From wanting to climb the ladder as fast as possible to don't mind retiring as an SM.

I think marriage and parenthood helped prioritise personal life over chasing promotions and sales targets and the never ending loop pleasing clients by doing things that they did not ask for.

I absolutely stop once I reach my sales targets. No pushing more.

Trade off - I have not scaled up lifestyle, drive a hatch. Mostly travel in public transport.

But I find it strange that I don't see many people in the form who seem to understand this, they seem to chase a never ending loop of chasing sales targets and trying to become a partner at whatever it takes.

Not sure if I am in the right place, I am well ahead of sales numbers compared to my peers. Should I quit the big 4 and join a relaxed product firm?

The only thing I am worried about is the layoffs in product companies. In my firm I am remotely worried about layoffs, if at all I am going to get laid off I might know in a year in advance and will have a way to salvage as well

Hi everyone. Have you heard any news about EY UK putting several employees under PIP as an excuse to layoff people this year?

Do you guys write cover letters for big 4 internships? Who do you address it to when you don’t know the recruiter/hiring manager?

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Schreibt jemand von euch zusammen mit EY das WP Examen? Kann mir jemand erklären, wie der Ablauf war?
Kann ich die Freistellung in Anspruch nehmen aber das Darlehn ablehnen?

Hi redditors,

Currently a 21 year old working in a healthcare company for an insurance process (US HEALTHCARE PROCESS). Night shifts, long commute, moderate salary (23k)but none of this factors are affecting me. The only question running in my mind is I don't want to stay in this field. Hated BPO role to the core but after months of struggles, numerous rejections cracked this opportunity through college placements. Graduated with a BCOM, As of now this is the 4th month I am working here. Even though I don't want to be in this role i give my best at the work . I am one of the top performing candidate in my team, but my plan is to switch after 1 year to a full fledged finance role. My areas of interest always belonged to finance . During my college days i made reasearch on finance position and performance of a multiple companies where I learnt capital allocation, fundemental analysis and Mergers and acquisitions. Even completed a internship in the field of finance where i learnt budgeting and forecasting. Currently I am working in this US Healthcare process and also up skilling myself by learning financial analysis using Excel. I have the confidence that I can crack me an opportunity. Any experienced person please do help me to guide what should I study in finance in particular because even though I have plans i am feeling vague and lost. Please do provide me insights on How should I up skill and what are the relevant roles i should target for. I have plans of starting to apply from March because i will be completing my one year in June . Please anyone do guide me how i can prepare i can dedicate 2 hrs per day and 4 hours in weekends. This would mean a lot.

role of audit assistant, offered after completing 12 weeks of summer. not really keen on gg back to EY but received return offer, unsure if i should accept as a safety net but still look for other jobs when i grad and reject the offer later on (is this allowed?)

Hi All,

I have 3 years experience having started at the firm as a grad (London). I am in a Tech consulting role with my previous experience being in the PMO/Project management space with some bits of BA work dabbled in. Due to the nature of the engagements I am on (1-3 months) the work can feel quite varied but not in depth, so I often feel like I am not getting great at anything, just good at everything.

I really struggle with the tech conversations that I have in my role (studied non-tech at uni). Im not sure its something I want to be involved in for the forseeable future. This brings me to my question - what roles could I look for where my skills would be transferable? I really enjoy the management side of things - coordinating with different teams and producing reports, that type of thing. I quite like when my work is tangeable. Id also prefer to be at one company for a long time and work my way up to a 70-90k job with no expectation to keep pushing. My dream life is having a bbq outside with my wife, two kids and dogs. Work life balance is super important to me and I value it far more than a 6 fig career path...

Any recommendations and guidance as to how I should look to make the switch? Worth noting that I am pretty over the consulting model - falling below expected util and then feeling insecure at review periods is not something I need when I have mouths to feed!

I currently work in PwC Albania as a Senior Auditor, and I’m also doing a hybrid secondment with PwC Luxembourg.

I’ve recently received an offer from Deloitte UAE for an Experienced Associate position. The salary would be around 3x my current salary in Albania, and there is also a relocation allowance and flight allowance.

For those who have actually worked in Dubai/UAE, especially in Big 4 Audit/Tax, I’d really appreciate some honest insight:
- How is the work-life balance compared with Europe?
- How difficult is it to progress from Experienced Associate to Senior?
- Is UAE Big 4 experience valuable if I later want to move to Europe?
- How much can you realistically save as a couple if you live reasonably (not luxury)?
What is social life actually like for expats?
- Do you enjoy living in Dubai after the initial excitement wears off?
- And most importantly: if you were in my position, would you make the move?

I’m particularly interested in hearing from people who have actually made a similar move from Europe/another country to Dubai and stayed for at least 2–3 years.

Thank you very much in advance!

Some time ago, I discovered that some of the "Big Four" firms use a "bait-and-switch" tactic: they advertise remote work options for a while, only to later implement a "return-to-the-office" policy.

Furthermore, if you search online or ask an Al, you're told there is a "shortage of accounting talent," yet looking at various posts, I realize that isn't quite the case.

I'm from Paraguay and am not familiar with the global situation, so I wanted to ask you all what is actually going on.

I’m going to be brutally honest. I’ve been job hunting in the UAE for 3 months now, and I’m genuinely asking the community for help.

I recently graduated in Finance and I’m looking for any legitimate entry-level role in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Wealth Management, Asset Management, Investment/Equity Research, or Corporate Finance in any local/boutique firms.

I’ve applied extensively and cold-messaged 150+ finance professionals on LinkedIn in the past month, but I’m still looking for that first opportunity.

