上周五他们还在给我打电话.我告诉他们:"That's not material. If you have any issue about it, contact my director.We have to move on and focus on our business."

另外,firm里分很多等级.刚进去的就是labour.我总能看到Sr.的对小立伯没好气.

其实想在会计事业上progress / move up the ladder，进Big 4 磨炼几年会是一个
很好的经历，但绝不是唯一的路。现在每次公司的auditors来做审计，都会和他们
聊聊，基本上还是抱怨的多。很有意思的是，在和每个auditor(不管junior, senior,
manager, or senior manager)聊天的时候，他们都会很自然的以为我是CA，觉得我
能理解他们因为我也曾经历过，我给他们的回应就是：“sorry buddy, I'm not a
CA, can't comment on it". 哈哈!

闲来无事，看了这个link，掺和一下。一点愚见。其实，学会计的作内审也未尝不可。在公司里对内审的态度绝对比外审要友好得多（亲身体会）；时间也充裕，通过作一些好的内审项目，使你对公司内部关键的业务流程及控制还有商业运作有很好的了解；如果想转到运作部门也是很容易的事情；相反，外审们面临的压力很大，为了完成任务而整天依据四大所提供给他们的表格Paper任务，根本无时间顾及细节更别提消化了。当然，作为四大负责某企业外审的经理来说又另当别论，因为他们审过多家同类企业，知道关键的东西在哪里，但没有人一毕业就可以进去当经理的（依据你的资历也不可能承担）。四大的另一个好处是你可以接触多家同类或类似的企业（依据你所在的审计组负责的line)，当你作足labour后，反复的重复就是你学习积累的过程，但绝对没有内审对企业了解得深刻。所以，看你要的是什么，如果不是为了CA的东东，我觉得在企业里作内审是很好的选择之一，而且，有心仪的企业，两三年后跳过去，内审们的机会还是满多的，待遇也比一般的会计或finance工作（同样工作年限来比）要好一些，至少目前是这样。

本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛CA's are generally regarded as a cut above the other two accounting designations. The requirements are more stringent, and the skillset and depth of knowledge is quite different from the other two (especially CMA's). Outside of public practice, CA's are primarily found at the most senior levels of an organization, typically as controllers, tax specialists, heads of financial reporting, or at the CFO level. A CA designation also provides much greater earnings potential over the longer term, and has tremendous worldwide recognition.

That's not to say that there are no good CGA's or CMA's in the business world -- I know many who are exceptionally strong. But the CA program produces, on average, the strongest accounting professionals in Canada.

You definitely need a solid accounting underpinning before taking a job in a CA articling firm (focus on the big four - trust me), which would definitely mean some more time at the university studying up on audit, tax, and the like. At this time of year, most CA firms are holding information sessions at local universities - I might suggest that you attend and ask some questions about the job, the lifestyle, the compensation, and the opportunities.

It's probably worth mentioning that I am NOT a CA, but work in the financial profession. I primarily interact with senior executives, and I can confirm that the vast majority of Chief Financial Officers are CA's.

Depending on your ambitions, one of the other two designations might be best for you. All three invest a considerable amount in recruiting, so have a look at their respective websites for more info. From my perspective, I would hate to see someone invest time and money into an accounting designation if they had aspirations that could only be fulfilled through a CA designation.

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