Day in the Life of a Big Four Accountant During Busy Season

hello my friends! we are back with another day in my life as a big four accountant vlog, but this time it is busy season edition :)

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How old are you? - 23
Where are you currently living? - Toronto, Canada
What is your current job? - Accountant at a Big 4 and currently pursuing my CPA designation
Where are you originally from? Vancouver, Canada
Which university did you go to? - University of British Columbia
What did you study? - Accounting and Supply Chain at the Sauder School of Business

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[jacksontrotter]

Christian here, and aspiring accountant (maybe). I absolutely love the content and the fact that you both show me a good idea of what the life is like, but you also talk about your faith and what you're reading in the Bible! Awesome to see, and you've gained a new subscriber!

[nikla]

As a senior professional in big four, this is so good to see! Looking at the comments, there are so many of you interested in accounting…Come onboard!! Also seeing you hold fast to your faith is just encouraging. May God strengthen you and bless you with knowledge, wisdom and understanding to do the work you have been given.

[unknown-NMO]

I'm so surprised how well you manage your time during peak season. Compared to myself, I would prefer to sleep if I had more time during the year-end period.

You're so inspiring. Love it!

[tao-mkj]

The video starts at 8:38 for those of you wondering why 80% of the video was filler content

[GnarshredProductions]

Im glad I avoided busy season by going into state and local government audit instead of industry. GASB is a bit tough with all the different funds and having different materiality thresholds for each fund but we only work like 40-50 hours per week all year instead of the long hours others have to put in.

[TheAmbrosia]

My busy season is like:
8:30am getup
9:30am work
11pm finish work
11:30pm arrive home
1am sleep and repeat

Now I'm jealous of your work hours.

[josephsy]

her workday starts at 9:00 - thank you! I'm recently getting into the field myself, really useful to know what tasks actually goes into 'auditing'

[치즈버거-dv]

i am currently studing cpa test in south korea. and i am so exhausted because of the test but your vlog motivated me. one day i hope i will work for big 4! thank you for sharing your day :)

[teytey]

I hope to see this type of Vlog in the future ❤ I love to see you managing time when busy season is coming and day to day work ❤ it helps me to be more productive as a future auditor 💪🏻😀

[MsNathaliabello]

I am studying to become an accountant. I think I really like the auditing part of it, although I have not worked in an internship yet. I am hopeful next summer I will be interning in a company nearby. thanks for explaining the testing .

[kitkats]

Just found your channel and I love the accounting content! I'm graduating in a few months and am so excited to get into this field. (:

[jayhawk]

Excellent video, Kat!! I used to work in public accounting, so it's interesting to see what other people's busy seasons are like. I don't miss the hours, but I do miss fun engagement teams and connecting with clients. If you're in your 1st year as an auditor, then I'm sure you will have lots of fun with your SURL testing and confirmation (among other things, of course). Good luck to you!!

[fatimakhanshahid]

i love ur videos. you have such a calm aura

[hn]

yeah, it is very thankyou for recording your life as an accountant btw if your content conclude more about your work or add more description about the task then it will be very helpful,

[TheWeallstandup]

I really enjoyed this video! I am about to finish my 2nd internship with my firm (1 audit, 1 tax) and start full-time after graduating this spring. What's some advice you would give to a first year staff accountant?

[LovelyNomad]

my husband works KPMG and works 15 to 18 hrs for 7 days during the busy season losing his mental/physical health. they don't pay overtime also, I do math so his hours come to 8 dollars per hour as working 120 hours for a WEEK. These companies use you while they let you use their company name for your resume. there is no life balance and no money. It is not worth it to lose your life over a career. Another girl from his company had a stroke due to stress and was abandoned by finance she was working a lot. They won't promote you and will be the number one to these companies. Starting a salary of 80-90k/yr after college is a bad job.

[rioguz]

I miss my audit life 😂, hello from indonesia 🇲🇨, been work at accounting firm for 1 years and half, such a memorable and challenging experiences

[Alan-tu]

How often do you have to go to meetings and talk with clients?
I'm currently in my Junior year of Accounting.

[amberrr]

Hi Katrina, was confused with below topics was wondering if you could help, pls. Thank you.

1) Explanation on why under Deferred Tax Asset, Asset ( Tax Base > Carrying Value ); Liability ( Carrying Value > Tax Base )

2) Explanation on why under Deferred Tax Liability; Asset ( Carrying Value > Tax Base ); Liability ( Tax Base > Carrying Value )

[vintwgn]

Do you ever need to use the Accounting Standards Codification or something similar to make complicated entries? If yes, do you have to use the code when explaining the entries to the auditors? Thanks!