Q: Big4 - Yearly salary increment

Anyone working in Big Four Internal Audit can share what the hours there are like?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Sorry but unless they are understaffed, commercial accountants do fine. For the same pay, they have better wlb. At senior levels, they do better than audit SM and partners.

Dont compare sme to big 4, compared big co to big 4.

R u really so sure? Big 4 partners are rainmakers and make a lot more than commercial accountants. Big 4 partners are equivalent to front office in banking such as IB S&T PB how can u compare big 4 partners with back office accountants at senior level?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

lmao u vouched all wrong. Supposed to look at the BOL date and then you look at the invoice date only for all overseas sales. Now senior wants you to redo everything hic hic hic

How Limpeh vouch invoice need you to teach me?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Anyone working in Big Four Internal Audit can share what the hours there are like?

At PwC, you will assist in external audit during peak periods for associate and work on internal audit during off-peak times. If you start at A1 level, you will likely be assigned to government projects like MOE as a stepping stone. Easier life during off peak but crazy during external audit peak.

At EY/DT, expect to manage numerous IA engagements, up to 5, even at the associate level. They have recently split their engagements & managers by sector, resulting in specialization. If you are placed in a sector you prefer, great. Otherwise, it can be challenging and you will sulk working for the same people over and over again. Expect a year-round peak workload.

For KPMG, they have the best Worklife balance and I would say has the best life among the B4 internal audit. However, they do not secure as many engagement compared to other B4 as they are not that aggressive in low balling. However, getting an offer from KPMG might be challenging due to their smaller client base.

Hope you find it useful!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How Limpeh vouch invoice need you to teach me?

dun angry my brother associate a1. i may be an intern but next year when we meet, im joining back as a fast track associate year 2 liao. from there, we are same same no difference btw ur vouching skills sibei cui

I am auditor from Big4 and I sucked at searching for invoices and vouching invoices

How can I improved on my speed of vouching?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

At PwC, you will assist in external audit during peak periods for associate and work on internal audit during off-peak times. If you start at A1 level, you will likely be assigned to government projects like MOE as a stepping stone. Easier life during off peak but crazy during external audit peak.

At EY/DT, expect to manage numerous IA engagements, up to 5, even at the associate level. They have recently split their engagements & managers by sector, resulting in specialization. If you are placed in a sector you prefer, great. Otherwise, it can be challenging and you will sulk working for the same people over and over again. Expect a year-round peak workload.

For KPMG, they have the best Worklife balance and I would say has the best life among the B4 internal audit. However, they do not secure as many engagement compared to other B4 as they are not that aggressive in low balling. However, getting an offer from KPMG might be challenging due to their smaller client base.

Hope you find it useful!

Lol kpmg very despo keep doing the non accountancy progrom for audit and tax. Loocal accountancy degree really shyt

I noticed audit seniors like to throw those difficult sections for newbie to do?

Also audit seniors like to throw all the vouching work to intern?

Does audit partners know all these?

Does big4 really need young blood (i.e. young guys and girls in their 20s) to do vouching work?

People in 30s and 40s has no more energy to do vouching because of commitment to family e.g. they need to take of elderly parents in 70s 80 and children in 0 to 10s

Why don't nurture more people in 20s?

No 20s want join ?

Then end up 30s still do vouching?

Does big4 really need young blood (i.e. young guys and girls in their 20s) to do vouching work?

People in 30s and 40s has no more energy to do vouching because of commitment to family e.g. they need to take care of elderly parents in 70s 80 and children in 0 to 10s

Why don't nurture more people in 20s?

No 20s want join ?

Then end up 30s still do vouching?