Which of the auditing firms is the best employer?

[nestea1212]

pero sino nga ba sa tingin nyo ang best employer? syempre di lang sweldo pinag-uusapan, isama nyo na ang training opportunities and working environment? may mga nagsasabi kasi na sa sgv, di maganda ang working environment.

[pedropinduko]

Pare-pareho lang silang oportunista. Dapat nirarally na yang mga big audit firms e. Hay naku, madami ring connection kasi sa gobyerno ang mga yan. Haha.

[amnesia_girl09]

Okay naman sa Isla Lipana. One of my college batchmates is in the Tax service and so far she's doing good. Okay naman ang culture sa amin. Wala naman akong marereklamong major issue talaga. Salary-wise, okay lang din. Sa load naman ng work ko, never pa akong nag-overnight. Sa LoS (line of service) kasi namin okay lang kahit umuwi ka ng maaga. The managers don't require you to stay overnight. Pag tapos mo na trabaho mo, uwi ka na. Latest time I left the office was at 8PM. But that was last busy season. Mukhang dadami na ang clients ng department namin this coming season for IT Audit. Kung sa trainings naman, marami kaming ganoon. Ang daming references that would really help sa work.

From my observation sa culture ng mainline audits (sa amin), kaya sila inaabot ng overnight dahil they come in late during the day tapos they take long and frequent breaks pa para abutin talaga ng kinabukasan. I mean, *** staff ng client goes home at 5PM (well, except dun sa mga naka-night shift) so what do you expect to get ng wee hours? That's just my opinion, please correct me if I am wrong.

[lockex]

kaya pala pumuputok mga accounts mo LOL joke

Late reply. Haha wala naman nakakapansin, ambilis bilis ko sumagot pag may tinatanong ang mga manager kaya feeling nila andami ko ginawa. LOL.

I hate serious people in this business though. Buti na lang onti lang ganun sa cluster namin. Wala naman mamamatay pag nagkamali tayo, kaya, dapat wag super serious.

[krummholz]

Okay naman sa Isla Lipana. One of my college batchmates is in the Tax service and so far she's doing good. Okay naman ang culture sa amin. Wala naman akong marereklamong major issue talaga. Salary-wise, okay lang din. Sa load naman ng work ko, never pa akong nag-overnight. Sa LoS (line of service) kasi namin okay lang kahit umuwi ka ng maaga. The managers don't require you to stay overnight. Pag tapos mo na trabaho mo, uwi ka na. Latest time I left the office was at 8PM. But that was last busy season. Mukhang dadami na ang clients ng department namin this coming season for IT Audit. Kung sa trainings naman, marami kaming ganoon. Ang daming references that would really help sa work.

From my observation sa culture ng mainline audits (sa amin), kaya sila inaabot ng overnight dahil they come in late during the day tapos they take long and frequent breaks pa para abutin talaga ng kinabukasan. I mean, *** staff ng client goes home at 5PM (well, except dun sa mga naka-night shift) so what do you expect to get ng wee hours? That's just my opinion, please correct me if I am wrong.

Salary-wise, what's the range if I may ask?

[kleenexlambot]

Late reply. Haha wala naman nakakapansin, ambilis bilis ko sumagot pag may tinatanong ang mga manager kaya feeling nila andami ko ginawa. LOL.

I hate serious people in this business though. Buti na lang onti lang ganun sa cluster namin. Wala naman mamamatay pag nagkamali tayo, kaya, dapat wag super serious.

oh yes, sense of humour....you need lots of those in that profession

[emptybutfull]

Hello po, thank you for your ideas about the auditing profession.
I'm a BSA graduating student this March 2010.

About the auditors, I somehow observed personally what they are doing in their clients. I'm currently taking my internship in that firm's (would make it in secret) Accounting Department and probably will finish this this Tuesday(June 1).

