Q: Big4 - Yearly salary increment

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hiii. I’m a accounting freshie with not really good grades so I got ignored by big 4 and mid size so I tried applying for jobs in small audit firms which I don’t mind.

Anyway, is it Normal for small company to conduct job interviews using WhatsApp video call? As I’m currently studying in indonesia. I’m Singaporean but studying in indo cause my family poor

****ing weird. Ppl normally use teams or zoom. REDFLAG

Lemao the tahan stay until partner to make big bucks is similar to
Work in Fortune 500 and be cfo

U know most ppl don’t make it and stay as SM or AD until 50+? Then at that time if this forum still exist u can come here and cry.

I just checked Jobstreet

There are alot of job openings for audit associate in many audit firm

Curious...why so many job openings but no applicants?

Should I apply the audit associate job?

One thing I afraid is there are just too many backlog job not yet done

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I just checked Jobstreet

There are alot of job openings for audit associate in many audit firm

Curious...why so many job openings but no applicants?

Should I apply the audit associate job?

One thing I afraid is there are just too many backlog job not yet done

Please apply and help to allievate the workload

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Please apply and help to allievate the workload

Got karma bro

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Please apply and help to allievate the workload

Not applying now

I waiting for period over or wait for the backlog to clear finished then I apply

Since so many opening for audit associates, I not scare no job

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Please apply and help to allievate the workload

Not applying now

I waiting for peak period over or I can wait for the backlog to clear finished then I apply the job as audit associates

Since so many opening for audit associates, I not scare no job

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Not applying now

I waiting for period over or wait for the backlog to clear finished then I apply

Since so many opening for audit associates, I not scare no job

Honestly this is one of the biggest benefit.

It’s like having a social safety net.

I know that no matter what happens, I can always apply to go audit and get 4k salary.

Won’t be in a position where I have to worry about next meal.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Not applying now

I waiting for peak period over or I can wait for the backlog to clear finished then I apply the job as audit associates

Since so many opening for audit associates, I not scare no job

Bruh, there’s seriously no off peak. Unless you consider not working on weekends, yea that’s the off peak

Originally Posted by Unregistered

ISCA has introduced an "Accelerated Pathway" to current batches of undergraduates who are currently studying in local universities.

Under this program sponsored by ISCA, current undergraduate from local universities can start tackling ISCA SCAQ papers early, completing two exam papers under ISCA sponsorship during their university years and then being exempted from two more exam papers upon starting work. This essentially means the current and future undergraduate batches only need to complete one Capstone paper after graduation or upon working.

The introduction of the "Accelerated Pathway" seems to contradict previous stringent rules as outlined in the Singapore Qualification Programme (SQP) introduced in 2013.

Before "Accelerated Pathway" and "Exemption" were introduced, candidates were required to work full-time under an Accredited Training Organisation (ATO) for three years to gain practical experience while SIMULTANEOUSLY studying for the 5-paper Singapore Chartered Accountant Qualification (SCAQ), commonly known as the "CPA exam", with no exemptions granted, regardless of whether they achieved First Class Honors in local universities.

People who have worked long enough within the industry would have observed ISCA's gradual relaxation of these stringent rules, starting with granting one exemption and then offering two exemptions and now introducing the "Accelerated Pathway",

Now, under the "Accelerated Pathway," this adjustment enables undergraduates to attempt two SCAQ papers during their university years. Upon graduation, some local uni grads will get exemptions for two more SCAQ papers, signalling a shift in ISCA's approach.

With so much concession, this show the level of desperation ISCA is currently facing due to the falling number of young people entering the industry.

Is this SCAQ still what we commonly know as a "CPA exam (Combo Work + 5 x CPA Exams)" with 2 exemptions and Accelerated Pathway?

Is this poster a local uni graduate same year as me where we do not qualify for the transitional arrangement pre-admission 5 day course nor any scaq exemptions.

For us who is still in accounting, its really painful to see the scaq and the industry to be in such state. We were neither covered by accounting org like CPA Aust nor whatever 'accelerated pathway and exemptions' which current uni grad have. It's precisely the combo of (5 exams + 3yrATO) that dissuaded most of us and future gen not to take scaq. Now that it's "soften", it does not apply to us, making our degree seems like a piece of toilet paper that does not qualify any exemptions cause we are seen as outdated. And at this point, looking at our age and life commitment we have, how to take on 5 exam papers which goes back to the point where we do not even qualify for any exemptions. So many years of working experience can't even be recognised for the ATO practical experience if our employers were not ATO. This whole scaq thing is really a pain in the ass for us and our bosses who went through the 5 day course laughing at us when I told them about SCAQ which they didn't know it exist.

Yea, I know, it really sux to be us born in wrong year and stuck in the in-between batch. Got it.