Is there a long term demand for accountancy grads?

[meinteel]

mummyxoxo:

Just curious, does anyone have any idea of the pay range for fresh graduate in big 4 and in stat board (accounting related)? From what I heard, big 4 starting pay is $2.9k. Isn't this much lower than the median pay for fresh graduate nowadays?

Yes, Big 4 has a lower starting pay of between $2.7k to $3k depending on your class of honours. However, their salary increment is very fast as the review is held very often and each jump can be a few hundred.

My friend started at $2.7, 1.5 years later he is getting $4k.

[octopusmum]

Just to add, during my time many years ago, most of us used the Big 4 as the stepping board. think it is still the same…

[Kingal]

Any different in Business and Accountancy course offered in NTU and NUS?

Seem NTU offered double degree for Business and Accountancy.

[ngbrdad]

What’s the difference between the accountancy courses offered by NUS, NTU, SMU ?


For NUS it’s together with a business administration degree right ?

Same for NTU ?

For accountancy alone which of the 3 schools is the best ?

[sherlocktan]

I guess studying accounting does not necessarily translate to working in an accounting role/firm? There are alot of different roles which suits an accountancy graduate. The financial skills will be useful in a bank, in a company, in various financial institutions or even in the civil service. Taken from that macro perspective, then yes, there will be long term demand for accountancy graduates.

[RoastChickenDance]

The FInancial Time’s 2018 Skills Gap survey reveals what lies ahead in the jobs market


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[RoastChickenDance]

Good read - Is accountancy still an iron rice bowl?

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