My first impression about the 3 external auditors (the one going to their client's office, what do you call them? ) from Manabat Sanagustin & Co is that they're beautiful in my eyes

Is it because of the clients who are not cooperative regarding the documents needed to finish the procedure within timeline?

yeah, somehow...
NOTE: No offensement and boasting intended
If me and my other 3 friends weren't taking our internship in our host, the accounting and treasury department of that firm might have a sort of a big problem. Though I don't have enough idea about their system, but just imagine the CVs for the month of October 2009-March 2010 weren't filed yet until April. We're the one's who filed it. Also, other files are missing... My co-officemates were into rush. The comptroller was somehow angry
Maybe, it's because they lack some personnels. Their Chief Accountant resigned last April. But the thing is, their performance should be improve or somehow they need some relaxation etc.

As a compliment, they're very cooperative and nice to work with.

The 3 auditors also spent an OT work last Thursday(9am-5am). Wow! Me, my friends, and some officemates helped them in finding the missing files and preparing the schedules...
I really help them not because I have a crush on 1 of the auditor(hehe) but because I somehow feel the pressure of the nature of their work. Their last day is yesterday, I supposed.

I hope I could see her again. She inspires me...
(sana hindi mo ito mabasa, nahihiya ako.haha)

I will be a Financial Physician someday.

PS: Sorry for my grammar, I thankful for necessary corrections.

[rinoadin84]

sgv
the best!

[rinoadin84]

hi to all! active member pa rin ba si sir larry tan? wala lang, just want to ask. hehe!

[Larry Tan]

hi to all! active member pa rin ba si sir larry tan? wala lang, just want to ask. hehe!

Hi rino, not as active as before, marami kasing pasaway, di naman sinasaway ng admin. Hehehe.

[lee_gurl]

Hi rino, not as active as before, marami kasing pasaway, di naman sinasaway ng admin. Hehehe.

pansin ko nga din po may mga pasaway na dito ngayon sa forum, dati naman ok pa..e sir, yun dating pexer na parang may galit sa inyo, i don't remember the name e..nababasa ko kasi mga previous posts niya dito, parang he/she knows you personally sir..kasi sa mga patama nya..wala na yata sya dito, na SPAM na ata.. hehehe..

[Larry Tan]

pansin ko nga din po may mga pasaway na dito ngayon sa forum, dati naman ok pa..e sir, yun dating pexer na parang may galit sa inyo, i don't remember the name e..nababasa ko kasi mga previous posts niya dito, parang he/she knows you personally sir..kasi sa mga patama nya..wala na yata sya dito, na SPAM na ata.. hehehe..

Ah si hiber? former student ko sa AIM MBA yun, natanggal after the first term (4-months) dahil sa maraming binagsak na subject, hindi lang sa akin. So ayun, feeling bitter. Dito nag re release ng bitterness.

[rinoadin84]

Hi rino, not as active as before, marami kasing pasaway, di naman sinasaway ng admin. Hehehe.

"hi sir larry! sir, i just want to ask for your advice. yung last take ko po was may 2006 pa. tapos, nung november 2009, nagpa-enrol po ako sa isang review center dito sa province po namin. pang evening po ako kasi po working ako. ok din naman po yung review. kasi po we have reviewers coming from prtc. tapos po, nag-take po uli ako last may 2010 kaso hindi po uli ako pinalad.
sir, do you think i still deserve another try despite po na i failed the exam thrice already? saka nga po pala, hindi pa po ako nagpapa-enrol for review this june. hehe. actually, pinag-iisipan ko pa po talaga.
sir, i really wanted to be a cpa. kaya lang po parang medyo mailap po ang tadhana sa akin. huhu. siguro, hindi ko pa po naibubuhos yung 100% energy ko. sir, what should i do po?
thanks po...

[rinoadin84]

thanks po sir larry in advance!

-rinoa

[dustless]

bakit parang medyo malabo nga hiring process KPMG? na-initial interview na ko dito ng hr nung openhouse nila. sabi ng hr na mag-intay lang ng e-mail. basta mag-send daw sila ng email whether I passed or failed sa initial screening. pero almost two weeks na wala pa rin sila email. medyo magulo lang kasi meron mga applicants na pinababalik for exam after mag-pass ng resume pero kami naman ay diretso na agad sa initial interview. sana naman mag-email sila para malaman ko kung unsuccessful yun application ko.

