Consultant in Big 4

‘Big 4’ – Deloitte, KPMG, PwC and EY – offer services in various business areas e.g. accounting, advisory and consulting.

As a consultant in Big 4 you will specialize in specific field that will determine your specific tasks e.g. M&A, CFO Services, ESG or law. However, researching, analyzing a problem/opportunity and working with clients will most likely be a core part of the job.

What does a Consultant in Big 4 do?

• Interaction with clients
  
  
• Collect and analyze information
  
  
• Prepare reports and presentation material
  
  
• Outline deliverables and timelines
  
  
• Coordinate with stakeholders
  
  
• Drive projects
  
  
  

Example of work as a Consultant in Big 4

A manufacturing company are considering purchasing small competitors. They contact one of the Big 4 to get advice.

Ultimately, they want to know if it is a good idea or not to make acquisitions. If it is a good idea, they want an analysis of which competitors to purchase.

A consultant and a team of his more experienced colleagues are brought onto the project.

Together with top-management of the manufacturing company they scope the project and deliverables.

Then they collect information about the organization, the market and the competitors.

Based on this and their experience with clients in similar situations they make a recommendation to the top-management.