What I bring:

• 2 Investment Analyst internships in Dubai in the past two years.
• Built DCF, LBO & comparable-company models for live transactions
• Cross-border investment analysis across 4+ emerging markets
• Experience with structured finance (SBLCs, LCs, Bank Guarantees)
• Valuation, financial analysis, due diligence, investment screening & market research
• Research covering Middle East market, including a 21-page empirical study using 5 years of audited data across 3 insurers
• Advanced Excel/VBA, Python, SQL & financial modelling
• Fluent English & Arabic.
• UAE resident with a valid visa

I’m not asking anyone to hand me a job. I’m asking for one conversation, one referral, one introduction, or one lead.

I’m particularly interested in Dubai/Abu Dhabi, and I’m open to everything from established institutions to family offices, boutique IBs, PE/VC funds, wealth managers and smaller investment teams.

I know I’m a fresh graduate, but I’m also not starting from zero. Give me one opportunity to get through the door and I’ll do everything I can to prove I belong there.

I'll be happy to send my resume privately.

If you work in UAE finance, know someone who does, or know of a team that might need a junior analyst, please comment or DM me. Even one introduction could genuinely make a huge difference right now.

Thank you.

On the second to last day of my internship this summer the office gave me a branded Deloitte beach towel. And then the next day I didn't get an offer. What the hell!? What am I supposed to do with this beach towel now? I hate Deloitte! Do they expect me to actually use this thing? Looking for any suggestions.

Hello Guys currently i have been working with TCS for last 4 years and i have selected for BIG four services company dont want to reveal the name earlier they were ok with 90 days now they want me to join by this week and i have literally a month or so left ,they are not even offering joining letter now i want to look for another job can someone please help me for a hob referral with Deloitte or UST global it will be a huge help for me please help me 🙏

Hi all

I’m currently preparing to join a firm next year for my articles and I’m curious as to what to expect salary-wise.
As it stands, I have 4 offers (Gauteng): BDO, SNG, AGSA, and PwC.

I’m gravitating more towards big 4, but I’m curious as to the salary expectations when joining with PGDA/CTA. I’m writing IAC next year.

For context, SNG disclosed the salaries. Without PGDA, it’s around R14k and with PGDA it’s around R20k (both gross).
AGSA also disclosed it to be around R25k gross.

What’s the salary expectation for PwC as well as for BDO?

basically just the title, I emailed this guy I’ve been networking with for a while about a position that I want for next summer opening up and I asked him if he’d be open to giving me a referral. He replied asking me for the link to the posting but then mentioned to contact the recruiter and see if referrals are on campus only or can be directly through the employee.

I reached out to my campus recruiter about that and I mentioned his name and she said that she’s reached out directly to him and “made sure it’s taken care of”

i didn’t receive any confirmation after that and idk if I should just apply now or not.

any help would be appreciated!

Context: I'm a Junior transferring into a SUNY (international student).

As of now the only major qualification I have under my belt is my ACCA, of which I am an affiliate. However, I'm not really sure how much finance firms here weigh that either. Since I've been focusing on my ACCA I haven't really have had time to pursue any internships back in my home country. Will having no internship experience completely negate me from the Summer 2027 internship cycle?

Plus, is there any way to enhance my current resume- through valuation/finance focused projects, improving on my Excel, Python for Finance etc.?

I am a NON-EU Student of ACCA. and I will complete ACCA By Dec2027 Hopefully. I want to move to Luxembourg right after it. I have almost 3 years of Management/International Trading/Accounting Experience (i wore all the hats there were). pairing with ACCA id have BSC Hons Accounting and Finance from University of Greenwich. I want some guidance regarding my move to Luxembourg. TIA

Hello everyone,

I'm a qualified CA with 2 years of post qualification experience in US accounting and Taxation.

I've always wanted to get into big4 since my articleship but couldn't attend the campus placement due to personal reasons.

I joined a small CA firm for my articleship then.

Now as I look back I feel regretful for not being rigid and take a stand for myself.

I'm looking for a switch in job and desperately want to get into big4 in any state in India/ Middle East.

If anyone could guide me or help with referral, it would be great.

How much does an audit senior (first year) earn in germany?

I am looking to transition to Big4 from my current boutique firm. I am open to resume criticism.

Currently studying for CPA exam as well

Hallo zusammen,
ab Oktober werde ich ein Praktikum bei Rödl in Deutschland im Bereich Wirtschaftsprüfung absolvieren. Im Anschluss würde ich gerne in die Schweiz ziehen und dort ebenfalls im Audit einsteigen.
Wie schätzt ihr meine Chancen ein, mit dieser Erfahrung eine Einstiegsposition im Audit in der Schweiz zu bekommen? Habt ihr Empfehlungen, worauf ich bei der Bewerbung achten sollte oder welche Unternehmen besonders interessant sein könnten?
Vielen Dank für eure Einschätzungen und Tipps!

I’m 1.5 years out of college in my first job —general accounting role that’s closer to bookkeeping/reconcing. Company is merging and there may be layoffs.

I’ve been applying to industry roles but the only solid offer so far is Big 4 Business Tax Services (BTS). It roughly doubles my pay and apparently has some consulting elements mixed in.

Long-term I want to get into industry accounting (ideally senior accountant or F500). However I don’t know what other job opportunities there might be after BTS tax and sole consulting?

I’m a tax attorney thinking of transitioning to Big 4. My area of passion tho is data privacy… do you think it’s feasible to enter Big 4 working in tax wit the goal of eventually pivoting to their data privacy area? I know all Big 4 companies have data privacy teams