pissed off accountant?
i have worked in accountancy practice for 8 years and have gained AAT and 75% of ACCA during this time on top of A levels. I started on £80 a week and while my mates were earning much more doing manual jobs I kept telling myself that one day I would be earning a fortune. this however seems to be untrue as all this experience later I am still on crap pay and at 26 am still working my nuts off to pass exams when most people i know stopped doing exams when they were 16! job searches for people like me reveal that pay elsewhere isnt much better and qualified accountants dont earn megabucks. if i could go back i never would have become an accountant knowing what i do now. just wondering if any other "student" accountants feel like this?
United Kingdom - 4 Answers
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Answer 1 :
Oh yes, I quitted accountancy about three years ago.Payment was s**t .Now I have another job which has nothing to do with it,and earn more money,have less problems and don´t need to study anymore.Up to you!
Answer 2 :
Good evening, firstly there is no need to swear really, a proffessional accountant wouldnt be. From what I know about this occupation it does earn high income, however it does depend on what type you are. Chartered tend to earn more, people are seeking for people who can use Sage and the other leading finance systems. You should contact some local accountacy firms and ask about any vacancies available, and more importantly the salaries. Then, Step 2, if you get a higher wage, tell your current employer and they should either offer to pay the same, or more. It is a good idea to not concentrate on one or two particular companies, but to actually try up to five.
Answer 3 :
Until i became a parent I worked 12 years in accountancy...unqaulified....and i was paid loads. Reason for the good pay was (i think)because i managed to get into a local private practice....is that something you should consider?
Answer 4 :
An accountancy qualification and relevant experience can be a passport to higher jobs. For example you could eventually become the chief finance officer of a major corporation, then you would be earning megabucks. I once knew a young accountant who had worked for the civil service. He joined a small company as an accountant and soon became its finance director. He then left to become the managing director of a larger company. A very ambitious young man who knew what he wanted and went after it.
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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Accountant Vs Financial Advisor?
Accountant Vs Financial Advisor?
Well I was wondering which is a better career to pursue and why? Are these careers fun? Compare the salaries? please help :)
Financial Services - 5 Answers
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Answer 1 :
Financial ad visor more money allot more stress. It is also a mans industry but very slowly changing. Accountant good money less stress 8 months of the yr I say accountant
Answer 2 :
Accountant. Because you can be a Financial Advisor anyway if you're a qualified accountant. Define fun. Unless you like numbers, neither of them are exactly fun.
Answer 3 :
I'm a chartered accountant. It's not fun, but it's a "meal ticket for life" - that's what a tutor told us when we were working towards the qualification.
Answer 4 :
The role of the Accountant is to maintain the transaction connected with income and expenditure, assets and liabilities. Whereas the Financial Advisor takes care of the financial budget of the various sections of the organization and periodically monitoring the same for the adverse and favorable financial position. Both are important for the organization. Selecting the career depends on qualification and experience.
Answer 5 :
Im an accountant. The aat qualification isnt fun learning, but is very worthwhile.. Three years of very hard graft though. Good luck whichever you choose :)
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Well I was wondering which is a better career to pursue and why? Are these careers fun? Compare the salaries? please help :)
Financial Services - 5 Answers
People Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
Financial ad visor more money allot more stress. It is also a mans industry but very slowly changing. Accountant good money less stress 8 months of the yr I say accountant
Answer 2 :
Accountant. Because you can be a Financial Advisor anyway if you're a qualified accountant. Define fun. Unless you like numbers, neither of them are exactly fun.
Answer 3 :
I'm a chartered accountant. It's not fun, but it's a "meal ticket for life" - that's what a tutor told us when we were working towards the qualification.
Answer 4 :
The role of the Accountant is to maintain the transaction connected with income and expenditure, assets and liabilities. Whereas the Financial Advisor takes care of the financial budget of the various sections of the organization and periodically monitoring the same for the adverse and favorable financial position. Both are important for the organization. Selecting the career depends on qualification and experience.
