[Yaz88]

Hi all,

So I am three months ahead right now before I can start working, and looking for advice.

Little Background:

Bachelor in Accounting > Audit at PwC (Middle East Office) 1.5 Years> Master in Accounting with a valuation Concentration.

At the beginning of my masters, PwC visited my campus and found out that I used to work for PwC Middle east, so they took my info and all and I got contacted by a hiring manager… She asked for me to contact her three months if I was interested in going back to work for them and I said yes and all….

Now, I really don’t want to come back to audit and looking for opportunities in the advisory department (Not keen either in big 4 anymore) I can do any National CPA firm..

Now, do you think I have a shot if I ask to work in TS or Corporate finance department in the US Office? I don’t see myself in audit anymore and I think if I go back to I will be pigeonholed because why do you come back to the same job after the Masters Break…

I have a very valid reason why I left after 1.5 years in audit and that’s because I had a full scholarship offer that I had to take at the time otherwise I would have forfeited the offer so I decided to do my masters…

Anyways, my question is shall I try to ask to be in a different department in PwC? Do you think I have a shot even? or leave PwC as a back up plan if no firm gives me an offer that I want? and from your experiences, what firms will be interested in a candidate with just 1.5 years of audit? My interest is going into TS,Corporate finance, or Valuation….

Thanks all for reading and looking forward for your advice.

[MaLoTu]

I personally think you should take the opportunity in audit and then try to make a move into advisory after (most likely with another firm). I do not believe audit will pigeonhole you, but I do see your point as advisory and audit are not really in the same realm.

[Yaz88]

@ MaLo Tu, I appreciate your feedback, but if I eventually want to make the move, why do you think I shouldn't make the move now? to another firm? Do you think 1.5 years isn't enough to make the move to advisory?

[MaLoTu]

I guess what I was saying more than anything was that I would hate to let a good opportunity go to waste. Also, US auditing experience may give you an upper hand.

However, I am not saying don't apply for advisory roles. I am not sure the chances of getting an advisory role. The only way to find out is to start applying and see what comes to fruitition.

I mentioned that moving to advisory from auditing is probably easier if you switch firms. I knew someone at pwc who made the switch within pwc and it took him over a year to find a path in. The auditing team didn't want to let him go and there were some political type stuff that made it difficult.

[Yaz88]

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