The department is called Risk and Business Solutions (RABS). But RABS is broken down into 3 totally different units. Business Advisory Services (BAS) provides consulting services to our clients for engagements such as project management. Business Risk Services (BRS) mainly provides internal audit services to our clients. Technology and Security Risk Services (TSRS) does IT consulting and IT audit. Which unit are you placed in? PM me if anything.

KPMG and Deloitte more seasoned old men, EY and PwC more young braggarts. U decide.

A lot of so-called young hotshots are recruited into PwC, and they have never failed to give me and my colleagues headaches and frustrations every year during audit. Why? All because of their incapacity and lack of homework done before they come over for the audit. And most of my (freshie) friends (whom I don't regard too highly) in Big 4 are either in PwC or E&Y.

Deloitte is well-known to be the more 'conservative', more 'technical', less 'adventurous' among the Big 4 firms, and to me, that is good. We don't wanna work in a firm where fresh young 'uns run the show, do we?

Well, I really don't know which unit your friend is in; but i don't know what is it about the department that "sucks". If you could be a bit more specific about what's wrong with the department, I'd be more than happy to help clarify some issues. No matter where you work, there will be problems and issues. So I would sincerely like to know where what is it about the department that doesn't suit your friend.

i feel kevinleng has been very just and objective with his reply to the rest here. however i would like to further add into his point. I agree there's not much difference between PwC, EY, KPMG and DKC in terms of audit. As such, it becomes rather tougher to choose which of these group should one join if given offers. However, I do feel we should take into rather smaller and personal factors while making such decision. The factors i am referring are such as, which firm is situated nearer to your hse, which firm has got better car park space infact. Basically which firm provides most convenience to yourself. I know ppl may laugh at my suggestion and said, "Dude, auditors go out of their office wan la".

My answer is, "so you dont go back to ur office at all wan la throughout your attachment with them?"

u'd be surprise the addion amount of petrol bill, tol charges, parking rates you may have to incurred as a result of choosing the wrong firm to work at. I know these figures may be relatively small, but i base my reason to the scenario of a junior/fresh grad coming into the accounting world. already you'd have to work 10-14 hrs a day, the last thing u really need is to drive further and back from office to home and bear more expenses in the midst.

Cheers 

Lol... definitely longer than Sweetcat, Bank, Ceejay & drkmessenger put together  (lol sound like old foggy). Anyway, I'm not that secretive, after all, I'm one of few people to actually use their name as their Lowyat ID.

Plan to do my best to use forums to help correct some wrong perceptions of D.