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Hi everyone,
I got an internship offer for PwC in Audit but I also received an offer for Barclays in Risk. The PwC offer is outside of London but Risk is in London. What do you guys think? I'm worried that in Risk I wouldn't be able to get much career progression while in Audit I'm under the impression that although the salary is low for a while, you have a broader range of exit opportunities afterwards. Do any of you guys have any advice?
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I got an internship offer for PwC in Audit but I also received an offer for Barclays in Risk. The PwC offer is outside of London but Risk is in London. What do you guys think? I'm worried that in Risk I wouldn't be able to get much career progression while in Audit I'm under the impression that although the salary is low for a while, you have a broader range of exit opportunities afterwards. Do any of you guys have any advice?
Not sure where to put this post so I'm leaving it in Finance and accountancy for now
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(Original post by MrStealYoGrill)
Hi everyone,
I got an internship offer for PwC in Audit but I also received an offer for Barclays in Risk. The PwC offer is outside of London but Risk is in London. What do you guys think? I'm worried that in Risk I wouldn't be able to get much career progression while in Audit I'm under the impression that although the salary is low for a while, you have a broader range of exit opportunities afterwards. Do any of you guys have any advice?
Not sure where to put this post so I'm leaving it in Finance and accountancy for now
Thanks!
Hi everyone,
I got an internship offer for PwC in Audit but I also received an offer for Barclays in Risk. The PwC offer is outside of London but Risk is in London. What do you guys think? I'm worried that in Risk I wouldn't be able to get much career progression while in Audit I'm under the impression that although the salary is low for a while, you have a broader range of exit opportunities afterwards. Do any of you guys have any advice?
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(Original post by MrStealYoGrill)
Hi everyone,
I got an internship offer for PwC in Audit but I also received an offer for Barclays in Risk. The PwC offer is outside of London but Risk is in London. What do you guys think? I'm worried that in Risk I wouldn't be able to get much career progression while in Audit I'm under the impression that although the salary is low for a while, you have a broader range of exit opportunities afterwards. Do any of you guys have any advice?
Not sure where to put this post so I'm leaving it in Finance and accountancy for now
Thanks!
Hi everyone,
I got an internship offer for PwC in Audit but I also received an offer for Barclays in Risk. The PwC offer is outside of London but Risk is in London. What do you guys think? I'm worried that in Risk I wouldn't be able to get much career progression while in Audit I'm under the impression that although the salary is low for a while, you have a broader range of exit opportunities afterwards. Do any of you guys have any advice?
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I agree depends what type of risk, I have also heard risk can be difficult to get out of // Audit salary’s in London aren’t exactly low at big 4 just not as high as consulting but way off banking.
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What sort of risk? Credit? Market? Ops? AML? That will be a key determinant in all honesty. Also if you enjoy risk, then do risk. Otherwise have a long hard think about where you want to be in five years (personally and professionally) and work back from there.
What sort of risk? Credit? Market? Ops? AML? That will be a key determinant in all honesty. Also if you enjoy risk, then do risk. Otherwise have a long hard think about where you want to be in five years (personally and professionally) and work back from there.
Yeah, I think I need to think long and hard about it. Big 4 audit is known for its grueling work hours and low pay. Considering my offer for pwc is in a regional office, the salary for interns is pro rata 18k and for graduates its like 22k and up to 28k by the end of 3 years whereas for Barclays its in London so starting salary is 35k for graduates. Thank you for your advice!
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(Original post by MrStealYoGrill)
I'm not sure honestly, since it is an internship it isn't necessarily focused. However I am leaning towards credit or ops (assuming I actually go for the offer.)
Yeah, I think I need to think long and hard about it. Big 4 audit is known for its grueling work hours and low pay. Considering my offer for pwc is in a regional office, the salary for interns is pro rata 18k and for graduates its like 22k and up to 28k by the end of 3 years whereas for Barclays its in London so starting salary is 35k for graduates. Thank you for your advice!
I'm not sure honestly, since it is an internship it isn't necessarily focused. However I am leaning towards credit or ops (assuming I actually go for the offer.)
Yeah, I think I need to think long and hard about it. Big 4 audit is known for its grueling work hours and low pay. Considering my offer for pwc is in a regional office, the salary for interns is pro rata 18k and for graduates its like 22k and up to 28k by the end of 3 years whereas for Barclays its in London so starting salary is 35k for graduates. Thank you for your advice!
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(Original post by natninja)
So £22k in regions Vs £35k in London work out much closer than you think after rent and tax (the £35k will still be a bit more). The thing with risk is it does pigeon hole you a bit. Credit Risk and Market Risk are quite interesting but can be very quantitative - ops risk is personally avoid at all costs... As an ex-auditor in somewhat biased but feel that audit does give a really solid ground (and you can potentially move to risk late, most B4 have risk advisory practices and it's an easy move to that). Hours outside London tend not to be that bad to be honest, especially if not in an FS or listed company team.
So £22k in regions Vs £35k in London work out much closer than you think after rent and tax (the £35k will still be a bit more). The thing with risk is it does pigeon hole you a bit. Credit Risk and Market Risk are quite interesting but can be very quantitative - ops risk is personally avoid at all costs... As an ex-auditor in somewhat biased but feel that audit does give a really solid ground (and you can potentially move to risk late, most B4 have risk advisory practices and it's an easy move to that). Hours outside London tend not to be that bad to be honest, especially if not in an FS or listed company team.
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(Original post by MrStealYoGrill)
Thanks for your insight! I did a lot more research and yeah I agree that audit is a better foundation. Out of curiosity, you mentioned you were an ex-audtiro, can I ask what you're doing now and what kind of salary range you're at? If I do go into audit and get my ACA qualification, would you say there are decent opportunities to work abroad? Such as maybe moving internally at pwc or another big 4 or something else.
Thank you!
Thanks for your insight! I did a lot more research and yeah I agree that audit is a better foundation. Out of curiosity, you mentioned you were an ex-audtiro, can I ask what you're doing now and what kind of salary range you're at? If I do go into audit and get my ACA qualification, would you say there are decent opportunities to work abroad? Such as maybe moving internally at pwc or another big 4 or something else.
Thank you!
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