What to do with my degree...
Hello All,
I am currently a student in the MAcc program at a Big Ten School. I am also going to receive my BS in Finance. I already know that I have a job offer from PwC at my disposal if I so wish to pursue a career in the Big 4 post graduation. However my only gripe is that I feel that working at a Big 4 firm might be settling. I consistently see the phrase "work like a banker, get paid like an accountant". Being from a non-target school I understand that going into IB is a long shot, but what other exciting and rewarding career paths are open to me with my credentials? Or should I just stick with PwC and go from there? Also I have a high GPA for what its worth.
There are a lot of posts about Audit -> TAS -> IBD or Audit -> TAS -> MBA -> IBD
If you're a junior, you still have a lot of time to network and try to secure an IBD offer for FT. If it is your senior year, just go with Big 4 and work from there.
Accountant at Big 4 in a major city here. I worked 45-60 hour workweeks (depending on the client) at worst during busy season (Jan/Feb/March), and will most likely work 40 hour workweeks, if that, during the summer (May-Sept). Other months are somewhere in the middle. Nowhere near the hours bankers work, and unlike bankers, my hours are predictable and seasonal.
The perks of accounting at a Big 4 is you have about as much job security as you can have in a job. You get paid a decent dollar, and the off season gives you time to travel/pursue your interests. People that work in accounting are fantastic, and you get to work with various clients and get a wide breadth of exposure to an industry.
Some of us are willing to work 80 hours a week with little/no time for anything else for a bigger paycheck, while others are willing to take a pay cut for the ability to do other things in life.
Good lord, I never hear that from Big 4 folks. What city are you in
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