Accountants earn more than bankers?!

last SG · 2007-06-25T21:03:23+00:00

lols! when are you matriculating? me next year :/

Icemoon SG

http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_132442.html

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Just compare the rankings of professions currently paying top annual remunerations in Singapore. Lawyers ($4.29 million), accountants ($3.72 million), bankers ($3.33 million), top executives of multinational corporations ($2.7 million) and local manufacturers ($2.3 million) are way ahead of the 'poor' engineer ($620,000). Is it surprising that general engineering degree holders earn less than a fraction?

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True or not? Accountants can earn more than bankers and top executives of MNCs?

Don't kid me leh. I thought accountants are just rank and file workers that's all (albeit paid higher than your normal office worker). Do they even get commissions?

stellazio SG

Auditors also included inside?

de_middle SG

ask ditzy the accountant Laughing

<Precious> SG

Accountants also work their asses off leh......... Laughing

de_middle SG

that's why ditzy cannot been seen anywhere Laughing

necrolyt3 SG

accountants so overrated ah!?!?

im an engineer only leh.. how to switch ah

motoway SG

OMG Ditzy is an accountant?!! AND I TOT ACCOUNTANTS ARE BORING PPL!!

But frm his replies dun seem like it leh..

I didn't go accounting coz i dun wanna face zombies for the rest of my life.. Looks like i made the wrong choice.. Evil or Very Mad

DC+ SG

Accountants are always in demand…outsource also kenot.

EngAudListCo_Director SG

I believe they are refering to audit partners in the big 4 accounting firms. They are considered having their own business based on the clients that they have.

I was used to be an engineer after graduating from a local university but later switch on to auditing and working as an auditor after getting my CPA qualifications. if you want to know how to switch from engineering to audit/accountancy, you can PM me.

Deino SG

accountant’s work is not as simple leh…..one mistake he kena wan…..

GHoST_18 SG

y everyone talk about switching to accountancy when they are only second highest paid (according to the report)..?

switch to law mah...

highest paid...

Laughing

Darkness_hacker99 SG

EngAudListCo_Director SG

Firstly, accountancy degree or ACCA can be done on a part-time basis. As for law, there are a few UK universities that offered Law degrees but I am not too sure how recognised are they by the prospective law firms.

By far, the graduate Law course offered by NUS faculty of Law is highly regarded. It is a 3 year full time graduate course for graduates who wants to pursue a profession in Law. So far I know, I know of someone graduated from chemical engineering who directly went into this law course and subsequently upon graduation, work in a law firm. For him, he did not work upon his engineering graduation. He is able to afford to study for another 3 years. Tell me how many people would be able to afford not working and pursue another professional course for another 3 years?

Kenashi SG

how come my pay is still so little Laughing

GHoST_18 SG

i think i must switch line too...

my line pai tan...

Laughing

DC+ SG

same with waiters, waitresses, rubbish collecter....etc Laughing

fatslob SG

lucky i still earn a bit more than rubbish collectors Very Happy

jianfish9 SG

Haha, I am going to study Accountancy.

Huat ah... Very Happy

pompy SG

how about medicine? Very Happy

KenPlus SG

Accounting work is very stress,you have to handle tons of paperworks,taxes etc and when the auditors came in,you have to answers all their questions which can be stressful and not forgetting rushing the deadline for year end.Group accountants is even worst i have a friend being a group accountant stay in his company for the whole week when rushing though the year end it machiam like no life even rush though his meals very ke lian.