What university should i go to if i want to be an accountant?help!?
I really need to set my life goal now. so what is the best uni i could go to? somewhere in scotland pls help!
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Answer 1 :
Strathclyde Business School has been rated No.1 in Scotland in the Research Assessment Excercise 2008 also number 5 in europe so you could do a lot worse. You can study Accounting in combination with a range of business subjects at Strathclyde. In the majority of study combinations, Accounting is fully accredited for entry to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) as well as offering exemptions to other professional bodies, eg Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) http://www.strath.ac.uk/accfin/ Good luck Curtis
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
As an accountant, how hard would it be to emigrate to the USA?
As an accountant, how hard would it be to emigrate to the USA?
30 years old, single woman, no kids, no ill health issues, no cirminal record. Got a good degree, left uni 2 years ago and will become fully chartered this year. how much could i expect to earn in the USA? I wanna live in the south, maybe Tenessee. Also have about £3000 savings, and no debt other than a whopping great student loan.
Immigration - 4 Answers
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Answer 1 :
It also depends how much work experience you have. A company would sponsor someone with 7 to 10 years experience and a degree. You can go to this site it explains all the visa's and what it takes to qualify: http://www.visapro.com/US-Immigration-Service.asp#WorkVisas
Answer 2 :
It could be very difficult. Please do not come over here intending to stay without being sponsored by an employer, because anything else will get you in trouble. The advice to come over here and have a look around is bad. You would have to come over here on a tourist visa, and then you'd have to leave again and come back in with an employer's sponsorship anyway, so why do that? You might want to think twice about living in the southern US. Those areas are typically much more economically depressed, with fewer goods and services, than other areas of the country. They are also much less likely to welcome foreigners of any kind with open arms. Believe me, I know whereof I speak. If you find an employer who wants you, the employer will still need to show that you have specific skills which are not available in the existing multitudes of accountants who are US citizens. There is a lot of good information on the web about this subject, and/or you could contact an attorney who specializes in immigration.
Answer 3 :
I think the USA has a good professional visa that you can apply for. You seem to meet the requirements most countries have for a skilled visa. Salaries are a bit low in USA at the moment though. With the devaluing of the US dollar, you could earn the same in Australia.
Answer 4 :
Very difficult as chartered accountants are not really in short-supply in the United States. There are hundreds if not thousands of qualifed CPA's in the United States who are either U.S. citizens or permanent residents. It also appears you do not have enough work experience do be considered an expert, to posess extrodinary skills or to be at the top of your field to be even be considered for employment as an accountant in the U.S.
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30 years old, single woman, no kids, no ill health issues, no cirminal record. Got a good degree, left uni 2 years ago and will become fully chartered this year. how much could i expect to earn in the USA? I wanna live in the south, maybe Tenessee. Also have about £3000 savings, and no debt other than a whopping great student loan.
Immigration - 4 Answers
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Answer 1 :
It also depends how much work experience you have. A company would sponsor someone with 7 to 10 years experience and a degree. You can go to this site it explains all the visa's and what it takes to qualify: http://www.visapro.com/US-Immigration-Service.asp#WorkVisas
Answer 2 :
It could be very difficult. Please do not come over here intending to stay without being sponsored by an employer, because anything else will get you in trouble. The advice to come over here and have a look around is bad. You would have to come over here on a tourist visa, and then you'd have to leave again and come back in with an employer's sponsorship anyway, so why do that? You might want to think twice about living in the southern US. Those areas are typically much more economically depressed, with fewer goods and services, than other areas of the country. They are also much less likely to welcome foreigners of any kind with open arms. Believe me, I know whereof I speak. If you find an employer who wants you, the employer will still need to show that you have specific skills which are not available in the existing multitudes of accountants who are US citizens. There is a lot of good information on the web about this subject, and/or you could contact an attorney who specializes in immigration.
Answer 3 :
I think the USA has a good professional visa that you can apply for. You seem to meet the requirements most countries have for a skilled visa. Salaries are a bit low in USA at the moment though. With the devaluing of the US dollar, you could earn the same in Australia.
