Q: Big4 - Yearly salary increment

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Thanks so much bro for this, appreciate it! Do you think it’s worth joining for non accounting degree holders (like business, econs, finance grads etc)? What are the exit opportunities like too, like do people stay stuck in this line of work? Considering this as a backup in case.

Taxation + advanced taxation should be 2-3 modules of coursework for an accountancy undergraduate. It is good if you have some accounting knowledge but I will say that taxation is rather standalone / isolated from other accountancy course work. So it is an area that non accounting graduates can try to pick up. Feasibility is probably higher than assurance work.

Taxation is a specialized field, so it is not a natural choice for people to choose if they want to branch out to other stuff. But again, it depends on what other stuff that you want to branch out to. I think tax itself has sufficient things to do for you to build a career around it.

Can't say it is worth anot. It really depends on the individual and tax is a pretty different animal. I found it hard to stay interested in my tax coursework although I had good interest in my accounting coursework, and other finance/economic/operation management modules.

I know fresh graduates like to think about exit opps / variation. But there are no jobs (other than SAF general) that give you many branches to switch to a different role if you dislike what you are doing. You have to think deep of what you want to do, and whether taxation could be complementary to it or it could be a career you can see yourself doing.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Taxation + advanced taxation should be 2-3 modules of coursework for an accountancy undergraduate. It is good if you have some accounting knowledge but I will say that taxation is rather standalone / isolated from other accountancy course work. So it is an area that non accounting graduates can try to pick up. Feasibility is probably higher than assurance work.

Taxation is a specialized field, so it is not a natural choice for people to choose if they want to branch out to other stuff. But again, it depends on what other stuff that you want to branch out to. I think tax itself has sufficient things to do for you to build a career around it.

Can't say it is worth anot. It really depends on the individual and tax is a pretty different animal. I found it hard to stay interested in my tax coursework although I had good interest in my accounting coursework, and other finance/economic/operation management modules.

I know fresh graduates like to think about exit opps / variation. But there are no jobs (other than SAF general) that give you many branches to switch to a different role if you dislike what you are doing. You have to think deep of what you want to do, and whether taxation could be complementary to it or it could be a career you can see yourself doing.

Thanks for sharing mate!

Thanks for the sharing a everyone, big help here.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Blue or yellow for audit?

Whats the pay now?

After 1 year in working experience in big4 as A1, and if I want to switch pathway, do I apply as experienced associate or fresh graduate? (Assuming I apply to other big4 instead of internal transfer which doubtfully quite hard to do so.)

Eg: after a year,

A1 in tax in Black transfer to > Audit in Blue

Do I apply as experienced associate or fresh graduate?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

After 1 year in working experience in big4 as A1, and if I want to switch pathway, do I apply as experienced associate or fresh graduate? (Assuming I apply to other big4 instead of internal transfer which doubtfully quite hard to do so.)

Eg: after a year,

A1 in tax in Black transfer to > Audit in Blue

Do I apply as experienced associate or fresh graduate?

Just drop the HR an email and see which option to click. Either way, the other firm will probably start you as a first year associate since the work done is quite different.

If you seek an internal transfer (more applicable for managers year, and senior year for some). You might keep your rank. In some cases, they might tell you that your grade will shift down one notch, or progression will be stalled first.

Anyone who quit (A1/2) and come back within half a year or less? Is there interview again and Will they accept you back?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Anyone who quit (A1/2) and come back within half a year or less? Is there interview again and Will they accept you back?

You have strange career choices and questions. Big4 always need new blood, so high chance they don't mind interview you and qccept it.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Just drop the HR an email and see which option to click. Either way, the other firm will probably start you as a first year associate since the work done is quite different.

If you seek an internal transfer (more applicable for managers year, and senior year for some). You might keep your rank. In some cases, they might tell you that your grade will shift down one notch, or progression will be stalled first.

In a dilemma if i should apply experienced audit associate in blue?
Background: around 10 months in big 4 (not blue), then quit and work as advisory in commercial and does not like it (a few months), and prefer audit. Should I try to apply experienced audit associate?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Just drop the HR an email and see which option to click. Either way, the other firm will probably start you as a first year associate since the work done is quite different.

If you seek an internal transfer (more applicable for managers year, and senior year for some). You might keep your rank. In some cases, they might tell you that your grade will shift down one notch, or progression will be stalled first.

In a dilemma if I should apply experienced audit associate in blue?
Background: in audit in big 4 (not blue) for approximately 10 months and quit and went to commercial as advisory currently a few months and does not like it, and wanna do audit. Should I apply experienced audit associate in blue?