Facts About Working For the Big 4 Accountancy Firms
Posted on December 10, 2010 | No Comments
Peter Fisher asked:
The Big 4 are the four largest international accountancy and professional services firms, which handle the vast majority of audits for publicly traded companies as well as many private companies, creating an oligopoly over the auditing industry. The Big Four firms are shown below, with their latest publicly available data of revenues and number of employees for fiscal year 2008:
PricewaterhouseCoopers $28.2bn 155,693 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu $27.4bn 165,000 Ernst & Young $24.5bn 135,000 KPMG $22.7bn 137,000
If you have recently qualified as an ACA, you are probably looking for the chance to take control of your career and develop your skills. BusinessWeek just released its 2009 rankings of its much-anticipated “2009 Best Places To Launch A Career” list and for a second year, Big Four firms completely dominate the list, capturing the top four spots in the rankings. This year, only 69 companies made the list compared to 119 in 2008 due to more stringent criteria, making the 2009 list “both more exclusive and more competitive.” Thus, this year, there was more relative competition to make the list and this year’s rankings are at least 40% tougher than the previous year.
If so, the Big 4 accountancy firms are currently recruiting and may provide the perfect role for you. Vacancies are usually available at home and overseas in the following:
Audit & Assurance Taxation Corporate Recovery Corporate Finance Forensic Accounting & Fraud Investigations Temping/Contract Opportunities
Who could apply for a position with the Big 4 firms?
Recently qualified ACAs from small, medium and large accountancy firms. Where specific UK qualifications are required they will take into account overseas equivalents.
Working For The Big 4
Working for a leading practice firm can offer high level responsibility on some of the world’s largest companies, diverse experience and a fast track to success (whether in or out of the profession). Accountants can offer help in planning corporate strategy and addressing key issues such as preparing business plans for funding purposes, recruitment, negotiations with the Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise, advice on mergers and acquisitions, succession planning and assessing the likely implications for business profitability of opening new operations in new markets.
If you are serious about your career and want to land a job with the Big 4, you need an edge. You need to understand when and how you are being judged and the exact things that you can do and say to fly through the hiring process and avoid the pitfalls!
The Big Four public accounting firms (PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Ernst & Young, Deloitte Touche Tohmasu) are the best in the industry and a launching pad for an amazing career.
I joined KPMG in my early career and spent a number of years building up a career consulting practice within the KPMG Management Consulting part of the firm. Working with a big 4 firm like KPMG (KPMG Peat Marwick in those days) is an incredible experience and one I would recommend to anyone who wants to develop their career.
Kansieo.com
The Big 4 are the four largest international accountancy and professional services firms, which handle the vast majority of audits for publicly traded companies as well as many private companies, creating an oligopoly over the auditing industry. The Big Four firms are shown below, with their latest publicly available data of revenues and number of employees for fiscal year 2008:
PricewaterhouseCoopers $28.2bn 155,693 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu $27.4bn 165,000 Ernst & Young $24.5bn 135,000 KPMG $22.7bn 137,000
If you have recently qualified as an ACA, you are probably looking for the chance to take control of your career and develop your skills. BusinessWeek just released its 2009 rankings of its much-anticipated “2009 Best Places To Launch A Career” list and for a second year, Big Four firms completely dominate the list, capturing the top four spots in the rankings. This year, only 69 companies made the list compared to 119 in 2008 due to more stringent criteria, making the 2009 list “both more exclusive and more competitive.” Thus, this year, there was more relative competition to make the list and this year’s rankings are at least 40% tougher than the previous year.
If so, the Big 4 accountancy firms are currently recruiting and may provide the perfect role for you. Vacancies are usually available at home and overseas in the following:
Audit & Assurance Taxation Corporate Recovery Corporate Finance Forensic Accounting & Fraud Investigations Temping/Contract Opportunities
Who could apply for a position with the Big 4 firms?
Recently qualified ACAs from small, medium and large accountancy firms. Where specific UK qualifications are required they will take into account overseas equivalents.
Working For The Big 4
Working for a leading practice firm can offer high level responsibility on some of the world’s largest companies, diverse experience and a fast track to success (whether in or out of the profession). Accountants can offer help in planning corporate strategy and addressing key issues such as preparing business plans for funding purposes, recruitment, negotiations with the Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise, advice on mergers and acquisitions, succession planning and assessing the likely implications for business profitability of opening new operations in new markets.
If you are serious about your career and want to land a job with the Big 4, you need an edge. You need to understand when and how you are being judged and the exact things that you can do and say to fly through the hiring process and avoid the pitfalls!
The Big Four public accounting firms (PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Ernst & Young, Deloitte Touche Tohmasu) are the best in the industry and a launching pad for an amazing career.
I joined KPMG in my early career and spent a number of years building up a career consulting practice within the KPMG Management Consulting part of the firm. Working with a big 4 firm like KPMG (KPMG Peat Marwick in those days) is an incredible experience and one I would recommend to anyone who wants to develop their career.
Kansieo.com