Anyone have any ideas who should i put as referee for job application, i just graduated from australian university, the lecturer seems to be reluctant to be a referee since he don't really knows me well

Hi there,

I'm kinda new in this forum. Anyway, I submitted my application as audit associate in kpmg singapore few weeks ago and had done my reasoning tests online on the 17th of Dec. I have not received any replies from the HR till now. Does that mean that I had failed the test and cant get an interview chance? I tried calling up HR and all they told me is to wait as they are looking through the applications. Thanks

i know in singapore, KPMG is the top among big4

one with 1.5+ years auditing experience in a medium audit firm, what position should one apply in big4? Audit associate?? Or Audit Senior??

so if you're a fresh grad, would u go choose big4 in MY or Med Firm in SG?

I mean which provide better exposure(learning opportunity)?

cuz big4 deal with bigger multinationals.. and altho it might seem nice to work abroad at SG, but it's just a med firm, it might not provide the exposure u'll get by working with big4... no?

U not necessary get alot exposure even u work
In big 4
And u work in sg medium firm for 2 years also can switch to big 4 in sg. U might waste a year but if u have 2 years exp in big 4 my, not necessary will get same pos and might down grade also.

When this 2 options have similar outcome, u have to consider how much u can save during this 2 years.
Let's say both side u can save 500 in own currency. U can sve double in sg

Yea, I am considering to work in singapore too
but i think the chance to get into big four sg is quite slim bcos they prefer the local u students n they seldom recruit foreigner for A1 position due to employment pass problem.
So, I will try to apply medium size audit firm too.
My grad is second lower only.
Last time i got apply big 4 jb n they asked me to go for an interview.
They offer me the full time audit assistant position but i rejected bcos i decided to go study ACCA full time.
So will this affect?
I am ready to do so. how to say doing tax n vouching is boring? erm...i thought they will be some systems to help us to generate the tax computation?
mind to share more in details?

oh ya, i know they do hire foreigner for A1 position but just few. That's y i said the chance is slim.
My friends are working in one of the big 4 now. Their result is super fantastic.
Btw, how did u get the job?
U send the resume to them or through ppl recommend?
And, which companies are the mid tier audit firms?
I only know LTC, Crowe horward, verity partner.

Hi, which department did you applied? i applied fsip but rejected. maybe because i neither have a singapore visa and nor study there. sigh....my dream job a

I have just done some research on my part and noticed that Big 4s are only recruiting candidates with degrees recognised by ICPAS. Does that mean that they will not take into consideration Final Level ACCA students? I'm left with the final 5 papers and have gone through 5 papers from ACCA Level 2. I am a UK degree holder, 2nd upper honours with 2 years experience in audit.

2 years back, I have tried to apply to Big 4 and mid-tier firms in Singapore but there was no response from any of them. Only small local singaporean firms offered me a job. During that period, I have also applied to Big 4 and mid-tier firms in Malaysia and was subsequently offered a job with an international mid-tier firm. I took up the offer and worked in Malaysia instead of Singapore.

I am currently with one of the Big 4s in Malaysia and thinking of trying Singapore Big 4s again. If in the event that there is no response from Big 4 Singapore, should I take up offers from mid-tier firms? I only intend to be in this industry at most, 3 - 4 years. I really want to go in to Singapore to work. Any advice?

Also, appreciate if anyone here that's working for Big 4 Singapore to share their experiences. Did your apply with a degree other than those recognised by ICPAS or with a completed/partial ACCA?

Hi Jae,

Yes. My degree is a twinning programme. I was browsing through ICPAS website, and could only see that the degrees recognised are those of NTU, NUS and SMU. Does a partial ACCA add weight in my case? I have at least gone through 5 papers from ACCA Part 2.

By the way, when would be the best time to send in my resume? I was thinking of doing so in Dec 2012 as now is currently off-peak and I'm attending ACCA class now, so I only plan to work in Singapore early next year where I can enrol for class in January 2013 onwards.

Also, I did check through the respective Big 4 website on recruitment, noted that only EY and Deloitte are recruiting. Worried that there will be no vacancy if I apply in Dec 2012. Any advice?

Thanks for replying. My next question would be, any idea when's the promotion or bonus payout? Is it the same for all Big 4s? I have currently missed out on promotion twice as I was due for promotion in the mid-tier firm had I not join Big 4 (no regrets on that) and also another time as upon confirmation, it was the promotion period in Big 4. I had to wait for another year, i.e. 2013 if I were to stay on in Malaysia.

Currently I'm still an Associate. Any idea if I can apply for a Semi Senior position? Or if I should apply as an experienced Associate since that is my current position.

KPMG as well...i wondering why no ppl bring EY to labour office.. i wish but my gf not allowed me to proceed... duh....

wow ... so i dont think they are so silly to stated down clearly in employment letter that they will forfeit ur leave entitlement and u can only claim 5 days leave entitlement even thru u have 20days remaining ? this is obvious against the law ...

dont get me wrong...anyone who have common sense know that ur employer need to pay back all ur leave entitlement upon ur resignation... no one can forfeit ur leave entitlement ....

my leave entitlement is ur annual leave..not the "free labour , no OT payment " ... the leave that they stated down in ur employment letter       

almost 2 years in ey tax

can i apply to be transferred to ey sg?

or i need to resign and re apply?

any ideas ppl?