Realistic salary outside Dublin?

s15r330

I'm in the middle of a big 4 training contract but I have no intention of staying in Dublin after i'm done. What is a realistic salary for a newly qualified big 4 accountant and also after you get a few years under your belt outside of Dublin?

I possibly have an opportunity coming to get a job in the civil service, pay would be 32kish I think starting with flexi time, no commute etc

Currently in audit and I hate it, just did FAE and have 18months left of pure torture

Just trying to figure out would I be mad to take the civil service position if it comes up?

The money would go up, but just trying to figure out would I be losing out in the long run by not sticking at the accounting money wise.

I know money isn't everything but if there was a huge gap i'd probably stick out mind numbing crap that is audit.

Nidot

s15r330 wrote: »

I'm in the middle of a big 4 training contract but I have no intention of staying in Dublin after i'm done. What is a realistic salary for a newly qualified big 4 accountant and also after you get a few years under your belt outside of Dublin?

I possibly have an opportunity coming to get a job in the civil service, pay would be 32kish I think starting with flexi time, no commute etc

Currently in audit and I hate it, just did FAE and have 18months left of pure torture

Just trying to figure out would I be mad to take the civil service position if it comes up?

The money would go up, but just trying to figure out would I be losing out in the long run by not sticking at the accounting money wise.

I know money isn't everything but if there was a huge gap i'd probably stick out mind numbing crap that is audit.

I qualified in Big 4 outside of Dublin so here's my experience.

Leaving Big 4 I moved around between a few mid sized companies for 5 years to get some experience. This experience I gained I found invaluable. Some people might say moving around is bad as you don't settle or get to move up the ladder but each move I made I increased my salary and my experience (both managerial experience and work).

By gaining the experience over a number of companies I have been able to judge what I like and what I don't like, what sort of atmosphere I want to work in and what sort of workload I want to carry.

I have recently made the move into the public service where I work in a finance related field.

I was able to use my qualification and experience to get this job so it definitely stood to me.

I find this new role very interesting and also the improved work/life balance is a major plus although to achieve this I have had to take a roughly 15% paycut.

My overall advice would be to stay with the big 4, get qualified and then leave. Leave to a smaller company not a major big one as you'll only get shoe horned into a role and stuck in that if you do join them, all this time keep your eyes open on recruitment for public/civil service roles if it's something you want.

Remember that accountants are required in civil/public service aswell.

mydiscworld

I qualified in Dublin and left to join as an AO in public service in Cork. I then got promoted to another Dept as AP 2 years later.

Being a qualified accountant definitely stands to you in the public service. They don't have many. You might take an initial pay cut but your promotion prospects are high.

The flexible hours and guaranteed no overtime are well worth it. Cost of living is also cheaper outside Dublin so that pay cut may not be felt as much when you move down.

s15r330

Thanks for the replies!

It would definitely be a bonus to finish the training alright, just the thoughts of another 18months in audit.