According to the survey, the following are the starting salaries of some units and different positions of certified public accountants. Please refer to them.
1, four major accounting firms
Namely PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Deloitte and Ernst & Young. Their salary is not high, which may not be worth it compared with the complicated workload, but they have a good reputation. After working for 3-5 years, there is great hope of going abroad to study business school or transferring to other foreign companies, so it is called "talent springboard".
The Big Four has two positions: auditing and consulting. However, after the audit scandal in 2002, most of the consulting business was stripped out, and it is difficult to get consulting positions at present. However, even if you are engaged in general audit work in the Big Four, there are many opportunities to learn and practice business consulting. It is worth noting that the Big Four does not encourage employees to go to business school earlier, so it may be blocked in this respect.
The new reference salary of college graduates from the four major accounting firms: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) 654.38+06000 RMB/year, plus travel subsidies and bonuses, may reach 654.38+03000 RMB/year, and those who often work outside may be close to 654.38+06000 RMB/year, and the other three are slightly higher than PricewaterhouseCoopers. The salary of consulting post is a little higher than that of auditing post.
However, if you are already a certified public accountant and join the four major accounting firms, the annual salary is generally around 300,000-400,000. As your working hours increase, if you become a partner, your salary will be incalculable, and an annual salary of one million is common among the four major partners.
2. Domestic accounting firms
The salary of CPA, a domestic accounting firm that accounts for most of the industry, is indeed slightly lower than that of the "Big Four", but the annual salary of 250,000-350,000 is also the embodiment of CPA's own value.
No pains, no gains. In terms of work intensity, the pressure of domestic-funded institutes is lower than that of "Big Four".
3, large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises
Generally speaking, the starting salary of domestic enterprises is not very high. The starting salary in the first year after graduation is 50,000-80,000 yuan. However, for those who hold the certificate of certified public accountant, their career development will be very fast and their salary will be greatly increased.
Judging from the financial statements published by domestic listed companies, the annual salary of many financial directors or managers mostly reaches 300,000.
4. Some large foreign companies have high employee benefits.
These positions are scattered, but most of them are concentrated in financial management, marketing, strategic planning and other departments. It is recognized that foreign companies with high pay and bright future include Procter & Gamble, Mars, Maersk, Daimler-Chrysler and the finance department of General Motors.
Its salary is not as high as that of investment banks and consulting companies, but its benefits to personal cultivation and future diversity are far greater than those of investment banks and consulting companies, which is very beneficial to future business work. The work intensity of the above-mentioned foreign enterprises is generally much lower than that of investment banks, with many training opportunities and high cost performance.
The reference salary of some large foreign companies (which often varies greatly among different departments, depending on the higher salary in the first year): P&G Marketing or Finance Department 70,000-65,438+10,000 RMB/year, Maersk 65,438+10,000-200,000 RMB, and Mars10.2 million RMB. Johnson & Johnson and Unilever are slightly lower than P&G. ..
5. Foreign commercial banks or universal banks
For example, ABN Bank of America, Societe Generale, HSBC, Barclays Bank, etc. The gap between their investment banks and commercial banks is not big, but there are some differences in wages in various departments. Corporate finance (equivalent to investment banking), private banking and other high-paying jobs are often much higher than general consumer banking and insurance. In any case, these foreign universal banks give people more comprehensive training than investment banks, and the probability of switching between departments is greater, so the future may not be as good as investment banks or consulting companies.
Reference salary of universal banks abroad: investment banking posts can reach RMB 400,000-800,000/year, commercial banking posts can reach RMB 70,000-65,438+0.2 million/year, and good jobs may reach RMB 200,000/year.
6. Foreign investment banks
In particular, first-class overseas investment banks such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Investment Bank, Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse First Boston and ubs warburg all have representative offices or branches in China. Graduates recruited by domestic investment banks work in different places, such as Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing and Shanghai. After working in any first-class investment bank for three years, you will almost certainly succeed in applying to the top business schools in the United States, and the future after MBA graduation is limitless.