[humanelyCPA_URS]

"hi sir larry! sir, i just want to ask for your advice. yung last take ko po was may 2006 pa. tapos, nung november 2009, nagpa-enrol po ako sa isang review center dito sa province po namin. pang evening po ako kasi po working ako. ok din naman po yung review. kasi po we have reviewers coming from prtc. tapos po, nag-take po uli ako last may 2010 kaso hindi po uli ako pinalad.
sir, do you think i still deserve another try despite po na i failed the exam thrice already? saka nga po pala, hindi pa po ako nagpapa-enrol for review this june. hehe. actually, pinag-iisipan ko pa po talaga.
sir, i really wanted to be a cpa. kaya lang po parang medyo mailap po ang tadhana sa akin. huhu. siguro, hindi ko pa po naibubuhos yung 100% energy ko. sir, what should i do po?
thanks po...

Dudes!

Eepal na ko kahit si Bossing Larry yung tinatanung mo.

Big big YES dudes. So deserve another try. Actually a lot of tries, if needed, until finally you make it.

I know some CPAs who took them many attemps before they finally passed the CPA exam. I mean more than you would normally imagine. Aside from that, they were also working at the same time during their review and take note, some of them have already their own families. Yet they made it. They passed the CPA exam.

Do not lose hope dude. Maintain the spirit and the will to pass the board exams. Beleive me! If you lose the courage and the will to pass the exam, that's the time you fail. Not now.


Thanks!

[Larry Tan]

"hi sir larry! sir, i just want to ask for your advice. yung last take ko po was may 2006 pa. tapos, nung november 2009, nagpa-enrol po ako sa isang review center dito sa province po namin. pang evening po ako kasi po working ako. ok din naman po yung review. kasi po we have reviewers coming from prtc. tapos po, nag-take po uli ako last may 2010 kaso hindi po uli ako pinalad.
sir, do you think i still deserve another try despite po na i failed the exam thrice already? saka nga po pala, hindi pa po ako nagpapa-enrol for review this june. hehe. actually, pinag-iisipan ko pa po talaga.
sir, i really wanted to be a cpa. kaya lang po parang medyo mailap po ang tadhana sa akin. huhu. siguro, hindi ko pa po naibubuhos yung 100% energy ko. sir, what should i do po?
thanks po...

Ang masasabi ko lang mahirap ang buhay ng di CPA, lalo na kung breadwinner ka at pamilyadong tao, kung wala ka pang pamilya, pagsikapan mong maging CPA.

Kung mahirap ang maging CPA, mas mahirap ang buhay kung di ka magiging CPA maliban na lang kung palarin ka sa ibang larangan. Good luck, wag mawalan ng pag-asa.

[dianadee09]

Tanong ko lang dito po ha, may saturday work po ba *** BIG 4 auditing firms? thank you po!!!

[marben_navarro]

Ang masasabi ko lang mahirap ang buhay ng di CPA, lalo na kung breadwinner ka at pamilyadong tao, kung wala ka pang pamilya, pagsikapan mong maging CPA.

Kung mahirap ang maging CPA, mas mahirap ang buhay kung di ka magiging CPA maliban na lang kung palarin ka sa ibang larangan. Good luck, wag mawalan ng pag-asa.

rinoadin84, tama si sir larry. ipagdasal mo rin. ask guidance from above kung yan ba ang gusto nya para sayo. then this time, perhaps you need to change your study schedule. suggestion ko lang, from your targeted date na board exam, i schedule mo na ngayon ang mga kailangan mong aralin. yung schdules na magawa mo would be such in a way na enough na maintindihan mo ang subjects at covered lahat ng subject sa board exam.

To sir larry: kamusta po. I was one of the attendees on a seminar to which you were one of the speaker. it was held in Univ. of Cebu-Lapu-lapu, Mandaue. It was MAS for the academe and it was held around 2004, kung hindi ako nagkamali. Naging teacher din kc ako minsan. It was a nice experience. At pareho tayo ng observation in terms of books. I also prefer using foreign books dahil sa maganda ang pagka explain at may actual application of the concepts sa mga real companies.

[dianadee09]

tanong ko lang po ulit... may saturday work po ba and mga BIG 4? or pwedeng walang saturday work po? thanks a lot guys...

Hope you'll answer my questions...

Have a nice day!

God bless!