Originally Posted by Unregistered

I am a first year audit associate in a big 4 now, graduated from a local uni w BAcc too. Almost all the first class honors have left the firm within a few months of entering. Some went into MA programs or finance analyst positions (paying >4k+/mth). at entry levels of audit, you are also exposed to alot of mundane tasks such as vouching which doesn't really take much brainpower.

also, entry levels for the accounting/audit industry does not seem to pay that well. A FCH here gets paid i think 3.3k/mth while there are so many other doors open to a local uni BAcc FCH in other financial industries that pays so much higher (>4.5k/mth)

Ultimately, if your goal is to be CFO or accountant (if your interest is in accounting), there could be better paths out there.

coming to audit is just a waste of your FCH imo.