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Wednesday, 1 October 2008

Assurance/Internal Audit - should I get experience before moving to the UK?

S wrote:

Hi Job Doctor,

I'm an American student and a Senior at University (In the U.S.), obtaining degrees in Finance & Accounting. I want to start my career in the UK with a focus on Assurance/Internal Audit. I have an full-time offer from 3/4 of the Big 4 firms for Assurance/Audit for May 2009, and I will be CPA qualified in September 2009.

Should I be applying to firms directly in the UK for positions right after I graduate (a.k.a should I be applying NOW for contracts/internships in 2009)? Or should I get 1 year of experience in the U.S. in Audit, complete the CPA and then apply/attempt a transfer?

Thanks so much for your advice,

- S

An Associate Director at WH Marks Sattin replied:

Dear S

You clearly sound proactive, switched on and exactly the type of candidate firms would be delighted to get on board. Given your career goal in assurance/audit, there is no better training ground than the Big 4. The markets in the UK are competitive at the moment and you will be in a stronger position as a fully qualified CPA to make the move than you would be now, with more options available to you. Good luck with your exams and please do contact us when you are ready to move.

Best regards

WH Marks Sattin
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hello WHK Doctor,

Like many posts previously, I am an auditor (financial services) at a big 4 (2 years exp) and have almost completed my ACA. I am looking to move into corp fi in the future and was wondering which of the following moves would be most helpful: -

A move to insolvency
A move to a business analyst role
Undertaking a CFA
Undertaking a masters of applied finance.

Cheers,

Ben

2 October 2008 at 13:21

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