The ULTIMATE BIG 4 Exit Opportunities Guide 2021 (£60k+) | (PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, EY)

The ULTIMATE BIG 4 Exit Opportunities Guide 2021 (£60k+) | (PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, EY)

In September 2017, I joined the BIG 4 graduate programme in London excited to start my BIG 4 career. Just under four years later, 70% of my intake (including myself) had left the BIG 4 for higher earning exit opportunities.

This video summaries those exit opportunities outlining the roles, hours, salaries and a list of recommended recruiters based on a combination of my own experience and that of my friends who have left the BIG 4, along with insider knowledge from recruiters 🤐

So, if you're interested in learning more about a post BIG 4 career in investment banking, consulting, corporate finance, or industry accounting, this video is for you!

00:00 Introduction
01:25 Setting the scene
02:41 Exit Opp #1: Consulting
04:49 Exit Opp #2: Internal Transfers
06:49 Exit Opp #3: Investment Banking
08:43 Exit Opp #4: Corporate Finance
10:27 Exit Opp #5: FTSE 100 / FTSE 250 Accountant
11:48 When should you leave the BIG 4?
13:51 Hints & Tips
16:47 Conclusion
17:11 Relax

[awediomusic]

In regards to it being difficult to move directly from Big 4 Audit into Investment Banking or MBB consulting, I suppose a better option could be to leverage your position within the Big 4 to transfer internally for a few years into Corporate Finance or a certain avenue of Consulting after qualification and build a network and gain some experience. After a few years of this, and enjoying the benefits of Big 4 managerial status, you'd likely be in a far better position to make a leap across to larger, more specialist firms in the areas you're interested in.

[petrolpoodle]

Sage advice as ever, the speed this channel is blowing up is unreal. Looking forward to whatever the hell you pull out a year from now!

[evevobom]

For those of us looking to leave the BIG 4 this is great content, thank you so much!

[martamontreal]

I recently joined big 4 in Canada not thinking about the leave. The grow, learning opportunity and health benefits are good here but maybe in the future I'll go back to Europe or Poland and this can definitely top up my resume. Thank you for this content

[markscotty]

Big fan of the channel - thank you for this video! Looking forward to seeing what else is coming.

[tsolotsosane]

There's one exit opportunity you forgot to mention, and that is academia. I know most people in my country South Africa that have existed auditing for lecturing.

[richardmarkust]

Great video, extremely useful combined with the Google document! Videos are getting better each time

[jimgold]

Amazing value James, thanks for this.

[williamsantos]

I really enjoy your videos man! Im gonna share it with my friends :)

[sonnguyenthanh]

Thank you. Really helpful, i am a fresh audit associate in PwC. Love your advice, appreciate!

[wilderthought]

Great I'd love to have such opportunities the way you have explained it is very much helpful in making my decision

[stonefree]

Hi James, thank you for your great video.

[trttvchannel]

Really useful video, thank you so much👍

[congyiwang]

Thanks James! I really like your channel and the great content! Still waiting for the advice for ibd exit route...

[DivingDeveloper]

I still know people who haven’t left the big 4 even twenty years after graduating! :)

[rifdhyrumaiz]

Where has this video been all this Feel like I found a treasure😍

[annesubaby]

Great video. Do you recommend going into big 4 operational consulting from investment banking or is that a step back

[patrickfonseca]

What's your thoughts about tax area? Great video!!

[KioskOrnob]

Hello - Thank you for the valuable info sharing - great video!! the link to the Big 4 exit opportunity cheat sheet doesn't work though?

[danielsquires]

Please do the how to get into investment banking video