If I wanted to become a Chartered Accountant?
I am thinking of becoming a Chartered accountant and I am predicted the following grades: English: A* Maths: A* Physics: A* Chemistry: A* Biology: A* Religious: A* Expressive Arts/Drama: A* History: A* French: A* If I wanted to become a Chartered account what courses would be good to take at A -level? Also, for university what ones offer a course that would help me achieve this goal. My mums friend is working for BP now aged just 23 earning £60,000 and she went to Cambridge. Is there something out that like that for me?
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Answer 1 :
Bonjour madam My sister in law is a chartered accountant. (sister of my late wife) Spoke to her once , she said, business, mathematics are all good. even ecommerce. You also have accoutnacy. Many different routes. What you really wnat to do is have a look at this: http://www.larking-gowen.co.uk/recruitment/pro_training.html but dp subjects that will leave your path open and dont narrow down too much! i would do ecommerce, business, and acccoutnacy, or replace one with law, or maths, whatever your good at! I worked as a SAP consultant and yes chartered accounats get allot but i was on mor ethan most of them. so maybe mixing your skills will be good, its all about what you want to do. SAP is like SAGE only 1 million times better and advanced! an accounting software package used by companies. The choice is yours madam any more advice then just mail me i will ask my sisterlaw but work hard! aurevoir
Answer 2 :
Take the subjects that you most enjoy. This is the advice I gave my own children and all are super-successful. (My oldest daughter is a Chartered Accountant and the Financial Controller of one othe biggest international airlines... since the age of 36.) You are not expected to have studied Accountancy before university. You also don't have to have an accountancy degree! You can do a degree and then try to get a traineeship with one of the 'Big Six' accountancy firms. Or, you can get a job with a good firm and study while you earn - my youngest daughter is doing this, and she has found that the practical experience has put her ahead of her best friend who took the degree route. She really understands the concepts because uses them daily. And she has the deposit for a house. You need to understand maths, but not brilliantly, because, as an accountant, you will have minions with computers to do the boring number crunching! You will need to understand accounting principles and financial concepts, and remember the regulations, which can change monthly! Qualifying is very hard work and you need to be well focused if you plan to fly high! You need to be a REALLY tough cookie, if you're female, because it is still VERY chauvinistic at the top. You also have to be sharp-witted because there are jealous colleagues who will try to professionally assassinate you as you get higher. My daughter studied Accounting and Financial Management at Nottingham Trent. Good luck.
Answer 3 :
To get onto an accountancy grad recruitment scheme you'll need to have a numerate subject (maths, economics, physics, etc.) but it doesn't have to be accountancy. In order to get onto a numerate degree you'll need to have Maths A-Level. The other A-Levels will need to be "hard" ones (i.e. not subject that end in "studies") but other than that it doesn't matter too much what they are. A second european language is always good though.
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