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28-08-2015, 12:01 PM
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Fresh Grad in Accounting & Finance
Hi guys, im very lost. need some help. I took a private degree in Accounting and Finance and i need help for my future.
I know that Accounting & Finance are crazy jobs as there's alot of OT, heavy workload, time consuming. but im more of a Work-Life-Balance kind of person.
May i have a idea for accounting degree, which area can i go to? (with work life balance). Im interested in management accounting more than financial accounting tho. does management accounting have longer hours than financial accounting? Is procurement related? (because i know procurement is under scm which also is logistics)
How about finance degree? (and still with work life balance). I know banks have front middle back end. i know that back end have more work life balance. but i have also heard that back end having crazy workload + OT.
I need some advice. I admit im strawberry. Just wanna open to all options.
Last edited by yixing; 28-08-2015 at 12:05 PM.
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28-08-2015, 01:26 PM
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Accountant will normally be required to do OT, however, it really depend on the company. If you want to go into banks or big 4, yes there will be a lot of OT.
Unless you go into those small company in low position like executive accountant, those I dont think you need to do OT much. (That what I heard from my friend who is an accountant)
But why did you choose this major for your degree? is it your interest?
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28-08-2015, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Accountant will normally be required to do OT, however, it really depend on the company. If you want to go into banks or big 4, yes there will be a lot of OT.
Unless you go into those small company in low position like executive accountant, those I dont think you need to do OT much. (That what I heard from my friend who is an accountant)
But why did you choose this major for your degree? is it your interest?
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errr, i chose accounting thinking that its all numbers, but i go in liao then realise its not true. but alr choose liao so, study finish lor. then study finish come out then realise so many OT, then regret lor. I didnt went to read up abt the future of being an accountant when i was studying. if i know that there's so many OT, i wont choose this. lol
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28-08-2015, 01:47 PM
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Sadly, this is how Singapore work force is. If you want to have work life balance, join the stat board/govt. Most of my friends who are in stat board or govt jobs, they usually have more work life balance. Only occasional OT.
Or you can work for SMEs. It also depends on your learning adaptability as well. If you can learn fast and do fast, then don't need to worry you are going to have OT since you can finish your work relatively fast and leave on time.
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28-08-2015, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by hrgt
Sadly, this is how Singapore work force is. If you want to have work life balance, join the stat board/govt. Most of my friends who are in stat board or govt jobs, they usually have more work life balance. Only occasional OT.
Or you can work for SMEs. It also depends on your learning adaptability as well. If you can learn fast and do fast, then don't need to worry you are going to have OT since you can finish your work relatively fast and leave on time.
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im trying to get stat board/govt. but the thing is i feel they are either connections or they see the certs. which my cert is private uni, i think they wont even see it?
my concentration lvl quite low la actually. so i think i cant finish fast. HAHAHA
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28-08-2015, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Really have to say worklife balance for accountant is really limited. you got diploma? if not can do something relevant to what u have learn in poly. If you are from JC, then it will be very limited.
Either you have to start off as those very low position account like executive accountant, or u change industry, and have to start off from a very low position with very very low pay.
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i got diploma. but that diploma is pretty much useless. LOL.
How about procurement? purchasing? Cost accountant? does they have a better worklife balance?
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