New accounting job!!

supergirl09

hi everyone,

well I am starting my contract with a big 4 in the next few weeks. I was just wondering had anyone any advice?? What not to do/ do.

Thanks in advance

MrMatisse

Actively go and seek out work if you have nothing to do.

Slippers

There's some advice from last month here. Good luck.

supergirl09

thanks very much for the link. It doesnt sound too good lol!!

Hackysack

supergirl09 wrote: »

thanks very much for the link. It doesnt sound too good lol!!

Nah it doesn't, but it's necessary.

It also helps you get a feel for what you're doing. Some of the people in my department literally spent the guts of a month sending out bank confirmation requests and following up on them. They're a pain to do, but you have to do it to get an appreciation as to how much they help out during the course of an audit.

There's so much to initially learn and take in, and you'll have to do the monkey work before you jump into proper auditing. I don't think I did any actual auditing until January and my contract started in the October.

prinz

Put any thought of a rewarding and satisfying next 3 -4 years or so out of your head

voodoo-jonesy

This thread reminds me of an email that got sent around at the start of this year... It was from a big four 1st year trainee in the states that sent an email to a partner talking about surfing and other rubbish.

Don't do that, for one. Or do, for the laugh

Hackysack

I got that one as well. That was priceless.

Committing career suicide on his first week.

Pisco Sour

Dug this one up from the archives. From a junior to a partner on his third day. Clown!



Hi Frank,

I hope this finds you well. Having only started at Deloitte & Touche LLP this week, I wanted to reach out to you before I left for National Training this Sunday. Over past three days, waves of information have been surging out from projectors and screens, but your presentation this morning piqued my interests and has been akin to a surfboard. Instead of swimming through the information, I am riding on top it.

Your talk on the current credit crunch was reassuring and inspiring. That is why I asked that critical question – to learn from a partner. On the first day, Freddy Simon commented on this starting class, saying “you are entering the profession during exciting times.” While recent events are unfortunate, I am interested to the steps the profession, regulators, and industry will take over the past few months; and ultimately, I aim to better serve my clients and Deloitte, armed with that first-hand knowledge. To me this is “exciting.”

When I first interviewed with Deloitte. One of my interviewers asked if I had some future goals in sight. My reply was simple and straightforward, and more than likely, it is a common desire. “I am here to become a partner. To spend the next 20 years of my life here.” I am only 3 days into my career, but I hold true to that statement.

Your candor, honesty, and knowledge impressed me. If you ever have need of an enthusiastic Audit Assistant, I am more than willing to suit up, jump in, and catch a wave. And if you are interested to know, I actually do surf.

Thank you once again and I look forward to hearing from you in the future.

Hackysack

I love how he kept with the whole nautical theme.