Advice Re: Book-keeping

loshypops

cjoffy wrote: »

I've noticed that for both ACCA and CIMA you need 3 years experience in a related profession in order to complete the course. I'm unsure whether my current job would cover this related profession. I work as a dibursement accounts clerk which sounds like it would be related although i don't carry out any usual accounting practices like tax computations, etc?? I do deal with nominal accounts and use journals, etc but that is pretty much as far as my job goes in terms of accounting. Do you think ACCA and CIMA would honor this as a related profession?

I qualified through AAT last year and i'm starting ACCA next month - my job role is similar to yours at the moment - my tutor said as long as your in an accounting environment then you're fine:D. I used to have a lot more responsibility in my previous job but no so much in my current role - all yearly accounts are outsourced so its just general day to day stuff really - as long as you have a general knowledge and understanding im sure you'll be fine.:beer:

cjoffy

Thanks for the information dazza, was very helpful and insightful. Least it means my time here working at the moment isn't a complete lost cause. I was also thinking, even if my current job wasn't deemed relevant and i finished whatever qualification i chose to take on....surely i shouldn't have any real problems getting a decent job afterward if they knew i had finished all my exams and the only thing holding me back was the lack of practical experience...or am i just being very naive??

dazza.mk

No problem at all, a lot of people don't apply for membership until they get to the deadline (5 years after you finish the last exam), to be honest moving from a graduate through being a part qualified there probably isn't 'a' single job that would give you the relevant experience in 3 years and you'd need to move around a few roles within a company