Answer 5 :
Im an accountant. The aat qualification isnt fun learning, but is very worthwhile.. Three years of very hard graft though. Good luck whichever you choose :)
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Saturday, May 7, 2011
What is the hourly rate for professionals?
What is the hourly rate for professionals?
What is the daily or hourly rate of doctors, engineer, accountants, lawyers, pharmacists, other unknown professionals? Before tax! This got to be real & not heard about! Please list rate & profession. It can be any part of the world!
Careers & Employment - 12 Answers
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Answer 1 :
I don't think they get an hourly rate in general, but an annual salary. It's different for each discipline of each profession and also depends on where you are working.
Answer 2 :
That would depend on the profession and the level at which you are at! You will be making a bloody long list there! Plus, most work within salary brackets rather than an hourly rate as they don't tend to clock in and out like manual workers.
Answer 3 :
GPs in Scotland earn anywhere between £30 to £75 an hour, depending on practice and hours worked. Some earn a bit more. According to the latest survey by the RIBA, architects with 6 years post-qualification experience on average earn £18 an hour. Measely. Think about it; 18 quid after 7 years training and 6 years professional experience. But this is assuming an average 8 hour day. Architects hardly ever work less than 10 hour days so it's reality even worse. Also, this depends on location. London offers the best pay, and Scotland in general the worst. Edinburgh's the worst of both worlds with Scotland level pay at one of the most expensive cities to live in in the UK.
Answer 4 :
iam a builder iam on £10.50 hour when i was a landscaper it was £7.80 hour my misses is a home carer for the elderly she £6.50 plus mileage a hour i hope this helps abit
Answer 5 :
It's not quite what you're after, but a RAF aircraft engineer earns varying ammounts, but after 3 years, you're on about 21 grand a year, and after about 5, you're on 22 1/2 grand a year, as a professional Aircraft Technician. You get paid by the day, I'm currently on about £60 odd a day, but that is 365 days a year, regardless of what you're doing.
Answer 6 :
you can find average base earnings and bonuses for almost all professions at http://www.salary.com/ you can search by city / region and job title.
Answer 7 :
Daily rate for consultants is £300 to £1000+. Of course it depends on experience level, the role and the job time-frame.
Answer 8 :
I'm a qualified accountant and I charge between £15 and £20 an hour for book-keeping work and £45 upwards an hour for consultancy work.
Answer 9 :
As most have already mentioned, professionals get an annual salary instead of hourly rate. However, if you assume 50 work weeks and 40 hr/week then here are some values: Management Consultant (6 yrs experienced): $45/hour Engineer (6 yrs experience): $40/hour Software Developer (6 yrs exp): $40/hour This is based on a salaried full time employee with tons of other benefits like life insurance/ health / accident Or dismemberment insurance/ vision / 401k etc. IF you are a professional that's doing contract jobs where you just get pure hourly rate and no benefits then these numbers would be much higher: Consulting could be $80 to $250 depending on how good you are and rare your skills are. Same for engineers or software developers who are just doing contract work theirs would be much higher than full time employees. Around $60 to $80 an hour. *all are in USD
Answer 10 :
I run a communications company and we pay our freelance designers and writers £15 an hour. Pharmacists get at least £25 an hour (my sister in law used to locum as a pharma). Lawyers get anything up to £250 per hour.
Answer 11 :
It differs from one profession to the other, then also differs from one country to the other, and lastly also differs from one industry to another. In South Africa for example on of the highest paid professions is a Chartered Accountant. I pay the CA that does the books of the body corporate (co-op) where I stay ZAR 350 per hour. A CA dealing with some banking issues can charge up to ZAR 3500, and CA's dealing with international transactions will charge international rates.
Answer 12 :
why??
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What is the daily or hourly rate of doctors, engineer, accountants, lawyers, pharmacists, other unknown professionals? Before tax! This got to be real & not heard about! Please list rate & profession. It can be any part of the world!
Careers & Employment - 12 Answers
People Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
I don't think they get an hourly rate in general, but an annual salary. It's different for each discipline of each profession and also depends on where you are working.
