Many of us have thought about leaving the big 4 and taking the plunge on our own.  We dream of a life without timesheets, admin or utilisation targets!

However, is this reality?  We sat down with Jon Davies, (http://www.jondaviesaccountants.co.uk/) formally of EY and BDO, to see what life was really like on the other side of the fence.  We discussed a range of topics but focussed specifically on how transferable his Big 4 skills were and, probably more importantly, what skills he didn’t have - and how he went about getting them.