Q: Big4 - Yearly salary increment

hi, can anyone advise on the pay range for senior associate and assistant manager at EY advisory? and assuming performance is good, does promotion/increment happen annually? thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by misunderstoodguy

I'm genuinely not trolling. Just seriously wanted to know. As I am not sure what's the market at. And also I was putting it side by side to Accenture.

Sorry if it came across as trolling.

accenture manager grade pays better, starting @ $10k upwards...

you can't compare big4 (advisory / consulting) to boutique consulting firms. it's not the same.

Big4 managers get paid as "low" as S$6k-ish all the way to S$8k-ish, or even S$9k, before promoting to a SM follow by AD.

[sleepingcow]

Is the starting pay at the Big4 for fresh graduate fixed, or do we have to negotiate?

Originally Posted by sleepingcow

Is the starting pay at the Big4 for fresh graduate fixed, or do we have to negotiate?

It's non negotiable but may vary depending on GPA/honours, online assessment score, partner's discretion and which Big 4(KPMG usually slightly more).

During my time, most my peers started at 2700 while minority of us got 3000-3200.

Originally Posted by sleepingcow

Is the starting pay at the Big4 for fresh graduate fixed, or do we have to negotiate?

freshie no need to negotiate la. if you do, you may seemed like a joke to the HR partner / whoever that is accepting your application.

Any thoughts on joining the tax depts in big 4 in terms of exit opportunities, further progressions etc? Thanks all.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Any thoughts on joining the tax depts in big 4 in terms of exit opportunities, further progressions etc? Thanks all.

Would like to know also

Ppl at one of the big 4 getting your bonuses next week.. how's it looking for you? want to get a rough gauge across service lines.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Ppl at one of the big 4 getting your bonuses next week.. how's it looking for you? want to get a rough gauge across service lines.

For the 3-lettered firm, 1.3mths this year for me(1st year). Which is what a joke right.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

For the 3-lettered firm, 1.3mths this year for me(1st year). Which is what a joke right.

The general economy is so bad that many companies are getting retrenching, pay freeze or no bonus. The only joke is how ignorant and misplaced sense of entitlement some newbies can be, got bonus still complain until like they were cheated.