Not that it really matters, but just thought of adding this. I don't know where you got your info from, but i'm pretty sure there IS senior in the Big4 advisory, definitely not just associate and assistant manager. Seniors are usually called Consultant for your info.
Big4's pay are fairly standard across the departments, with sometimes advisory getting probably 1-200 bucks more than their assurance counterpart. If you are coming from assurance background and applying to big4 associate or senior associate position in advisory, you should already have a fair idea the range of the salary based on the position you are hiring to. Otherwise, it just simply show you never do your research much, big4's salary range below managers are quite an open secret.

Any one has worked at a big four as an  associate at the age of 29 while pursuing ICAEW qualification?

I'm not the how many rank does a Senior Associate have in EY, Anyone here can share the salary range of a first level Senior Associate in EY?

Hi, I am in the confusion in choosing which company to start my career path. I got both offer from PwC and EY. Any advice in term of employee benefit, friendliness, working environment and etc.... Thank you.

Hi,

I am currently in a dilemma and would really appreciate it if I could get some advice. A few weeks back I applied to PwC and EY for auditing, and PwC told me that they are only hiring for December which is why the assessment took place only recently. At the same time EY already called me for an interview and gave me a job offer really quickly. Because I did not know whether I could get into PwC, I accepted EY's job offer first. Now however, I have managed to get into the last stage of interview with PwC and might very well be getting a job offer from them too. However, I am starting work at EY next week.

Should I just stay in EY and don't go to the interview? Or should I go over to PwC if given the chance? I feel bad leaving EY just after working a few weeks there. Will I get blacklisted or something from them if I would want to work there again in the future?

Also, what are the differences between working at PwC and EY? Any pros and cons? I have heard that PwC is no.1 in Malaysia and is a lot harder to get in which is why I it was my first choice of firm to work at in the first place. How much do PwC pay fresh graduates by the way? EY is currently paying RM2950.

Thank you!

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I do prefer PwC over EY but only for the 'name' because it seems to be more prestigious to get into PwC rather than EY from what I've heard from people. I was wondering how true is this. Also, another thing I've heard is that EY's culture is very friendly and PwC's can be a little snobbish. Well, I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm trying to find out whats the difference between working for these two firms. 

Client wise , in Malaysia . the rank will be like this :

Delloite < KPMG < EY < PWC .

correct me if im wrong.

I dunno which firm you are going to work for but I have a feeling it might be EY. Irrelevant anyways.

I do not know what you should expect specifically but I suspect you will be helping in some of the Programme Management Office (PMO) work. Essentially, it is a helping big clients to monitor their strategy / change implementation work by keeping track of meetings that needs to be conducted, follow up with process owners.. etc. It can be administrative but the upside is you will see how strategy work is being implemented at the ground level. As a junior, your role is to.. well, take minutes of meetings, call-up process owners or send them emails, and help drafting reports for periodical meetings. Keep an open mind about these menial work as it can be an avenue to see the process.

If you are lucky, you may get to help out in jobs that helps clients to develop strategic roadmap - i.e., helping clients to identify what they should be doing in 5 years time. As a junior, again, you are pretty much doing menial stuffs that includes helping to create presentation slides, conduct researches on the internet and at best, interviewing key stakeholders in the company to obtain their view. The senior member of the team usually are the ones who will provide the ideas for the presentation slides.

During downtimes, you will be requested to help out in drafting proposals - again, creating slides / presentation decks to sell services to potential clients. Again, as junior, you will take instructions from senior people in the team to amend the slides, conduct researches, and running around getting CVs from different people in the company. etc.

This is just a glimpse of the typical consulting work I have seen and it can be more than that.

Hope that helps, and please have fun with it!

I am looking for an opportunity to join Advisory firm too EY passed my resume for higher ups to check after the phone interview and now i am waiting for the result. I rejected PWC (i regretted that decision until now) because i have accepted a job in a small firm which ended up ditching me unprofessionally. KPMG and Delloite advisory no open position so didnt apply

hello, do big4 consider fresh graduate for advisory department?
or taking CFA exam while doing auditor in big4 then request for a transfer from audit depart to advisory(corporate finance)?
- does it weird for a auditor to take CFA but not ACCA ?
thanks for enlighten me..

Will Big 4 employ foreigner and provide visa to them? because my gf is from china and now studying degree in accounting and finance at Malaysia.

Anyone got tips on the big 4 advisory/ strategy arms in Malaysia? Do they take fresh grads?