Pros
Being among the top 6 audit firm , its probably the only firm which hires semi-qualified. Enables semi qualified to be associated with the firm and get exposure to big clients which otherwise is tough elsewhere in the industry. The pay as a semi qualified is also decent.
Cons
The cons outnumbers the pros: 1. The salary package of a qualified is way less compared to Big 6 standards & increment percentages are pretty embarassing to be mentioned out here in public forum. 2. HR has to be the worst I've come across, no documented policy. Every time one goes to ask something to the HR, the replies are often dependent on the HR's mood rather than something coming out of a documented policy. 3. Being in the audit industry one does understand the perils of late hours of work, but out here due to massive understaffing, the existing employees are made to slog day in day out for 365 days a year. 4. Reiterating to what has been said in point 3, the immense work pressure and deadlines across the year and huge clients at minimal cost more often than not results in shoddy deliverables and a pandemonium during audit closures. 5. The out of pocket expenses are delayed by over 6-8 months, and it becomes difficult for the employee as sometimes the OPE's are very high.