hi folks.. long time didnt bump to this thread.. hows life? Anyone working in big 4 in Vietnam or Philippines? Would like to know the environment and their workload. Thanks.

This post has been edited by asiahost: Jun 4 2008, 11:07 PM

how sure are you? and when is the revision?

Let me clarify for you. They do employ ACCA finalist or even not finalist. They will also bond those who have few papers left or even you left only one paper. Don't bother much about the requirement in their website. It is for the sake of formality. Anyway, it really depends your luck cause I have know someone joining accounting firms (big 4) both finalist and not finalist. The salary offered is depends on which accounting firm you apply. I believe it should be the same as freshies.

Hopefully this shed some light in the darkness.

Generally those who take ACCA don't have degree. Unless you change path. RM 1800 is for Diploma.

Anyway I am just sharing the information I know. I might be wrong. Correct me if I am wrong.

For your question, I would answer I am a student.

This post has been edited by asiahost: Jun 13 2008, 10:32 PM

"thanks" and to yourself as well.

Good luck and all the best!

You are welcome.. the call is coming

I guess it really depends on the staff in PWC and a little of your luck. Each application maybe varies. There are some which took a few days while other months. Apply many firms at a go and narrow down your choice when you get offers. Rather than waiting for a particular firm to reply you.


As I mentioned earlier, a little bit of luck and depends on the staff. Maybe you are just lucky enough to be screen during the period. No offense.


Good luck for the assessment.

Yeah. The thing that matters is WHO YOU KNOW. It is the network that creates an opportunity. Besides you got to be good at your stuff as well.

The workload between audit and tax is imaginable. Pick an auditor in the street and they will be able to tell you. Both audit and tax have their own peak period. Depending on which firm you will be joining whether big 4 or medium size the work load is different.

Fresh entry are not encourage to join corporate world because it is better to get exposure in audit line first. For illustration, a guy who works in a corporate world for 3 years compare to a guy who works with an accounting firm. In terms of exposure it will definitely be the guy working in the audit line as he is able to see many industry. As for the guy in the corp world, he will be dull doing the same thing for the past years. Well, this is my perception. It might not be true for others.

As far as i am concerned the salary does not vary much or does not vary at all for tax and audit if you enter as fresh grad.

Audit requires travelling as you need to meet the clients to get schedule, working papers and management accounts. Tax do travel but not as much as auditors do. But you can claim petrol or can car pool with your seniors.

Do your research and start applying then.. But from my point of view, you dont have to find a position that need you to stay in office and less travelling because you dont want to skip class. You rather made the right choice for your career path then having an easy way out to "pass your paper". The choice is still yours

The one that I can think of is Audit is more challenging than BAS. Depends on which level you are in, say you enter as fresh grad or inexperience Business Consultant Associate/Exec, you will be doing admin stuff.

BAS is not just analysing companies and assessing their current situation. There are more "DULL" stuff to it. Too many paper works compared to audit. A lot of reading.Too many reports. If you like this stuff join audit few years and then go for forensic auditing or FAS.

Go ahead applying for big four while waiting for results. Wish you luck


It should not be a problem because I known someone having a medical degree doing audit. And of course he is willing to pick up. Besides, he is doing an accounting professional cert that is why the firm allow him to join.

This post has been edited by asiahost: Jun 19 2008, 01:32 PM

Audit is not a repetitive work if you know how to audit. Your seniors say this to you "FOLLOW BACK LAST YEAR FILE". And I pose this question to you. Do you follow blindly or you ask clearly what you are doing? The latter shows it as not a repetitive work while if you follow blindly it is a repetitive work. Then again that is NOT AUDIT.

Thanks for the well wish.

This post has been edited by asiahost: Jun 20 2008, 09:31 AM

Are you sure ACCA is higher??? If yeah which firm?

And what do you mean degree is a normal degree?

You will be a Senior Associate in Tax but you know nuts about Tax. But still it varies across the firms.

Yeah I think she meant Financial Reporting and not Finance.

Which HR Dept if you dont mind sharing? And I believe there are many threads on interview preparation already..

Anyway wish you best of luck.

They revised the salary already. Previously it was RM 2350. RM 100 better than nothing.

BDO is lower. BDO is offering RM 2300 for freshies. RM 2700 is for only performing students and you are darn good.