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Transaction Services, M&A, Deal Advisory

Community for those in the Transaction Services line of service and those seeking Q&A’s

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  1. Manager

    To all you managers out there…how many hours are you working per week? I am dying lol. Most likely bc I have a 1 yr old and I am mommy, a tiny bit different from being daddy lol. Any advice on how you...

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  2. Senior Associate

    I am starting to think that its just not worth it to bust your butt in fdd for b4 and other larger firms like GT RSM. It looks like most of the firms just had layoff including my firm which were NOT b...

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  3. works at EY

    is there any remote FDD firms that aren’t too crazy hours wise compared to big 4?

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  4. Associate

    Incoming Associate starting this fall. Would love to hear perspectives from anyone, but especially M+, is AI going to obliterate FDD? Should everyone at the lower levels be genuinely scared? Sorry jus...

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  5. Audit Associate
    First time poster

    I got an offer to move to CBIZ tas. Doing B4 audit since October 2024 and going to be promoted to senior in 2 months so will have to leave right before senior promo? Should I hit my 2 year mark and tr...

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  6. works at EY

    Has anyone else been deeply unsettled with all these AI advancements esp in our field (FDD)? Thinking about it day and night sort of? It's impact on pricing our work and by extension, it's impact on o...

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  7. Associate

    Anyone willing to share their personal data points for Manager or Director total comp at A&M?

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  8. works at PwC

    What are big 4, CPA, M&A tax senior associates making? If possible PwC Tier 3 city. Thanks!

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  9. Consultant

    How’s the WLB at EY Parthenon, both the FDD and deal analytics teams?

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  10. works at PwC

    Does anyone feel sandwiched between unrealistic expectations from leadership on what AI is capable of and the day-to-day realities? I get AI can put together somewhat decent output in a short time fra...

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  11. works at PwC

    Is FTI a lot more chill for RX compared to A&M? What hours are C/SC/D pulling yearlong?

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  12. Audit Associate

    I am a senior audit associate looking to transition to TAS/FDD. I have worked on a post acquisition audit. Should I also include consolidation engagements on my resume?

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  13. works at Alvarez & Marsal

    For those of you at a firm that was invested in by private equity. Any noticeable changes in your day-to-day, compensation, strategic direction, etc.?

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  14. Senior Manager
    First time poster

    Does your firm give you Claude for excel?

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  15. Senior Associate

    PwC - when are CRT and promotion decisions final? Do RL’s know right now who is getting promoted?

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  16. works at EY

    Does anyone have any insights on MCG capital advisory? Heard its filled with a lot of ex-A&M folks? Looking for insights into culture and (ofc) pay.

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  17. works at PwC

    Kind of a follow up to the previous post. How long do you think we have at Big 4 FDD before 30%+ of headcount will be gone?

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  18. Manager

    How is A&M CTG doing overall? Given it’s been a few years since the group started, how has the feedback been?

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  19. Senior Associate

    Are there similar paying jobs as fdd that are not client facing? Feel like im worming till late every day at this point and not being able to disconnect after hours/FTO is the biggest let down of this...

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  20. Manager

    For sell side, do you typically include customer deposits and unclaimed funds in NWC? Or would they be in net debt?

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