Hi friends! Need some advice on going into Big 4 Deals Advisory, FP&A or Consultancy. Would appreciate any advice or perhaps a career guidance.

Context: Big 4 audit associate for ~1y Finance & Marketing degree, currently pursuing CFA Prior internship experience in Asset management, Tech, Business Planning & Operations.

Similar to many audit associate/seniors, I don’t have much interest in audit in a long run and merely a stepping stone. It is interesting at the start and was able to learn a lot, but even so, I always wanted to pivot out. Was considering multiple roles, such as FP&A, Deals Advisory or consultancy. I have seen many associates/seniors who have managed to pivot into these fields even for associates who have only been in audit for 6 months. Was wondering how they are able to do it, as I was searching for other Big 4s & SMEs for these roles, I don’t quite happen to meet the requirements. However, I managed to get some interviews in Deals from a Big4 & some SMEs for FP&A analyst.

If anyone could share their experience on how they pivot into FP&A, Deals or Consultancy, I would really appreciate it! I have no intention of staying in Audit till senior and would like to pivot out ASAP and based on advice from others, being a senior at Big 4 would not benefit me much from being an entry level analyst in the fields that I am hoping to pivot into.

Would also be grateful if anyone would suggest other finance related fields that could be possible. I really don’t mind grinding through a couple of years of my career. However, IB roles are definitely out for me as I have no prior internship experience & Below average grades.