working in an auditing firm worth it?

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makikisali lang ako:

i'm currently employed in one of the Big 4 here in the country. Audit is a wise choice in terms of career jumpstart. meron akong mga batchmates na nag start muna from private company bago lumipat ng Firm, ayun medyo boring daw kasi paulit ulit ng ginagawa.

workwise, kahit nakakapagod, fulfilling sa audit. btw, naka group ako, meaning, ang client ko malaki, and un ang nasa top ng audit priority ko. in my first year, syempre mostly vouching, pero syempre, as time goes by, maraming nadadagdag sa mga procedures ko, mostly analytical procedures, *** tipong hindi lang basta documents ang support, kundi ginagamitan na ng utak. natapos *** 1st busy season ko na madami akong natutunan.

come my 2nd year in the firm, elevated na rin *** responsibilities ko. dahil may mga new hire na akong ka team, syempre, un na rin *** test saken kung panu mag handle ng tao. *** FS preparation, mahahawakan mo din yan.

in general, kahit sabihin mo na nasa Big 4, wide variety pa rin ng clients ang mahahawakan mo, syempre pagkatapos nung main client mo, ililipat ka naman sa iba. *** nagsasabing inaabot sila ng magdamag o lumalampas pa ng 24 hours sa trabaho, depende naman un sa efficiency mo, kung kaya mo namang i produce *** working papers needed for the day in just the regular working hours or little extended OT, pwede na un. *** iba kasi auditors, kaya grabe kung mag OT, late na pumapasok, pumasok man, hindi agad trabaho ang ginagawa.

maliit nga lang talaga ang sweldo sa audfirms. pero iba naman ang dating mo paglabas mo ng firm. mas maganda na mag stay sa firm hanggang umabot ng supervisory or managerial position. pero kung bata ka pa naman at walang binubuhay na pamilya, ok na sweldo sa aud firm.

I'm happy with my stay in the firm

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makikisali lang ako:

i'm currently employed in one of the Big 4 here in the country. Audit is a wise choice in terms of career jumpstart. meron akong mga batchmates na nag start muna from private company bago lumipat ng Firm, ayun medyo boring daw kasi paulit ulit ng ginagawa.

workwise, kahit nakakapagod, fulfilling sa audit. btw, naka group ako, meaning, ang client ko malaki, and un ang nasa top ng audit priority ko. in my first year, syempre mostly vouching, pero syempre, as time goes by, maraming nadadagdag sa mga procedures ko, mostly analytical procedures, *** tipong hindi lang basta documents ang support, kundi ginagamitan na ng utak. natapos *** 1st busy season ko na madami akong natutunan.

come my 2nd year in the firm, elevated na rin *** responsibilities ko. dahil may mga new hire na akong ka team, syempre, un na rin *** test saken kung panu mag handle ng tao. *** FS preparation, mahahawakan mo din yan.

in general, kahit sabihin mo na nasa Big 4, wide variety pa rin ng clients ang mahahawakan mo, syempre pagkatapos nung main client mo, ililipat ka naman sa iba. *** nagsasabing inaabot sila ng magdamag o lumalampas pa ng 24 hours sa trabaho, depende naman un sa efficiency mo, kung kaya mo namang i produce *** working papers needed for the day in just the regular working hours or little extended OT, pwede na un. *** iba kasi auditors, kaya grabe kung mag OT, late na pumapasok, pumasok man, hindi agad trabaho ang ginagawa.

maliit nga lang talaga ang sweldo sa audfirms. pero iba naman ang dating mo paglabas mo ng firm. mas maganda na mag stay sa firm hanggang umabot ng supervisory or managerial position. pero kung bata ka pa naman at walang binubuhay na pamilya, ok na sweldo sa aud firm.

I'm happy with my stay in the firm

good thing for you dude... tama yan... after the dirty works, time for you to shine... paglabas mo dyan. im sure, minimum double ang salary mo... but remember, hindi pareho work ng audit at pag naging chief accountant ka.. hindi lahat ng theory or experience mo sa audit, magagamit mo.. ika nga lagi ng mga clients, masyadong de-kahon ang audit...

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good thing for you dude... tama yan... after the dirty works, time for you to shine... paglabas mo dyan. im sure, minimum double ang salary mo... but remember, hindi pareho work ng audit at pag naging chief accountant ka.. hindi lahat ng theory or experience mo sa audit, magagamit mo.. ika nga lagi ng mga clients, masyadong de-kahon ang audit...

as of this moment, wala sa plano ko na lumipat ng private company.

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I agree, its not instantly true when you say that auditors working for the BIG 4 or BIG 5 acquire less experience compared against their smaller firm counter parts. I'm saying "instantly" because it might also be true for those handling big accounts. Mas mabagal kasi phase ng mga huge accounts compared din to those who handle smaller clients.... its definite they will handle other procedures, pero mas mabilis at mas maraming beses ito magagwa ng mga staff na may hawak ng maliliit...

Audit is rich in learning opportunities... You will eventually handle tax for the FS preparation... magandang leverage to pag balak mong pumasok sa private...

I would say its worth it, pero siguraduhin mong hindi pera habol mo... di magandang motivation ang pera sa audit... in a way siguro, pera if you think about the long-term result...

Smaller accounts have shorter engagement length kaso

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Worth it sa Big4 pag swerte sa clients...

Come to think of it, I had quite a good roster of clients and client exposure. It's really an overwhelming experience having to do internal audit engagements (even for few days) at two (2) of the top CBDs in Asia (last year 1month in SG, just earlier and tomorrow in HK) Even more excited with the chance of going back for potential testing in the middle and/or end of the year 2012.