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To nitpick further (but this isn't in common parlance), Accenture was a part of Arthur Andersen, which itself was a part of the Big Five until Enron happened.
by eganist 10y ago
To nitpick further (but this isn't in common parlance), Accenture was a part of Arthur Andersen, which itself was a part of the Big Five until Enron happened.
But you're entirely right in that Accenture isn't considered a part of the Big Four accounting firms precisely because its skillset is advisory rather than accounting.
- joeriel 10y agoTo nitpick even further, Accenture was not a part of Arthur Andersen. It was known as Andersen Consulting, and when they split from Arthur Andersen, they adopted Accenture as a name.
- eganist 10y agoThat split took place in 1989. Prior to that, it was a part of Arthur Andersen itself, at least if Wikipedia is to be believed. But this is a meaningless exchange at this point. haha