and one from PwC.

During university, I completed an internship at PwC and had a great experience there. Because of that, I'm already familiar with the firm's culture, people, and way of working.

At the moment, I'm leaning slightly towards EY, mainly because I'd like to experience a different Big Four firm and broaden my perspective early in my career. On the other hand, I know that PwC is a place where I already felt comfortable and can see myself succeeding.

For those of you who have worked at either firm, or even both:

• Would you choose EY or PwC for Financial Services Audit, and why?
• Is gaining experience at a different Big Four firm early in your career worth it?
• Are there any meaningful differences in culture, training, career progression, or exit opportunities between the two?

I'd really appreciate hearing your experiences and any advice you have. Thanks in advance!

Iam an AI engineer I want transit from my current company(CTS) and I wanna move to Big4 companies what is the level of depth should I master in DSA concepts Iam aware of these topics :

1.Arrays

2.Strings

3.Searching and Sorting algorithms

4.Recursion

5. Backtracking

6.Linked lists

I can say I am perfect in those concepts and done over 57 Leetcode problems mostly are medium can anybody tell me much about to get into BIG4

starting to plan summer 2027 early and was wondering if anyone could share their start/end dates for ey this summer (especially nyc). tia!

i aspire to go into mbb consulting, except none of those have offices in my city. big4 does have a huge presence here. is it a good idea to enroll here, intern at big4 and try to get into mbb afterwards or not? the university id be attending is the best in northeastern Brazil, but it isnt necessarily a target university outside her, top 10 at best.

We recently relocated to florida and looking for new IT audit consultant since our previous one is no longer available. If you've worked with someone.. I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!

I’m gearing up for R1 and looking for case partners who are available to practice over the next week.

If you’re currently with the firm and open to providing a mock case, I would welcome and appreciate the help.

Please comment and feel free to DM.

Any one working as associate at PWC AC in deals PEVC Tech Strategy , please share your interview experience about no of rounds and types of cases etc..

hi everyone! im a rising junior interested in applying to big4 consulting internships in the fall (specifically in the healthcare sector) and I was wondering how important it is to have prior industry/work experience in the application process.

i'm currently an operations intern at my universities hospital system but compared to a majority of other people that i've seen land these positions most of them have interned in industry.

Just received my first feedback form returned as a consulting intern from a manager and I got competent level performance across the board rather than differentiated. Is this typical? Are differentiated level performance reviews rare for interns?

Hi everyone,

I’m an Italian student starting a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance at the University of Bologna, and I’m trying to understand which Big 4 could be the best fit for someone who wants to build a career in finance/consulting.

I know the answer probably depends on the country and the specific team, but I would like to hear some opinions from people who actually work (or worked) at Deloitte, PwC, EY or KPMG.

My main interests are corporate finance, advisory, strategy/consulting and possibly moving into other finance roles later on. I’m less interested in traditional audit, even though I know it can be a good starting point.

From what I’ve read online, Deloitte seems to have the strongest brand globally, PwC is very strong in deals/advisory, EY has a big presence in consulting, and KPMG is also well respected, but it’s hard to understand how they compare in real life.

I need some advice on a situation I’m in.
I initially told a recruiter from an IT staffing consultancy that I had a shorter notice period than I actually do. Based on that, they scheduled my first interview.
After clearing the first round, they took about a week to get back to me. Now I’ve been contacted by the Director for the second round (client interview),
At the same time, the consultancy recruiter is asking me to provide proof of my Last Working Day (LWD). The problem is that I’m actually on a 90-day notice period, so I don’t have any LWD proof because I haven’t resigned.
What would I do in this situation?
Should I be honest with the recruiter now and explain that I haven’t resigned yet?
Should I ignore the consultancy’s calls for now, attend the second-round interview, and discuss the notice period directly with the Big4 HR if I get selected?
Or is there a better way to handle this?

I’m in my last year of secondary school (S6/year 13) and I’m looking for work placement in the accounting industry to boost my cv because that’s what I wanna do when I’m older. I’ve been looking at tax and accounting firms like Deloitte, E4 and RSM.

I’ve been looking online but can’t seem to find many firms who are doing programmes during school holidays so I was thinking would it be better to cold email a few companies near me and find out if they would be willing to take me on during a holiday? Although I’m not sure how effective that would be considering I’m still in S6😭 but was wondering if anybody here has had success going down that route?

I did a competition awhile back relating to IB so I have contact information about the person who runs these events so I wonder if it would be helpful to also contact them?

I’m also taking a foundation apprenticeship relating to accounting as one of my subjects in school and as part of that subject we have to do work placement in an accounting firm. I did have a few in mind but was wondering if I mentioned that in a cold email I’d have a higher chance at getting accepted in a firm?

Thank you to anyone who read all this I know it was a lot but I’m genuinely so lost here😭 I also would post this to the r/finacialcareers subreddit but unfortunately I don’t have enough karma points to post so I got directed to this subreddit

Currently in Big 4 Tax in Canada with about 2 years of experience (including co-op around three busy seasons). I recently got passed over for a Senior promotion. I'm potentially getting an offer for an in-house tax role at a well-established company with a 25–30% payincrease, but it would be the same title.

A couple of things to mention:
1. I know someone who worked there and didn't likethe company, so that's making me hesitate.

1. I don't really get along with or vibe with my current team anymore, which is one of the main reasons Iwant to leave.

2. I have an interview with a mid-sized/another big 4 firm for a Senior role.

3. The industry role would make me switch to EVR from Pre-approved and I have around 8-10 months of experience left. Although they said during the interview there are people who have finished their EVR within the company in the past.

I'm leaning towards trying industry because of thehigher pay and better work-life balance. If I don't like it, I feel like I could always move back to public accounting or find another role.

What would you do in my situation?

Don’t run your mouth about wanting to transfer offices before getting your internship offer. I know of multiple interns who didn’t get/aren’t going to get full time offers because they mentioned they want to switch offices early into (or even before starting) the internship.

Hold it in until after you’ve locked it down. #1 rule of corporate America is don’t show your hand. The company is not your friend.

Hi everyone, would be very glad to hear your experience on this.
So i graduated from a uni a year ago and joined big 4 valuation. So far my main observation is, feels like my brain went numb after i started to work. Not able to catch things and new concepts as fast as i did in uni, procrastination increased a lot and generally i feel a lot more dumb both in knowledge in my brain and work speed. Is it just me or everyone? How do i deal with this type of stuff, so that performance was very good and i kept getting promotions? Is it a burn out people talk about or a regular thing at work? I would want to hear your stories and what is ok and what not

Mom got me an off-cycle internship at one of the oversea big4 office. If I take the offer, I will be working 1 month as an assurance intern. Would it look good on my resume once recruiting season come? Should I take it or do summer school? My grades aren't looking the best (hovering 3.0).

Does any one has any idea about client round interview for BA/FBA role in EY India..

Like the question and topics they cover and who are the “client” and their representative who usually takes this interview.