Investment bank's reference salary (in the first year of postgraduate study, undergraduate students may be slightly lower): 900,000 RMB/year for Goldman Sachs Tokyo, 750,000 RMB/year for Germany Asia Pacific and 250,000 RMB/year for Morgan Stanley Beijing (year-end dividends are counted separately).
7. Joint venture or Chinese investment bank
Including CICC and Gaohua Securities, BOC International is barely one. In fact, CICC is equivalent to Morgan Stanley's China branch, and the salary is extremely high. Gao Hua is equivalent to the China branch of Goldman Sachs. Just established for more than a year, the future is unknown. Wages can refer to foreign investment banks, which are generally slightly lower.
8. Foreign consulting companies
In particular, McKinsey, Bain, Boston Consulting Group, Morit Group, Mercer, Eisenzhe and other overseas first-class consulting companies can be divided into management consulting, investment consulting, human resources consulting, market consulting, technical consulting and other sectors. The salary gap of consulting companies is relatively large, but you can get a big salary increase after working for 3-5 years, and the salary of senior consultants is not less than that of investment bankers. Applying to the top business schools in the United States in consulting companies is basically successful, and the future is broader after MBA graduation.
Reference salaries of consulting companies (same as above): McKinsey and Bain 1 .5,000-200,000 RMB/year, roland berger110,000 RMB/year, and the rest are somewhere in between. The salary will increase by 100% in the second year and by 50%- 100% in the third year. After three to four years, the annual salary can generally exceed 500,000 RMB.
What position you can hold in a company often depends on your work experience and personal ability. The salary gap caused by the position is very large. After all, promotion and salary increase are often tied together.
1, the big four auditors
Now, auditors are not as popular as before for financial personnel, but the four major audits still sound very attractive. As the first echelon of the four major accounting firms, it is a good platform for both learning and job-hopping, and many note-taking meetings also regard the four major accounting firms as their job-hunting goals.
At present, when recruiting fresh graduates, the starting salary of the big four has reached 8K, and the salary will be higher after passing CPA. Therefore, if you have relevant professional work experience and pass CPA, you can start directly from S 1 or S2, and the annual salary of 200,000 is not a problem, plus the price difference and project commission, it can be regarded as a relatively easy high-paying position.
2. Financial manager
The level of financial managers varies greatly. The financial managers of small companies are all senior bookkeepers, so high-paid and high-level financial managers are often the standard of fortune 500 companies. If you have working experience in a firm and a certified public accountant, it is very advantageous to want to jump ship and become a financial manager in a large enterprise.
Generally, the annual salary of financial managers in large enterprises is about 300 thousand, but compared with accounting firms, the work intensity will be much lower. Even in the peak season, you don't need to travel for four or five months in a row, which is more attractive to people who are married at the age of 30.
3. Senior account manager
In the banking system, senior account manager is the bridge between banks and customers. An excellent senior account manager should not only have good public relations and marketing skills, but also have professionalism and service awareness, which can fully protect the rights and interests of customers.
The starting salary for most banks to recruit senior account managers is 20K per month, some can reach 30K, and the annual salary of excellent senior account managers can reach 400,000-500,000. When recruiting senior account managers, the four major banks not only require higher academic qualifications, majors and work experience, but also need to hold qualification certificates such as certified public accountants, CFA and FRM.
4. Chief Financial Officer and Chief Financial Officer
The annual salary of the chief financial officer of a large enterprise is usually 300,000-500,000, and that of the CFO is more than 500,000. Plus equity dividends, the actual income is higher. However, the corresponding threshold of financial market is also very high, so certificates are also essential. Note that when planning your career path, you will always take the CFO or CFO as your ultimate goal.
Generally speaking, the advantages of CPA holders are still great. In the Big Four, people who don't have a CPA certificate can't be promoted to management, which is known to many candidates. Of course, we choose to take CPA exam in order to improve our own strength and seek better development opportunities. There is a saying that people who are better than you are afraid that you will work harder than you. If you want to get a high salary, you must work harder than others.
Certified public accountants can help you open new doors in the workplace and provide you with new job-hopping opportunities. Although you can't directly determine your career height, you will gain more in the process of learning CPA.