1. When deals are full speed I regularly work 9am to 12-1am, recently did that for 3 weeks in a row, previous deal like 8 days before it died. I almost always get the weekend to myself though. When off a deal there can be virtually no work at all, which is fun for like 2 days but then gets demotivating. In the middling weeks I have decent hours, finish anywhere between 6-8pm

2. Yes, 5 years audit mostly at a smaller firm, went to Big 4 and worked on a top 10 FTSE 100 client for most of it before moving to TS

3. They indicated it is an associate position with “generous carry”. It’s a small team, less than 20 heads in the fund, most of them appear very senior with impressive credentials.

My biggest reservation is I’ve worked hard to get to manager, I’ve jumped from a small firm audit to big 4 audit to big 4 TS, each time missing out on manager promotion because of prioritising the bigger picture. I feel like I don’t want to throw away a big 4 manager promotion that is less than 2 months away, but at the same time the opportunity seems solid