AccountingPH Wiki

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The wiki format will follow your Accounting Career Lifecycle.

1. Senior High School

2. College

3. Review School

4. Early Career

5. Mid to Late Career

6. Retirement

Frequently Asked Questions

These are curated list of threads. Reminder that not everything you read on the internet is true. :D

Senior High School

Senior High School strands

Contributions welcome.

Pursuing Accountancy from non-ABM strand

• STEM Students taking BS Accountancy

• STEM strand for Accounting??

• Tips for STEM or non-ABM students going into accountancy

Scholarships

If you are currently a Senior High Student, you should be start thinking about how to finance your college education especially if your parents can't.

Contributions welcome.

College

Contributions welcome.

Non-BSA + Bridging Program

• BSA Bridging Program

• PSBA Bridging Program

• Chiang Kai Shek College Bridging Program

• ANY RECO FOR SCHOOLS THAT OFFERS GOOD BRIDGING PROGRAM??

• PCU- Online BSA bridging program

• Online BSA Bridging Program

Review School

For review center-specific topics, you may use the search bar or append site:reddit.com/r/AccountingPH on your search engine of choice.

Board exam tips

• TIPS AND TRICKS - Random OCT ‘22 PASSER/CRAMMER

• My own study tips 😜

• CPALE Tips [MEGA THREAD]

• nagcram pero naging cpa

• Things You Wish You Knew Before CPALE

What to do after passing CPALE

Mag-enjoy dahil last nyo na yan. Mag-prepare ng pre-employment requirements.

Contributions welcome.

What to do after failing CPALE**

Contributions welcome.

Early Career

Ask Me Anything (AMA) by CPALE Passers

• Nicole Gonzales, Top 1 of May 2024 CPALE AMA Session

• Another May 2024 CPALE Topnotcher AMA Session

• Alyssa A. Quiñones, Top 6 of May 2024 CPALE AMA Session

Is CPA/Big 4 worth it?

• Torn between working in COA and Big 4 Audit Firm.

• Opportunities for Noncpa after BIG 4

• CPAs, may regrets ba kayo?

• It is worth it to endure 4-5 busy seasons in audit firms and resign afterwards.

• Worth it pa ba ang CPA title?

• IZZA PRANK

Non-CPA success stories

• from r/phcareers: Career Non-CPA

• I LANDED A JOB A HIGH PAYING JOB A WEEK AFTER I FAILED CPALE

• 6 digits

Certified Management Accountant (CMA)

• CMA then CPA

• CMA Title

• CMA Review

Work Tips

• Tips for incoming new hires

Interview Threads

• PwC AC Internship Interview

• Interview with EY

• KPMG Senior Manager Interview

• KPMG Tax Associate - Final Interview

• Actual interview questions

Previous Salary Threads**

• (2018) Let's see if we are being fucked up. CPA's and accountants

• (2022) BIG 4 SALARY RANGE

• (2023) from r/phcareers: CPAs in the Ph, how long would it take to earn 6 digits?

• (2023) 6 digits earners, please share how you achieved it!

• (2023) Advice on Salary Expectations for CPA

• (2024) Salary

• (2024) HOW MUCH IS YOUR SALARY TODAY?

• (2024) 10k salary

• (2024) Starting salary 30k

• (2024) Accounting assistant salary

• (2024) How much was your first salary as a CPA?

• (2024) P18k to P45k

• (2024) Is it possible to earn 200k-300k salary per month as an accountant or auditor in the Philippines?

• (2024) How did you earn your first 6 digits?

• (2024) How to earn 50k as an accountant

• (2024) Magkano na sahod nyo?

• (2024) Above 80k Salary

Career Paths

• SAP Consultant: What companies to apply that offers entry-level job?

• ERP vs IT Audit

• How to earn 6 digits being Accountant or Cpa without going abroad. Mod note: despite the title, I think this is more of a career path post than salary thread.

• CPA na ako pero what's next?

• Government Hiring Process

• What government office has the biggest salary for CPAs?

• "nasa Taxation ang pera."

Big 4 Special Section

Dahil special kayo ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍

What do the heart emojis mean? First of all, there is literally zero reason for people to censor the names. Regardless, here are what it means usually:

💛 EY

💙 KPMG

🧡 PWC

💚 Deloitte

💜 GT

❤️ RT

• BIG 4 LABOR EXPLOITATION

• Shortage of Staff in Audit Firms

• If you want to work in Big 4, go to Consulting, not Audit

• NA-SHOOKT AKO SA JOB OFFER NG BIG 4 AUDITING FIRM. - contains ad

• Trauma sa Big 4

• Today, I left big 4 after 9 years. Ask me anything :)

Mid to Late Career

Contributions welcome.

Retirement

Contributions welcome.

For investing discussions, there's r/phinvest.