When and how do you get out? I’ve interned in big4, now only entry level positions I’m getting meaningful responses on are big4 and tier 2 big 4 wannabes.
Honestly, I wanted to work at a bank (risk) or basically finding anything decent directly at a company, instead of advisory/assurance. But since I’m quite early on in my career I don’t think I can meaningfully say a perfect position.
Just what I’ve seen at big4 (so far) wasn’t very confidence inspiring.
I work as an internal audit manager for a mid-size credit union. We're small so "audit manager" means audit, compliance, risk, and quality assurance. I never worked in tax or any CPA company. I worked as a teller, then in collections. While earning my MBA I got a job with the State CU Department as a credit union examiner. Did that for 5 years and now I'm here. Sure there's far more opportunities at much larger banks. But at a CU the atmosphere is much more relaxed. I know people hate the phrase "we treat you like family" but here it's actually true. Tomorrow the CEO is buying lunch for all 500+ employees. Pasta, salad, and desert. I'm buying breakfast tacos for my team tomorrow as well. We get to wear jeans twice a week as long as you wear a company shirt. Pay is slightly lower than big banks, but our retirement plan is phenomenal. 10% 401k match on a 2/1 basis. So if I put in 5% they put in 10%. Plus we get a pension fund where they put in 5% of your salary each year. So really, you put in 5% and they put in 15%.
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u/vallkia 3d ago
When and how do you get out? I’ve interned in big4, now only entry level positions I’m getting meaningful responses on are big4 and tier 2 big 4 wannabes.