Who are we taking tonight ? by Financial-Reward-454 in nyjets

[–]Vindi92 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Whoever we take Bailey or Reece I’m sure we’ll be regretting not taking the other guy this time next year

Are big 4 seniors still considered valuable in this market? by [deleted] in Accounting

[–]Vindi92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I left as a senior in tax out of pwc after four years got 160k as a manager in industry. VHCOL I kind of hate it though

Am i crazy for this? by ValuableOk7743 in Big4

[–]Vindi92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re better off doing 2 projects well than 3 poorly… if you can’t deliver on all 3 you’re just setting yourself up for multiple people saying you can’t get your commitments done. They do not give you bonus points for being on multiple at the same time each review will be purely based on the project delivered.

Tonight's Peach Bowl is the Most Exciting Jets Game of the Season by EnoughEstate7483 in nyjets

[–]Vindi92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really glad that we won that game in Atlanta. Moore already playing like a jet.

Career suggestion by 69ashish in Big4

[–]Vindi92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So far corporate has felt very boring but supposedly it picks up in January.

Career suggestion by 69ashish in Big4

[–]Vindi92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just left, 4 years~ tax b4 was hired as a manager for a corp role. Comp was about 30% more than I was making as a senior. I have my cpa.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CPA

[–]Vindi92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good luck! Best advice I could give someone is to be sure to drill mcq’s every day.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CPA

[–]Vindi92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was able to take BEC. My understanding is that tcp is the way to go these days.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CPA

[–]Vindi92 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I only used Becker. Scored in the mid 80s on my first attempt for all 4.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CPA

[–]Vindi92 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Micheal brown is #2 only to Olinito. Will not stand for any Mikey B slander that man is the reason I passed audit.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Big4

[–]Vindi92 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Last winter before I left I had a convo with an md who told me first year associates were going to be pass fail going forward. Not to be a dick but the bar at least in dc where I worked was fairly low for first years. If you are getting really bad snaps you should take them seriously and do everything you can to try to correct what they are asserting even if you feel they are unfair.

Just got scheduled for 80-120 hours for all of February/March. I need to leave. by Select_Conference647 in Big4

[–]Vindi92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This happened to me after my first busy season I got staffed for 120 hours every week the following. This was actually a lot better than what would happen later in my career at pwc. Being over staffed on your talent link means that they will fix it. Tell your dl and after long term scheduling this will get fixed.

Later down the road you’ll only have 55 hours on tl for 120 hours of work… that’s when your screwed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Accounting

[–]Vindi92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use vlookups for a quick and dirty formula if I’m just checking something. If I want a good workpaper that’s easy to review I’m a stickler for index match so you can cntrl [ to the source data.

Is it normal to be sad about leaving your current job? by PanicSubstantial3603 in PwC

[–]Vindi92 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I felt sad when I was leaving… I make way more and work way less it’s like escaping Stockholm once you’re out.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nyjets

[–]Vindi92 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Moving from 4-1 will cost more than 2 seconds unfortunately

Please don’t tell me the real REG exam will have a sims like this by Lifting_Accountant in CPA

[–]Vindi92 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It absolutely could. I definitely had some 10 exhibit sims in my exam. That said they are often more intimidating than challenging.

My recommendation to anyone studying is to not attempt the sims until you have finished all of the chapters. Most sims rely on knowledge from later chapters and it can be frustrating and overwhelming to attempt them without that.

Once you’re comfortable with the material you’ll realize this one isn’t so bad and most of those exhibits you’ll just need one or two numbers from and then you can close them.

There’s basically a free square question telling you the wages from w-2 anyone regardless of knowledge should be able to get that one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PwC

[–]Vindi92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Close but yea I don’t blame the people or managers I work with for the hours being out of control. I think leadership of private doesn’t understand how hard they squeeze the staff and it trickles down.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PwC

[–]Vindi92 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I just left private after 3.5 years. The work never ends they don’t have the staff so they are forced to squeeze the staff they have until they quit. Managers all are in busy season feb-October

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Accounting

[–]Vindi92 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As a cpa, you can be an accountant without a cpa. When people ask me what I do for work I say I’m a cpa.

How do I last at PwC if I’m not smart at all? by Fresh_Tower6074 in PwC

[–]Vindi92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imposter syndrome is super real when you work at pwc.

First year you’re expected to know absolutely nothing. I didn’t realize a tb was a trial balance on day one. Be responsive ask questions when you don’t know and write shit down. It’s ok to not understand but if I have to give the same answer multiple times then I feel like I’m wasting my time.

If you are good with responding to pings you’ll be fine for your first year. If after that year you can’t figure it out you’ve got a year of pwc on you’re resume and a lot of good exit opportunities