Financial Services Job Q&A

ACCA qualification?
If i gain an ACCA qualification am i then a graduate? And can i study a post graduate courses such as PGCE? I am thinking of not going to university, but studying with a firm who offer this qualification. Would you recomend this or going to university? Thankyou


ACCA query: Should I start my Professional smooth papers past or after securing a training contract?
Is it ok to write P1 and P2 before I've secured a training contract? I want to write these while I'm looking for a training position. I don't want to wait until after I return with one. Which is the better approach?


Accept a education charge simply to quit previously I start?
I'm a Canadian, about to finish my PhD and I have be offered a 2 year contract to teach at a US college. I have to adopt in a few days, but I still have a few more places I enjoy applied that still haven't started interviewing for positions. If I don't accept this job, and nought else comes up, my family and I are screwed. If I do accept, and I grasp an offer from someplece here in Canada I will predictable make more money, not have to move to a foreign country and verbs about work visas, and keep raise my kids in Canada. Of course, then I would be lone giving the college a couple months to find someone else to teach the courses. Is it understandable to put my line first and quit a job I already accepted, or is it unheard of?


Accountancy at KPMG surrounded by London?
Could someone tell me what it is like training for the ACCA at KPMG surrounded by the Audit dept in London? What are the hours like, where on earth do you take the exams? Is it 5 days a week? Is there study be off? When are the lectures and where?


Accountancy Careers Advice?
I started a degree in Accountancy ending September and managed to get contained by to university with only 2 SQA Highers (there is a awfully good reason for solitary having 2 Highers). However as I have be looking up at the requirements of firms it seems that I wont be able to bring a job after Uni as I don't have the UCAS points. I will I had just go to college for a year then to Uni with the correct amount of UCAS points. I hold considered trying to get work experience at a firm, like so several hours a week and I would even be willing to do this without any take-home pay (which I have had mixed counsel about). I have thought of getting a paid leisure job doing just broad things like book-keeping but I'm finding this difficult as most firms are looking for practical experience. The thing I am presently considering is if I try and get more Highers at night to attain my UCAS points up or just go spinal column to college this August full time for a year. If anyone has experience of this please help me out. Thanks


Accountancy?
I am not sure if i should get an ICT degree or move about for accountancy, i dont want to end up in a 9-5 career with 2 weeks holiday in the summer which is the solely negative to accountancy so i am wondering if anyone out there is an accountant but is working from home? Or have studyed accountancy but is now working a flexible job? Thanks p.s if you did ICT and are in a minute in a flexible or home based brief please answer to! thanks


Accountant or Financial Adviser?
i cant decide whether to take a amount in Accounatcy or take up a level for becoming a financial adviser Can people please bring up to date me which would be the best carrer in thier opinion and if i could be an accountant and consequently an financial adviser


Accountant or financial principal or another work?
I was thinking about becoming an accountant lately (in senior year of hs) but afterwards i saw that the starting pay is only 50 k and doesnt appear inviting... Then i saw that financial managers have resembling a 70-80 k starting salary.. Which one is more better off (ACCORDING TO EXPERIENCE, I KNOW IT IS UP TO ME ) What are the other top paying business job i want to enter the financial world Is anyone else a accountant or financial adviser who i can talk to


Accountant Salary: How masses years to take 6 digit Salary?
I'm interested in pursuing master program in Accounting. I'm a junior within college, majoring in Economics. I just wanna know something like how long does it usually take for accountants to get 6 digits income. I know accountants get high earnings at the beginning, but the increase rate is pretty low. Compared to actuaries, for instance, I heard that accountants' take-home pay is low. I'm just wondering how, "as an average", they earn? I've already checked out salary.com and etc but seem like they obviously below estimated Accountants' salary. Can they get 6 digit stipend within 7-8 years?


Accountant's Wage?
i am considering taking a course in accountancy. i am just wondering what is the anual remuneration after you have your degree. Thanks for any backing !


Accountants! please relieve?
Does anyone know of any good accounting websites that can help me beside some accounting questions ? Such as, examples of retained earnings and income statements?


Accountants, describe your typical time at the organization. Do you resembling what you do? List the angelic and impossible?
Do you ever get overwhelmed or think, "i don't know how to do this..." I'm taking accounting very soon and its somewhat hard. I don't know if I should pursue it as my major but I am tempt to because of it being so in constraint.


Accountants.. I necessitate your warning?! :)?
I have a Master's in Counseling and am thinking almost going back to school to bring a B.S. in accounting, as I have in a minute realized that people don't want psychotherapy, they just want the meds! With that being said, would it be silly to call upon one of my local accounting firms and ask them if I could "shadow" them for a couple of days, just to see what it is like surrounded by the accounting world? I know you guys are very busy and that is why I waste time in asking, but I don't want to get subsidise into a career blindly! Thanks so much for your feedback! :)


Accountants...do you approaching your profession?
Do you get any personal satisfaction from your work? Do you wish you were contained by a different career, or do you feel it be a good choice?


Accountants: How long did you own to study to overhaul the CPA exam?
How hard is it? Any advice?