Nowadays, the talent market is full of undergraduate graduates majoring in accounting, international finance or international trade, but few of them can be favored by foreign companies. The reason is that college students read a lot of books at school, but only a handful can really learn useful things. Therefore, a large number of new-generation accountants and accountants have poured into the ranks of textual research families tirelessly and vastly, and it is urgent to have an excellent certificate as soon as possible.
This issue focuses on four popular accounting certificates, which are in line with your development direction and you can easily obtain them. What kind of improvement will there be after passing them? We will explain in detail-
1, ACCA work area is not limited.
Institute of Chartered Certified Accountants? Yao Zhijun, chief representative of chartered certified accountants Office in Beijing, introduced that there are six institutes of certified public accountants in Britain: ACCA, ICAEW, ICAI, ICAF, CIMA and CIPFA. ACCA is the largest, and the first four properties are similar. Are you a certified public accountant? Have the right to sign. The last two are management accounting? No right to sign. In the UK, there are no restrictions on ACCA's field of work. According to membership statistics, it accounts for 30%-40% in industrial and commercial enterprises and accounting firms, which is not the concept that you can only work in the firm. The rest are in government, public utilities and educational institutions. ACCA's field of work is like the intersection of other accounting firms.
The annual salary is mostly concentrated in15 ~ 300,000.
Yao Zhijun said that the average annual salary of ACCA students working in enterprises can be between1500,000 and 300,000. You can get an annual salary of 800 thousand at the highest. Some headhunting companies have made it clear that students from ACCA should be taken first, and then relevant work experience should be taken into consideration. If there are foreign-funded companies and four major accounting firms, it is more popular. If you have a training background in an accounting firm, it is easy to get a high salary, and you can generally be a financial manager or above. However, because there are not many ACCA students in China, there are not many choices. Domestic member work units are generally concentrated in enterprises, schools, government agencies and financial institutions. Of course, most of them are foreign companies.
English level is the threshold
Although ACCA students have good employment prospects, it does not mean that everyone is suitable for ACCA. Yao Zhijun introduced that ACCA implements a policy of lenient entry and strict exit. English level is the first threshold of ACCA. Although CET-6 is not mandatory, it is recommended to reach this level. Because the exams and answers are in English. ACCA is divided into three stages, 14 courses, and only four courses can be taken in each exam. Therefore, according to the most ideal calculation, it will take nearly three years for 14 to pass all the exams.
ACCA has no right to sign contracts in China.
Although ACCA does not have the right to sign contracts in China, it is favored because it is a way of promotion. Accounting firms have a clear division of labor, and most of them want to obtain the qualification of CICPA, because this will help attract customers. However, as a promotion, ACCA is still recognized by many people who come back from overseas. At the same time, it is also beneficial for a firm to have an international certificate. For example, when listing overseas, domestic accountants are incompetent because overseas listing statements must be prepared in accordance with international accounting standards. Although studying ACCA can be used as a means of personal promotion, experts suggest that it is more suitable for those who want to develop in the financial circle to take ACCA, especially those who have ideals and development goals. More than 70% of corporate presidents in Britain are from financial backgrounds. If it is too far away from the field, it is not recommended to take the exam. (Stan)
2.CPA's hard-won local gold signboard
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in China is regarded as "extremely difficult" by people in the industry. Although China has held the examination of 1 1, only more than 70,000 people in China have obtained professional qualifications. However, because those who have obtained this qualification can engage in the profession of certified public accountants, the number of people who take this exam increases exponentially every year, and the number of applicants in 2002 increased by 8.88% compared with 200 1.
CPA threshold is not high.
Director Li of China Institute of Certified Public Accountants told reporters that although the CPA qualification examination is difficult, the threshold is not high. Anyone who has a college degree or above or has an intermediate title in accounting or related majors (referring to auditing, statistics and economics) and is interested in working as a certified public accountant can apply for the exam.
The older you are, the more valuable you are.
It is understood that once you have this certificate, it is easy to find a job in an accounting firm. If you have no practical experience and just entered the business, the basic salary ranges from 1000 yuan to 2000 yuan according to the level of regional economic development. If you have worked for several years and have your own independent business relationship and contacts, it is not difficult to earn five or six thousand yuan a month.
Certified public accountants are qualified for certification.
