Hello ACCA aspirant, hope you are doing well. Here at Career Compass we are not just lecturers but we are here to mentor the students to support them in every manner. In this space, we have highlighted some facts about ACCA which might not be available elsewhere. But first let us give you brief of what is ACCA.
What is ACCA?
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is a global body providing an Internationally acknowledged ‘Chartered‘ programme to all the aspiring finance professionals. It is the only qualification having a holistic curriculum which unlocks the potential of its members to work in any finance sector, providing them with a strategic leadership edge against all other professional courses.
Factuals:
ACCA has more than 219,000 members and 527,000 students spread over 179 countries with more than 8500 approved employers to improve the employment prospects worldwide.
Important Facts about ACCA
A comprehensive package:
The ACCA programme dynamically covers all the financial needs of a business ranging from financial reporting, to legal regulations, taxation matters, auditing and even cost management.
High in demand among employers:
ACCA comprehensively covers and provides its members with the right knowledge, skillset, expertise and values to enable them explore the world of opportunities awaiting them, along with assuring the employers that the members are a perfect fit for senior management roles.
Based on International Standards:
With the entire curriculum devised as per the International Standards i.e. IFRS and ISA, this makes ACCA an apt lookout for all the MNC’s and Big4’s working on a multi-national platform.
Highly Flexible:
Having a very flexible pattern, ACCA can even be pursued while working along, by giving the students the choice to opt for any numbers of exams ranging from 1-4 subjects per quarter. They also get the option of choosing the streams in which they would like to specialize further and are also free to decide when they would like to start their professional experience requirement of 36 months (i.e. while pursuing studies or after clearing all the exams).
Updated and innovated to evolve in changing times:
ACCA always tries to stay at par with the latest innovations and keeps bringing in all the needful updates and changes making it very much relevant and an in-demand qualification in today’s ever-changing times.
Team of Career Compass hopes this article helped you and gave you more insights about ACCA.
Good Luck.
By Aditi Deepak Mehta
(Member of Mentors’ team at Career Compass)