What sort of experience do they look for at various levels? Interested.

Hi everyone! I recently completed both the technical and HR rounds for EY on October 23rd. They asked me to submit my candidate information sheet, along with my Aadhaar and resume. Does anyone know if this is a positive sign and can I except he offer letter ? And generally, how long does it take to receive the offer letter after this stage? Thanks in advance for any insights!

Asking for constructive and advisery inputs please. Thanks for your time.

I'm a corporate attorney pursuing a transition to Big 4 tax. I graduated from a top 10 law school and have been practicing law for 10+ years. I took several Tax LLM courses in law school and am currently getting my CPA license (passed one exam, awaiting results on the second).

I live in a mid-size city with two Big 4 offices. I've been having discussions with those firms but getting very little traction after ~6 months of conversations with recruiters and networking connections. The lack of interest seems like it's been (1) my "non-traditional" background, and (2) being in a mid-size city, where the practices seem limited.

Are there other avenues I should be pursuing? Has anyone seen this path navigated successfully? Progress has been difficult with standard applications and recruiting.

Hi, I have just completed my interview for a Senior Associate role with EY last Tuesday. Overall, I felt the conversation with the partners are quite conversational, mainly focused on sharing about my experience and personality.

How long would it usually take to hear back the final result?

I am currently a Senior (S3) in Real Estate Tax and am considering a pivot to M&A Tax as a Manager next year. From what I understand, M&A Tax is much more interesting, but with longer hours. Prefer D but open to any B4. Since I just finished law school, I don’t mind the hours as long as the compensation justifies it.

My current team is fantastic, and I rarely work more than 50 hours in the busy season.

Could someone please share their experience? What are your typical hours, and what would be a reasonable expectation for compensation? (I am a CPA and just passed the bar, if that matters.) Also, what type of work can I expect as a new M&A Tax Manager?

Just curious, for those who are in Tax (US Tax to be specific), how many tax seasons did you have to deal with before you were able master or fully understand what you're doing?

How is UK GT compared to the big 4? I have worked in the big 4 for around 5 years and recently considering move to GT? I am not sure how much difference would be felt in terms of culture and the ways of working. Perhaps any UK folks can guide?

I am a senior in assurance and really need a change. I’ve started interviewing but don’t know if I’ll have anything lined up before busy season. I don’t want to burn any bridges, though, and don’t want to give too short of notice before busy season but I also don’t want to hold off the search until after busy season. That being said, I’m thinking of putting in my notice soon. Will this be a dumb move in terms of finding a job? I’m not really sure I even want to stay in accounting and was thinking I could get a job at a bar/cafe in the meantime to not go through savings.

Hey everyone!

I’m a second-year BCom Accounting student at Mancosa, and I’m exploring internship options. My degree isn’t SAICA-accredited, so I’m not on the CA stream, but I still have a strong interest in joining one of the “Big Four” firms (Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG) to gain relevant industry experience.

1.	What to Look Out For: I’d appreciate any advice on which specific roles or departments to target as a non-CA student. I’m interested in areas like advisory, risk management, data analytics, and tax compliance, but I’m open to other recommendations too.

2.	Application Timing: When is the best time to apply for internships at the Big Four? Should I already be preparing and applying now, or is there a typical application season?

3.	Improving My Profile: Given that my program isn’t SAICA-accredited, what can I do to make my application stand out? Are there skills, certifications, or experiences I should focus on that might give me an edge?

Any guidance or insights would be incredibly helpful! Thank you!

For those who've done EY's assurance graduate programme recently, how was the salary in the beginning? I haven't been able to find any information on what to expect as a first-year employee in the field, so I'm curious about what a range might be.

Thinking of applying for a job at EY. Anyone know about the fertility benefits? Do they have Progyny?

Are you able to get a flexible work arrangement to work from home or have a reduced schedule?

Wondering what life is like for working parents in consulting.

I’m weighing an offer I have at a Big 4 office in Orlando for Audit. For anyone in the area what are the exit opportunities like?

I am getting a Masters of Accountancy and Data Analytics after getting my undergrad in economics. I currently have 2 offers: one from Deloitte to join their collective teams in Gilbert and one from a smaller firm that only audits govt and non profit entities. I am curious what you’d consider the pros and cons of each to help inform my decision. Happy to answer clarifying questions as well.

I keep seeing all these posts and such about how EY and the Big4 are bad places to be at, layoffs, unjust firings, etc. But I feel like reddit attracts people with bad experiences so I’m wondering if anyone with positive experiences would want to share their thoughts

Hi everyone, I need some advice.

I got two internship offers (risk consulting), one from RSM and one from Deloitte, with slight differences in titles. I received the RSM offer over 6 months ago and accepted it with the start date being the upcoming summer. I just received the Deloitte offer and have to decide soon. At this point I am lost on what to do and what is best for me. For context, I do not have any prior consulting experience, just PM and IT, so I do not know which opportunity would be better for me in the slightest. I am also studying information systems and data science at university. Would it just make sense to take the Big 4 offer since its Big 4 and I might gain more from the experience? The Big 4 offer does pay slightly more and both locations are fine with me. I definitely feel guilt for thinking about reneging and I am somewhat worried about my reputation if I do decide to renege.

Any advice on how to go about this or how I should feel? I am genuinely stuck mentally and would love a second opinion.

Please let me know!

I am a senior industrial engineering student who is looking for an internship summer at one of the big consulting companies and I would like your help with that. As a student my CV is very good, i have a good GPA, I participate in many activities related to supply chain, quality, and business, I manage a students council at my uni. So I could use any help from you guys for any program it is not necessarily an internship it could be a fellowship or mentorship.

