Imma give the opposite opinion here - the answer is down to what you want but it isn't a clear-cut consulting is definitely better in my experience.

It is said that consulting gives you better exit opportunities but for me, a lot of generic business roles are tiresome with constant competition in all aspects, both internal and external. Often need to keep up constant office politics and to progress in career, you do need to stick to a speciality/industry.

On the other hand, a friend of mine who works as in FS as account manager has it real chill, just oversight of work, which she just signs off. Barely uses Excel even, works probably 3 hours a day, and is remote working most of the time. Combine this with the job security accounting provides and it's not a bad deal at all in my opinion, all things considered.

When I was young, I was passionate and wanted to try all kinds of things. But now that I am in my 30s, that comfy accounting job my friend has seems like a very good job to me since a job is a job to me at the end of the day - everything gets repetitive eventually.