ACCA
ACCA, the global body for professional accountants, offers a future that is diverse, challenging and full of opportunity.
Qualifying with ACCA is your first step towards a successful career in accountancy, business and finance. Whatever your ambitions are a background in accountancy will ensure that you are equipped to achieve them.
Why ACCA?
The breadth of the ACCA Qualification makes it the perfect platform to launch any business career. You can acquire the technical skills that employers are demanding to steer the business through these volatile times, without pigeon-holing yourself for the future.
As a global professional accountancy body, ACCA is better positioned to benefit graduates both now and in the future. The global portability of the qualification means that you can seek opportunities both home and abroad. We’ve been in China for over 20 years and Russia for 10 years and our reputation in those countries is stronger than any other international accountancy body.
Our flexible approach means that there are no artificial barriers to prevent you from qualifying whatever you face in the short-term. Internships at university can count towards the practical experience requirements of the qualification and enhance employability. Also exemptions from a relevant degree mean fewer exams for students to sit. This could be particularly attractive to SMEs who may not have large training budgets.
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The ACCA Qualification
In order to qualify as an ACCA member, you will complete:
- 14 exams (nine of which are eligible for exemption)
- relevant practical experience, with a minimum of three years.
- a Professional Ethics module.
The breadth and depth of the ACCA Qualification means that you develop the fundamental knowledge to work across all sectors before specialising on the core technical skills necessary for your role.
The fundamentals level covers the core areas of financial and management accounting, plus the main technical areas that any accountant will need to master. The professional level builds on this and explores more advanced professional skills, techniques and values. The options modules give you the change to further develop specialist skills relevant to the areas of accountancy that interest you.
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Graduate Employers & Commercial Awareness
ACCA Graduate Employers
There are a range of graduate employers that offer ACCA finance training schemes. These employers have met ACCA’s benchmark in offering the highest quality in training and development.
Commercial Awareness
ACCA has developed a series of articles and podcasts that focus on the elements that make up commercial awareness and how to apply this to the different sectors. In each podcast we explore the tools you need to use to understand and develop your knowledge. You can then take these tools away and apply them to the organisations you are interested in working for.
Accelerate your career
Becoming a member of ACCA’s accelerate scheme is one way in which you can demonstrate to potential employers that you’re serious about a career in finance. It’s free to join and you can benefit from tips and advice to develop your career.
ACCA Undergraduate of the Year Competition – win £1000
Accountants are important to business. That’s why ACCA is championing ‘Accountants for Business’ to demonstrate to the world how valuable accountants are for business. If you can demonstrate in no more than 1000 words what ‘Accountants for Business’ means to you then you could find yourself named as ACCA’s Undergraduate of the Year 2010. As well as adding the title to your CV you could also win up to £1000.
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