u/EnvironmentalFarm763

Hi all,
I was contacted for an EY Personal Independence Reporting Assistance, Associate role under Core Business Services / Risk Management (recruiter is GDS in Argentina, US role).
I’ve read the job description, but I want real insight from people who’ve actually worked in this space.
Straight questions:
Is this a legit risk/compliance job or basically admin/processing work?
How repetitive is it day-to-day (queue/ticket work vs actual judgment)?
Is CBS/Risk at EY looked down on compared to audit/tax or just different?
What are the real exit opportunities after a few years?
Does this role actually build career capital, or does it pigeonhole you?
I have public accounting experience and CPA progress, so I’m trying to understand if this is a smart pivot or a step down.
Appreciate honest answers. Not looking for corporate marketing speak.

Hi everyone. I’m currently an accounting associate with 1 year experience in industry and 2 years of experience in public accounting at a mid-sized firm outside Chicago. I am actively trying to get into big 4 (networking, applying, etc.). I have the long-term goal to move to the NYC metro area for family reasons, but I have a few questions:

1. Should I aim to get an offer at Big 4 in the Chicago area and then, eventually, transfer to NYC with big 4 experience under my belt? How doable is that?

2. How hard is it to get into big 4, realistically, for someone with some experience, but graduated from non-target school and did not have an internship with any big 4? I’m worried I will be filter out of campus-level because of my graduation date (Dec 2024) + some experience, but also I am not at a senior level yet, so struggling to find job opportunities for my current level.

I’d appreciate any insights/advice, thanks in advance!

Basically the title. Anyone that has taken REG recently has used any study guides in particular? I’ve tried to find them on this sub but I’d appreciate any recs. Thank you!