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Audit

As a yuppie, it’s been a resounding hearsay that the best career to take for a CPA is to start with an Auditing Firm, and yes, I firmly believe that it’s true. I know, not all CPA’s has the same view, some are scared, some are anxious of their health, and most are not satisfied with the average salary in an Auditing Firm.

Starting a career for me is not having a very attractive salary (although it’s been a heavy factor considered by most of us who badly need to uplift our finances) but the opportunity to gain the maximum learning I can obtain, although it’s not only audit that offer this kind of experience, I believe that it’s the easiest one to find. Remuneration in an Auditing firm is not the best there is, and honestly, there are lots of overtime hours chargeable to experience. But despite of that drawback, I have proven to myself that I made no wrong decision in joining in an audit workforce.

The best part of being an auditor is the opportunity to travel to different places, which I really appreciate a lot. I have this dream, to travel the whole world with my very own digital SLR. The first step to this dream is to explore my own country, which I have no doubt, an auditing firm can give me. About the DSLR, I’m planning to buy my own before the next out of town engagement begin, and hopefully it materialize. Knowing the fact that we have lots of scheduled out-of-town engagements throughout the year, really excites me a lot.

Also, audit gives me a chance to meet different kind people in different walks of life. From the people in the rank and file, to the highest officials of a company, we, as auditors are given the privilege to talk to them, to interact with them, and maybe, have fun with them. This privilege is giving me a wider horizon, broader thinking, a better understanding of people, and the best of all, a very manly approach in different type of interaction.  The learning is no longer all about our career growth; it’s more on building our character as a person, with the professional growth just on the side.

I honestly have plans of submitting my resignation this month and move to the one of the Big 4, but on second thought, I fear that I might not get the same opportunity that I am getting in this small auditing firm. I’m really thinking hard about it.

It’s almost 4 months since I have been hired in this auditing firm, and proudly I must say, I really love and enjoy this kind of job. Although there are times I feel bored because of the repetitive procedures, feel lifeless because of the constantly sleepless nights, but overall, this has been the job that I really want to take. I am learning a lot of things, not only on how to practice a particular procedure, but also on how to deal with different kinds of people in different kinds of situation. My ability of reading behind the lines has been improving as well, and yes, professional scepticism is slowly sinking in.

I’m still having fun. I still enjoy what I do. Most of all, I have still lots of things to learn. Amidst of the offers that I’m getting, I think I will still be staying in the audit workforce for the coming months. Although I’m not yet that decisive on what auditing firm, but yes, I will do audit until I convinced myself that I’ve already learned enough.

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