i think B4 should be glad to employ chinese graduates hereprovided you have relevant degree ... which is quite rare
they are actually sending singaporeans to china (shanghai) for projects, like 3 month to 6 month, mainly audit.
Should I apply them straightaway after graduation or apply after getting a CPA
yes they do hire people from any nationnationality is not an issue; they will apply pr for you if you are not one.
CPA yes I supppose they do (need to check it out)
Other than big four, there are Chio Lim, Foo Kon Tan Grant Thornton, BDO.
However, accoutancy background (poly, degree or ACCA) is a must for auditing or tax positions. Consultancy is more relaxed.
Thank you! I am a PR and taking a conversion program from engineering to master
of professional accounting; graduating this year end and applying for CPA Aus' thereafter. Do you have any contacts of PRC nationals in big 4? Want to know more about the firms before applying...
to give an honest opinion...for your background, what do you want to do..? audit
big for is not that glamourous in my opinion.. and u have to start from the very junior level.
Just want to shorten the experience accumulating phase with a big firm and get
chartered quickly, then might shift to other Co.
Seen auditing services too competitive, so prepared get underpaid much already but won't continue for long in this line.
audit and tax abt the samefresh grad gets 2k, 1 year later 2.4, another yr later 2.8~2.9, then usually 3.3~3.5, then ~~ then if you still survive the days and you are good at the trade, your career will soar.
My info was abt 1, 2 years old, when i was looking for a job. (pray for the better, but it could be worse)
PS: now even in the big fours, promotion is not automatic but merit-based; bonus is seldom over 2 months for most juniors for the past few years. Good thing is due to long hours worked, there are fridge benefits and claimable expenses.
The exposure in big fours is far better than most accountancy firms, however. To be an auditor or follow the accountancy line, big fours are good companies to start with.
You may also consider risk management, special audit (including IT audit, forensic etc.)
I enrolled MPA course during my fourth year in NUS which specifically cater to non-accounting bachelors for converting to a/c background. SMU starts to offer this program from 2006.