SMU School of Accountancy graduates are highly sought after by employers and command higher average starting salaries relative to peers from other local universities.
Here are some career roles that our graduates have taken on and the key industries that our graduates are employed in:
Job Functions
Key Industries
Notable Alumni
Tax Partner
PwC Singapore
Kexin clinched the Young Accountant of the Year Award for the Accountants in Public Practice segment 2014, and is the first SMU alumnus to be appointed to the SMU Board of Trustees.
Assurance Partner,
EY Singapore
Young Accountant of the Year (Practice) Award in 2016. Belinda was appointed Partner in 2023
Audit & Assurance Partner
Deloitte Singapore
As an Audit & Assurance Partner with Deloitte Singapore, Haridas leverages on technology and applies sound accounting knowledge to draw meaning from the numbers and evaluate a company’s operations and effectiveness.
Partner, Real Estate and Asset Management Tax
KPMG Singapore
Evangeline was appointed Partner in 2021
Partner in Insurance and Banking
Bain & Company
Rafael was appointed Partner in 2022
CEO
Creative Eateries
Management Committee Member,
Restaurant Association of Singapore
CEO and Co-Founder
Workstream
Workstream (www.workstream.is or blog.workstream.is) is an automated hiring software that leverages on data analytics, artificial intelligence and mobile workflows, to help companies to screen, hire and employ people more efficiently and seamlessly. Desmond is the Co-Founder of Workstream and was recently recognized by the Silicon Valley Business Journal as one of its 40 Under 40 Honorees for 2020.
Co-Head, Product Management and Platform Analytics
SGX
With over 11 years of experience with SGX, Lester will tell you that the versatility of his accounting degree enabled him to land his first job – as a SGX Management Associate. His career with SGX then spanned across multiple functions, from financial product design to business line management, and finally to market strategy and development today.
Associate Director
KPMG
Sandra uses technology to investigate and analyse financial evidence to tackle fraudulent, bribery, and corruption practices. Sandra can tell you that the accounting knowledge provides versatility, and opens doors to exciting career options.