Q: Big4 - Yearly salary increment

Originally Posted by EDMWer

Saw a few job ads financial controller and CFO paying over 10k a mth

Each can have 150+ applications

The job requirement requires total 10 years experience of which 5 years senior leadership experience (& another 5 years of other related experience) + bachelor’s degree

Market feels so unreal

Jobs ads are from mycareersfuture

See already damn sian

Originally Posted by EDMWer

Saw a few job ads financial controller and CFO paying over 10k a mth

Each can have 150+ applications

The job requirement requires total 10 years experience of which 5 years senior leadership experience (& another 5 years of other related experience) + bachelor’s degree

Market feels so unreal

Any examples? I normally see high ranking positions on MCF usually barely get any applications

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Any examples? I normally see high ranking positions on MCF usually barely get any applications

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/chief-financial-officer-tuyoo-technology-b107910c61cb1be1108985f369dcaf0e?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/chief-financial-officer-cryoviva-singapore-85b4f02bdba8a937c602ee612d16c35a?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/banking-finance/deputy-head-finance-china-aviation-oil-corporation-a2de43449e6e6454e3ef2fae299ed7ff?source=MCF&event= Search

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/financial-controller-tdk-sensei-245c8071c3a487983e468ed520e51e24?source=MCF&event= Search

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/finance-business-partner-global-products-music-bytedance-03c11e6bb2ee8a3de706705eb3a8e8d8?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/regional-finance-business-partner-edge-partnership-holdings-fc3a630ee30b50f6814ff02628fad2f3?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob


s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/banking-finance/apac-regional-finance-lead-cbre-gws-cbac8b30993d34ce267336e2c41286db?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/apac-fpa-leader-global-life-sciences-solutions-singapore-adeca7bdd51bf4f9dd03df8638bdbae9?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Its hard to push beyong 8k la, lets dont go to lalaland. Sg market only a few willing to geive u 150k pa and those position alrdy taken. Even startup willing to pay you they also wont last. Do audit so long alrdy shld know what. Sg firm mostly cmi or is family biz.

I plan to exit accountancy at 50 years old to sell insurance to my existing and future business network

At least can leverage on all the contacts ive made during my working life to make them fund my passive income retirement plan

Cant imagine handling so much work after 50

Originally Posted by EDMWer

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/chief-financial-officer-tuyoo-technology-b107910c61cb1be1108985f369dcaf0e?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/chief-financial-officer-cryoviva-singapore-85b4f02bdba8a937c602ee612d16c35a?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/banking-finance/deputy-head-finance-china-aviation-oil-corporation-a2de43449e6e6454e3ef2fae299ed7ff?source=MCF&event= Search

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/financial-controller-tdk-sensei-245c8071c3a487983e468ed520e51e24?source=MCF&event= Search

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/finance-business-partner-global-products-music-bytedance-03c11e6bb2ee8a3de706705eb3a8e8d8?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/regional-finance-business-partner-edge-partnership-holdings-fc3a630ee30b50f6814ff02628fad2f3?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob


s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/banking-finance/apac-regional-finance-lead-cbre-gws-cbac8b30993d34ce267336e2c41286db?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/apac-fpa-leader-global-life-sciences-solutions-singapore-adeca7bdd51bf4f9dd03df8638bdbae9?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob

Japanese and chinese MNCs (even thou there are exceptions like Pokka and Tiktok) damn notorious for giving own citizen preferential access to higher paying roles

Originally Posted by Unregistered

current firm only hire through connections. so far the new finance managers and senior accountants on different team, all are colleagues or friends of colleagues of the finance director (ie exclusively from 1 big 4) lol very obvious

You havent seen

1) family owned businesses

2) some 20% Female CFO who are DEI hires


I will never work for a female CFO unless she is really stable & i will never work for family owned businesses

Originally Posted by EDMWer

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/chief-financial-officer-tuyoo-technology-b107910c61cb1be1108985f369dcaf0e?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/chief-financial-officer-cryoviva-singapore-85b4f02bdba8a937c602ee612d16c35a?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/banking-finance/deputy-head-finance-china-aviation-oil-corporation-a2de43449e6e6454e3ef2fae299ed7ff?source=MCF&event= Search

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/financial-controller-tdk-sensei-245c8071c3a487983e468ed520e51e24?source=MCF&event= Search

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/finance-business-partner-global-products-music-bytedance-03c11e6bb2ee8a3de706705eb3a8e8d8?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/regional-finance-business-partner-edge-partnership-holdings-fc3a630ee30b50f6814ff02628fad2f3?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob


s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/banking-finance/apac-regional-finance-lead-cbre-gws-cbac8b30993d34ce267336e2c41286db?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob

s://.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/accounting/apac-fpa-leader-global-life-sciences-solutions-singapore-adeca7bdd51bf4f9dd03df8638bdbae9?source=MCF&event= SuggestedJob

looks like mostly chinese MNCs. It's no secret they're the only ones hiring china ppl for accounting teams, maybe that's where the 100+ came from.

Originally Posted by EDMWer

You havent seen

1) family owned businesses

2) some 20% Female CFO who are DEI hires


I will never work for a female CFO unless she is really stable & i will never work for family owned businesses

But you bekan so no choice..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

But you bekan so no choice..

No thats bcos i work for family owned biz very long time ago

Full of shenanigans

The only decent family owned business in the world is Patek Philippe

Originally Posted by Unregistered

looks like mostly chinese MNCs. It's no secret they're the only ones hiring china ppl for accounting teams, maybe that's where the 100+ came from.

India MNC is better as they will hire SGreans but perks sibei jialat