Q: Big4 - Yearly salary increment

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Theres no retaining, its just normal progression.

Don't comfort yourself. You're still in big 4. Vouch finish already?

No sir. Will be staying and OT later till midnight to complete my vouching

May I know what is the SA y2 range in kp please?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Salty graduate who entered big 4. LOL.
1 promotion every year, you wish! Just look at your audit managers in big 4 on linkedin, and on average they get promoted to M level at the 7 year mark

You're wrong. One can make it to Big 4 M typically by the 5th year. As long as you don't screw up and willing to put in the hours.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You're wrong. One can make it to Big 4 M typically by the 5th year. As long as you don't screw up and willing to put in the hours.

Nah that’s an outlier.

Most are still at AM in their 5th year or worst, just a senior associate (if they don’t want to be a slave and do crazy hours).

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Nah that’s an outlier.

Most are still at AM in their 5th year or worst, just a senior associate (if they don’t want to be a slave and do crazy hours).

Exactly. Don't know where he get his info from.

A simple search on linked in shows that on average they get promoted to manager in the 7 to 8 year mark

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You're wrong. One can make it to Big 4 M typically by the 5th year. As long as you don't screw up and willing to put in the hours.

lol example of nonsense spewed on this forum. confirm never even work in big4
these days AM probably not one year anymore so it will take even longer

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Nah that’s an outlier.

Most are still at AM in their 5th year or worst, just a senior associate (if they don’t want to be a slave and do crazy hours).

I was in a Big 4 (orange firm) up till Feb 2021 so I'm very confident of the info I provided.

So long as you don't screw up and willing to put in the long hours, an average performer will be able to reach manager rank by the 5th year. First year manager in audit = S$6K base pay per month.

I left in Feb this year (after 3 years+ in audit) because I couldn't tank the long hours and got a better offer elsewhere. But the reality is one CAN become manager within 5 years and many have done so. No doubt there are some people who retained (mostly the Malaysians) because they aren't willing to put in the hours / technically weak. But on average, most can do so within 5 years.

So why is audit work something that takes up such long hours?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

So why is audit work something that takes up such long hours?

Cause its mundane, boring and manual.

Even a P6 kid can do it

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Cause its mundane, boring and manual.

Even a P6 kid can do it

Wow P6 kid can do it? Would the kid take as long to do it? Or slower?