[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.

Almost always from my phone... please excuse my typos!

All 4 passed - 2016

CA CPA

[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.

Almost always from my phone... please excuse my typos!

All 4 passed - 2016

CA CPA

[Yaz88]

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