Big 4 accounting question??

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<p>I recently was offered an internship for next summer in a top 10 accounting firm, Crowe Horwath. Just a little background, I’m going to be entering my senior year as an accounting major with a 3.7 GPA. The internship I was offered will be in the risk department handling anti-money laundering and anti-fraud related projects. This is exactly where I would like to be although; I also have an interest in audit. My question is should I still try to pursue getting into a big 4 accounting firm? I still have a whole year to try and recruit with the big 4 and I have already built some great relationships with the recruiters my junior year. The reason I got this internship a year in advance was because I was selected to participate in Crowe’s summer Leadership Program and was offered an internship soon after I arrived home from the Conference. I really enjoyed the conference and liked the people and would not mind working for the firm. They have offices all over and have a strong international network as well. However, I don’t know if I would be missing out on any opportunities by not trying to get a big 4 internship with so much time left to recruit. </p>

<p>Also if I do recruit and end up getting a big 4 internship and decide I want it. How would I go about declining my offer with the firm I accepted with already?</p>

<p>Some insight would be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>Stop looking.</p>

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<p>I agree with geo, if you like that field I’d stay with it.</p>

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<p>If i could get the same position at a big 4 should i take it?</p>

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<p>Stay with Crowe Horvath. They invited you to the Leadership Conference for a reason. They see you as a leader. Furthermore, you enjoyed the conference and liked the people. There is no reason that you can’t move to a Big 4 firm after the internship.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the added info!!</p>

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<p>You’re welcome and good luck. It sounds like a really cool opportunity.</p>

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<p>I know a couple of people who had job offers at one of the second tiers (Mayer and BDO) and actually accepted their offers before they landed an offer from PwC and EY, respectively. They were straight up with the recruiters at Mayer/BDO and the companies weren’t even ****ed about it at all that they chose to pursue a Big 4. That’s a fine line you’d potentially tiptoe but these recruiters understand the mindset of many students going into public accounting</p>

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<p>Are a big 4 employee? And do you recommend still trying to go for a Big 4 opportunity if I can?</p>

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<p>I’m a Big 4 employee and I’ve seen people go from second tiers to Big 4. It’s not really that uncommon.</p>

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<p>If you don’t mind me asking, what side of accounting are you in audit, tax, or risk etc.? And how have you liked your experience so far in Big 4 accounting. If I had an opportunity to go Big 4 should I take it? I’m interested in risk and auditing but the only thing holding me back to fully committing to risk is the fact that idk if the exit opps are as good as an auditing background. Of coarse, this only would be my concern if I decided to leave public accounting. However, I wouldn’t mind staying if I liked it but ill never know until I start.</p>

<p>Any advice would be greatly appreciated.</p>