Answer 2 :
That would depend on the profession and the level at which you are at! You will be making a bloody long list there! Plus, most work within salary brackets rather than an hourly rate as they don't tend to clock in and out like manual workers.
Answer 3 :
GPs in Scotland earn anywhere between £30 to £75 an hour, depending on practice and hours worked. Some earn a bit more. According to the latest survey by the RIBA, architects with 6 years post-qualification experience on average earn £18 an hour. Measely. Think about it; 18 quid after 7 years training and 6 years professional experience. But this is assuming an average 8 hour day. Architects hardly ever work less than 10 hour days so it's reality even worse. Also, this depends on location. London offers the best pay, and Scotland in general the worst. Edinburgh's the worst of both worlds with Scotland level pay at one of the most expensive cities to live in in the UK.
Answer 4 :
iam a builder iam on £10.50 hour when i was a landscaper it was £7.80 hour my misses is a home carer for the elderly she £6.50 plus mileage a hour i hope this helps abit
Answer 5 :
It's not quite what you're after, but a RAF aircraft engineer earns varying ammounts, but after 3 years, you're on about 21 grand a year, and after about 5, you're on 22 1/2 grand a year, as a professional Aircraft Technician. You get paid by the day, I'm currently on about £60 odd a day, but that is 365 days a year, regardless of what you're doing.
Answer 6 :
you can find average base earnings and bonuses for almost all professions at http://www.salary.com/ you can search by city / region and job title.
Answer 7 :
Daily rate for consultants is £300 to £1000+. Of course it depends on experience level, the role and the job time-frame.
Answer 8 :
I'm a qualified accountant and I charge between £15 and £20 an hour for book-keeping work and £45 upwards an hour for consultancy work.
Answer 9 :
As most have already mentioned, professionals get an annual salary instead of hourly rate. However, if you assume 50 work weeks and 40 hr/week then here are some values: Management Consultant (6 yrs experienced): $45/hour Engineer (6 yrs experience): $40/hour Software Developer (6 yrs exp): $40/hour This is based on a salaried full time employee with tons of other benefits like life insurance/ health / accident Or dismemberment insurance/ vision / 401k etc. IF you are a professional that's doing contract jobs where you just get pure hourly rate and no benefits then these numbers would be much higher: Consulting could be $80 to $250 depending on how good you are and rare your skills are. Same for engineers or software developers who are just doing contract work theirs would be much higher than full time employees. Around $60 to $80 an hour. *all are in USD
Answer 10 :
I run a communications company and we pay our freelance designers and writers £15 an hour. Pharmacists get at least £25 an hour (my sister in law used to locum as a pharma). Lawyers get anything up to £250 per hour.
Answer 11 :
It differs from one profession to the other, then also differs from one country to the other, and lastly also differs from one industry to another. In South Africa for example on of the highest paid professions is a Chartered Accountant. I pay the CA that does the books of the body corporate (co-op) where I stay ZAR 350 per hour. A CA dealing with some banking issues can charge up to ZAR 3500, and CA's dealing with international transactions will charge international rates.
Answer 12 :
why??
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Sunday, May 1, 2011
What do i need to do to be able to move abroad?
What do i need to do to be able to move abroad?
When I am older I want to move to somewhere like Australia, America or Canada. Is it my qualifications that affect whether I will be able to, like my GCSEs and A-Levels, or is it my job that is the deciding factor??????? What sort of job would I need if so, is an accountant good enough?????
Other - Europe - 1 Answers
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Answer 1 :
A lot of these countries tend to want people with certain skills, maybe accountancy is one of them? I'm unsure. Normally there is also a need to get a job offer.
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When I am older I want to move to somewhere like Australia, America or Canada. Is it my qualifications that affect whether I will be able to, like my GCSEs and A-Levels, or is it my job that is the deciding factor??????? What sort of job would I need if so, is an accountant good enough?????
Other - Europe - 1 Answers
People Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
A lot of these countries tend to want people with certain skills, maybe accountancy is one of them? I'm unsure. Normally there is also a need to get a job offer.
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