According to relevant regulations, certified public accountants are qualified for verification. In particular, when auditing listed companies, certified public accountants should not only verify whether a company has followed laws, regulations and systems, but also judge whether its accounting statements have followed the principles of authenticity, fairness and consistency, and issue audit reports. This kind of audit report is not only concerned by the government and enterprise managers, but also by shareholders, creditors and other stakeholders, so certified public accountants are also called "economic police" and are fair representatives. Other foreign certificates, such as ACCA in Britain and CGA in Canada, are internationally renowned, but they do not have this qualification.
It is convenient to take other international accounting exams.
For certified public accountants, whether to take the CPA exam in other countries is entirely a personal behavior. If the business scope is wide and there are many foreign-related businesses, it will be good for business development to get an international certified public accountant certificate. In addition, China CPA can apply for exemption from other international CPA examinations, such as ACCA qualification and China CPA qualification. Although there is no formal mutual recognition document between the two parties, since 2000, all certified public accountants in China who apply for ACCA can be exempted from taking five courses: Introduction to Accounting, Introduction to Financial Management, Basis of Organization and Management, Basis of Law and Introduction to Tax Law. (Yan Xu)
3. Caterpillar aims at the financial "career anchor" of foreign companies.
Cat (Certified Accounting Technician) is the qualification certification of international certified accounting technicians, belonging to ACCA series, and is known as "the cradle of senior financial managers of international enterprises". CAT qualification examination is based on International Accounting Standards and Practices (IAS), covering accounting, office practice, financial management, human resource management and IT, and is very popular in Commonwealth countries. After China's entry into WTO, China also urgently needs a large number of international compound intermediate financial management professionals. As an introduced "professional anchor", cat has the characteristics of few starting conditions, fast entry speed and wide knowledge coverage.
The annual salary is above 6,543,800 yuan.
It is understood that those with this qualification can engage in senior management and decision-making in the management fields of accounting, auditing, taxation, finance, information and trade. With this certificate, it is equivalent to having a "stepping stone" to enter a foreign company, with an annual salary of 50,000 to 70,000.
CAT is the ladder to ACCA
ACCA has its unique gold content, but the threshold is daunting. "Since the threshold is so high, why not find a ladder and let us go up step by step?" This is the long-term wish of many working accountants and quasi-accountants. From the course setting of CAT, it covers all the contents of the first stage of ACCA, and adds several practical courses, which are reasonably divided into three levels. I have finished all nine courses, generally less than two years. CAT can make you competent in the financial work of foreign companies in a short time, lay a solid foundation for studying ACCA professional qualification certificate in the future, and thus have an excellent pass in the field of international accounting. At the same time, it also laid a solid foundation for students to work in foreign companies and continue to obtain ACCA vocational qualification certificates. Judging from the difficulty of the examination, ACCA is higher than CAT, which focuses on the basic accounting knowledge with strong basic operability, while ACCA is biased towards the comprehensive application of management skills and related knowledge. On the whole? CAT is the foundation of ACCA, and ACCA is the extension and development of CAT. These two systems are the same and complement each other. (Xia Xun)
4.IFA helps you become an international accountant.
The Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA), founded in 19 16, is one of the oldest professional accounting organizations in the world. IFA has more than 35,000 members and trainees in more than 80 countries around the world. IFA certification entered China late, and the certification work in China was officially started on 200 1. It is understood that members with IFA education are equivalent to British undergraduate education, and IFA education is recognized by Commonwealth countries and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government. Members with IFA qualifications can engage in financial accounting, management accounting, accounting manager and tax work, and can apply for a work visa in the UK. Anyone who has obtained the basic membership of IFA (AFA) can apply for the basic membership of the National Institute of Accountants of Australia (ANIA) without examination.
Most students are engaged in corporate finance.
At present, students are widely distributed and come from various fields, but they are generally the competent accountants or financial directors of various enterprises. Including from well-known accounting firms, such as KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, as well as large foreign groups, such as IBM, Volkswagen, Nokia and Mitsubishi, and many well-known domestic enterprises, such as Life Insurance and Huaqi Information.
IFA will be valued in the next few years.
According to teacher Liang of Qingpei Education, it focuses on financial issues in the industrial and commercial fields, while ACCA mainly focuses on auditing issues. In the past, enterprises generally paid more attention to audit training, but since the problems of Enron Financial Company in the United States, enterprises have paid more attention to accounting, especially since 2005, requiring listed companies to prepare their financial statements in accordance with international accounting standards, which has made people pay more attention to IFA than ever before. (Xia Xun)
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