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

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  • Опубліковано 4 лют 2023
  • 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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КОМЕНТАРІ • 47

  • @jacksontrotter1411
    @jacksontrotter1411 Рік тому +21

    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!

    • @KatrinaKwong
      @KatrinaKwong  Рік тому +2

      Aww I’m so happy to hear! Thank you so much for your support and I hope my content continues to be relatable for you :)

  • @teytey166
    @teytey166 Рік тому +1

    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 💪🏻😀

  • @PD88f
    @PD88f Рік тому +9

    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!

  • @nikla1837
    @nikla1837 Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @fatimakhanshahid
    @fatimakhanshahid Рік тому

    i love ur videos. you have such a calm aura

  • @jayhawk328
    @jayhawk328 Рік тому

    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!!

  • @GnarshredProductions
    @GnarshredProductions Рік тому +4

    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.

  • @kitkats04
    @kitkats04 Рік тому +2

    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. (:

  • @Carly_Zimmerman
    @Carly_Zimmerman Рік тому

    Love it

    • @KatrinaKwong
      @KatrinaKwong  Рік тому

      Yay, thank you! I appreciate your support ☺️

  • @Bandhu771
    @Bandhu771 Рік тому +1

    ARMY!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @TheWeallstandup
    @TheWeallstandup Рік тому +2

    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?

  • @alfonsosalinas3026
    @alfonsosalinas3026 Рік тому +2

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

  • @amilarahima1810
    @amilarahima1810 Місяць тому

    pretty interesting daily basis, i am excited take gym membership for better morning activity

  • @cowjuh
    @cowjuh Рік тому +1

    your voice is so soothing aahhhh!!

  • @cieliacasaway745
    @cieliacasaway745 Рік тому

    To be able to work out at 6am, what time do you have to go to bed?

  • @knowledgedangura2146
    @knowledgedangura2146 Рік тому +1

    What qualifications do you need to be in the big four firms?

  • @hn5898
    @hn5898 Рік тому

    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 ,

  • @TheAmbrosia1996
    @TheAmbrosia1996 Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @muhammadhassanali1451
    @muhammadhassanali1451 Рік тому

    it's nice watching your videos, I had a question for you, will AI takeover auditors?

  • @thinhphamhoang4407
    @thinhphamhoang4407 Рік тому

    Hello, it would be great that you can share the information of the mouse you're using, it really looks fantastic :)

  • @MisoHungrie
    @MisoHungrie Рік тому

    Hi Katrina! I was looking up Toronto accountants on UA-cam and ran into your channel. Shot in the dark but I was wondering, do you or anyone you know offer tax filing services?
    I have a UA-cam channel myself and this is my first year of making pretty decent income and I'm looking for help in how to tackle the tax side of things. From your content it looks like you're super busy so I understand if you can't help but if you have any helpful resources or referrals I would so greatly appreciate it. Keep up the great work on your channel!

    • @KatrinaKwong
      @KatrinaKwong  Рік тому

      Hey! Unfortunately I don’t do tax services.

  • @tima9102
    @tima9102 Рік тому

    Are you an Army? 😊…. Also, I’m torn between working for the big 4 or a midsized firm… any thoughts?

  • @josephsy
    @josephsy 2 місяці тому

    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'

    • @aguitarist4u
      @aguitarist4u 2 місяці тому

      Man, I thought you meant her work day started at 9am, not the 9 minute mark. This was more of a Get Ready With Me video. Haha. Not knocking it, I'm sure there is only so much that can be recorded during a workday at a Big4, but the title definitely seems a little misleading.

  • @KemiKnowsTravel
    @KemiKnowsTravel Рік тому

    I've always wondered what accounts do. I don't know most words, but I now know busy season is Jan - April 😅

  • @rioguz23
    @rioguz23 Рік тому

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

  • @amberliwentee402
    @amberliwentee402 Рік тому

    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 )

  • @hanah-maycauan7606
    @hanah-maycauan7606 Рік тому

    I'm inspired by you so much. ☺️✨ New subscriber here. ❤️

  • @melophile_99
    @melophile_99 Рік тому

    Hi Katrina! Wanna know your thoughts since you experienced both tech risk consulting and assurance. Whats more interesting, difficult, challenging for you.. etc..

    • @KatrinaKwong
      @KatrinaKwong  Рік тому +2

      Hey! I find assurance way more interesting because I personally don’t find IT systems very fascinating. I like learning about how businesses operate rather than IT systems. The things we audit are also different. In assurance, you are auditing financial statement numbers (eg. revenue, expense testing) and in tech risk you might be auditing things like user access control (eg. Testing if passwords work etc etc). Both are very stable and needed fields but I think in assurance you will get to learn more about different businesses (eg. How companies generate revenue) but you may not get that same learning experience in tech risk because IT systems and the ways they get tested don’t vary too too much from company to company (eg how many ways can you set up password configurations?…not many)

    • @melophile_99
      @melophile_99 Рік тому

      @@KatrinaKwongoh wow thank you for your insights! all the best this busy season! 😉❤️

  • @mike-yk4yk
    @mike-yk4yk Рік тому

    how much is your rent?

  • @domnavarro816
    @domnavarro816 Рік тому

    Why am I watching this? It’s like reliving a nightmare.

  • @FYI9102
    @FYI9102 Рік тому +1

    trying to switch from engineering to accounting...

  • @TitusSc
    @TitusSc Рік тому

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

  • @jonathan.c.b
    @jonathan.c.b Рік тому

    Sally Kim is that you??

  • @garycollingwood4002
    @garycollingwood4002 Місяць тому

    🤑🤑🤑🤑

  • @treasuredesserts2229
    @treasuredesserts2229 Рік тому

    I'm sure you hear this a lot, but you kinda look like Song Hye Kyo

  • @helenaw6386
    @helenaw6386 Рік тому +3

    Urm..I'm an ex big 4 auditor and I can tell you that if you have time to make this video during busy season you're not going through a real busy season..

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    @user-ie3pg2qq1u Рік тому

    if u really want to read spirtual books then plz try QURAN

  • @user-hp7bl2ny6p
    @user-hp7bl2ny6p Рік тому

    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 :)