If you are an accountant or majoring in accounting but eventually want to pivot into high finance

If you are an accountant or majoring in accounting but eventually want to pivot into high finance like management consulting or investment banking, I'm going to outline the best steps to get there. First, you need to work for a Big 4 or at least a top 10 accounting firm to really build your resume. Second, you should work in audit because the skills in audit are much more transferable compared to tax. Third, you should get your CPA. The CPA is a credential that will always help your career. Once these conditions are met and you've been working in audit for two to three years at a Big 4 or top 10 accounting firm and you have your CPA license, you have a few years of deal experience. This is really when you can start looking for those investment banking or management consulting roles because these roles in the skills you learn in these roles are most like what investment bankers and management consultants do. Once your resume has been built up, you have your CPA license, and you have a few years of deal experience, this is probably the only route or the most likely route to go from Big 4 accounting into one of those high finance roles without getting an MBA from a top program in the country.