Does anyone here know about the intake dates for big 4 in Malaysia. Submitted applications for big 4 in the beginning of October. Here’s my situation so far:

• Completed assessment for P firm, no further updates yet.
• Completed assessment and done phone interview with E firm , no further updates yet.
• Completed phone interview with K firm , no further updates yet.
• Submitted application to D firm , no further updates yet.

I would just like to know around when can I get an interview.

Hello, everyone! I would appreciate your opinion on what you would do if you were in my shoes.

1. I have been an intern at an international card payments and financial services company for the past year, and I finally secured a job with them starting on October 1st. It's a reputable company that will look good on my CV. Here are some details:

   • I am receiving a basic salary.
   • Health insurance is provided.
   • There is car parking available.
   • I have flexible working hours (7 AM - 3 PM or 8 AM - 4 PM).
   • However, I am not learning much; my work is primarily computer-based, and I mostly just click to complete tasks.
   • I asked for more learning opportunities, but the employees believe this is not part of their job.
   • The environment is toxic, and I often have to deal with managers who are disrespectful, yell, and treat me poorly. When I raised this issue with management, their response was that I need to learn to handle it, suggesting that I should remain silent when they yell, as it will pass; they said it's just part of the job.
   • I have been on edge since I joined and have experienced a lot of stress due to the bad behavior of managers, coworkers, and the team leader. I have somewhat gotten used to it and started to ignore what happens at work.

2. I recently received a job offer from one of the Big Four accounting firms:

   • The salary is the same.
   • Health insurance is provided.
   • There is no parking, which is significant since the company's location lacks free parking, and I would need to park a bit farther away and walk.
   • I would learn a great deal there, which could open significant doors for me in the future, especially since I want to work in the banking field. This opportunity could be a stepping stone.
   • I would be working in the audit field, which I understand can be challenging, and my working hours are likely to be longer.

I am really confused because I don’t like my current job, but I’m afraid I might regret the decision if I choose the other offer.

Anyone heard back yet if you interviewed on 10/31 or 11/1 for full time position? I know they said we’d hear back within 10 days, but just curious 😅

I just got a job offer but not sure if i should take it or not. The base pay is less than what i’m making currently but 1.25x higher in total with the whole incentive package. Should i take it or not?

Also, I’m still employed.

I know the comments are probably going filled with “you need to get thicker skin” or “this is what you signed up for” or “we to the real world, life’s tough” but I gotta vent for a second.

I’ve been at my B4 for about 4 months now in tax. I’m working probably the least of anyone on me team, but it’s so exhausting. It seems like everyday I get asked to drop everything and doing something right then and now and it needs to be done in two hours, which really sucks when three different people ask me to do it at the same time. I’m on team that I’ll be honest, I can’t stand. I prepared a return 10 days before it was due to the client. I did it within 36 hours of it being assigned to me and got it to my senior early. Review comments were cleared within 6 hours of receiving them. However, the other associate and I are being thrown under the bus for returns being late to the client (and still weeks before they’re actually need to be filed).

It just sucks. Like really sucks. I’m a frustrated crier, and I’ve cried multiples time this week. I feel pretty pathetic since again, I’m working the least out of everyone in my team. I had done a busy season internship at another firm and while everyone was working long hours, it never seemed like there was 24 hour panic and stress about everything. Maybe I was just shielded by it because I was an intern.

I know for me to have B4 as a good jumping point, I have to stay there for 3-4 years but jfc I can’t imagine what it’s going be next year when I have a year under my belt and doing more. I have a friend who mom works for the IRS who said to me “When you’re sick of them beating the sh*t out of you, give me a call.” I thought it was funny at the time. Now I get it. Hopefully I feel better about everything once busy season ends, but my whole body and brain feel like it’s been hit by a bus

Hi. I'm fortunate enough to have offers from both Deloitte (Discovery) and EY (Launch). Since the compensation is similar and the same location (Cleveland), I wanted to know of any company-culture differences.

For any additional context I am a

• first-year
• attend a BIG10
• went to Deloitte's MADE
• (hopefully) plan on attending DiscoverEY

Thanks!

Hello everyone!

Currently looking at masters program for accounting and landed on UIUC MSA. Has anyone landed a big 4 position with an online masters, or do you think my local state school's master will give me a better chance at landing a big4.

Thank you and any advice is appreciated!

I have 3 years of external audit experience in big 4 from Malaysia and an ACCA member.

Would like to try out overseas if anyone is willing to advise me, abit lost on the salaries and living costs and the potential difficulties about having ACCA instead of CPA in USA.

Anyone can assist and potentially refer me?

Was earning about 75k/year here.

Appreciate the insights and tips and helps!

Thank you in advance!

Struggling in making a decision. Two job offers:

1. EY FSO Audit $90k
2. PWC WMTS Tax $86k

I really have no preference in audit or tax and enjoyed both internships so finding myself super torn. Where will I learn the most? What line will give me the best exit opportunities when the time comes? Benefits? Please provide any insights you can 🙏

Regardless I know I will suffer busy seasons etc so thinking more long term since I have no real plan/ end goal rn

Just wanted to know because I interned in the middle east in IT audit and honestly wasn't knowledgeable enough back then to ask the right questions about what standard they followed for public or private firms.

Hi everyone I got a offer from KPMG (financial services) and EY (360 careers) and would like advice on which internship offer to choose. They are both in audit. Thanks!

I’m aware FS seems to have the worst hours and most work. And that Private Enterprise (KPMG) is pretty chill.

Does anyone know what the better departments are in terms of workload, but also how interesting the work is?

I’m curious about ESG assurance because it seems pretty different.