Answer 4 :
Very difficult as chartered accountants are not really in short-supply in the United States. There are hundreds if not thousands of qualifed CPA's in the United States who are either U.S. citizens or permanent residents. It also appears you do not have enough work experience do be considered an expert, to posess extrodinary skills or to be at the top of your field to be even be considered for employment as an accountant in the U.S.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
do i have to go uni if i want to become a bank accountant?
do i have to go uni if i want to become a bank accountant?
When I am older I would like to work in a bank as a Bank Accountant, the people that sit there and put money in the cashiers and things like that but i was wondering if i had to go university for that because i really do not want to waste 3 years in university. Please can you reply as soon as possible. Thanks
Higher Education (University +) - 5 Answers
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Answer 1 :
I am not quite sure but like everything else there would probably be a way that you could start at the bottom and work your way up without the degree. Why not pop into your bank or arrange a meeting with someone from their HR department to chat about this?
Answer 2 :
I am not 100% sure but I have two friends training to be accountants, one is in a job and doing his Accountancy exams during that, you should see if the bank will do this, it means you have to work your way up, but you will be earning whilst doing this. My other friend is doing an accountancy and finace degree, you can get that job with that degree I think.
Answer 3 :
Why not go along to a Bank in your area and ask for an appointment with the manager? Explain that you're thinking about a career and ask him/her the best way to go about it. Nothing like getting the info. straight from the horses mouth!
Answer 4 :
No you don't need to go to University for that type of job. You need to have Maths and English as well as other certificates though. Just contact the Bank you fancy working for to see what vacancies they have. They will expect you to work in the bank though before they let you off out filling cash machines. You must also have squeaky clean references.
Answer 5 :
You mean a "bank teller", then? To be a bank teller you would need to be numerate but doubt you need to go to university. That said, it would probably do you well to find out about what banks do and what roles they have in them if you want to work in one, rather than merely a "they look like they have it cushy, I wanna do that" sort of attitude. As for university, if you think it is all about getting a job afterwards, then it is probably best that you don't go! It is about an awful lot more than sitting round for 3 years and merely getting the qualification at the end of it.
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When I am older I would like to work in a bank as a Bank Accountant, the people that sit there and put money in the cashiers and things like that but i was wondering if i had to go university for that because i really do not want to waste 3 years in university. Please can you reply as soon as possible. Thanks
Higher Education (University +) - 5 Answers
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Answer 1 :
I am not quite sure but like everything else there would probably be a way that you could start at the bottom and work your way up without the degree. Why not pop into your bank or arrange a meeting with someone from their HR department to chat about this?
Answer 2 :
I am not 100% sure but I have two friends training to be accountants, one is in a job and doing his Accountancy exams during that, you should see if the bank will do this, it means you have to work your way up, but you will be earning whilst doing this. My other friend is doing an accountancy and finace degree, you can get that job with that degree I think.
Answer 3 :
Why not go along to a Bank in your area and ask for an appointment with the manager? Explain that you're thinking about a career and ask him/her the best way to go about it. Nothing like getting the info. straight from the horses mouth!
Answer 4 :
No you don't need to go to University for that type of job. You need to have Maths and English as well as other certificates though. Just contact the Bank you fancy working for to see what vacancies they have. They will expect you to work in the bank though before they let you off out filling cash machines. You must also have squeaky clean references.
Answer 5 :
You mean a "bank teller", then? To be a bank teller you would need to be numerate but doubt you need to go to university. That said, it would probably do you well to find out about what banks do and what roles they have in them if you want to work in one, rather than merely a "they look like they have it cushy, I wanna do that" sort of attitude. As for university, if you think it is all about getting a job afterwards, then it is probably best that you don't go! It is about an awful lot more than sitting round for 3 years and merely getting the qualification at the end of it.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Best way to become an accountant?
Best way to become an accountant?
I only have GCSEs at the moment.
Higher Education (University +) - 7 Answers
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Answer 1 :
Stay in school and know how to count.
Answer 2 :
Lose your creative impulses..........! Lose your sense of adventure.
Answer 3 :
buy a grey suit, give up all pleasures you have left in your life and marry an insomniac coz im sure you'll soon soon help them sleep!
Answer 4 :
Start by contacting the Institute of Chartered Accountants to get them to send out their pack. This will show minimum requirements and then you decide whether to study for your required educational standards at night school or by correspondence course. Your local evening classes will be available or you can try ICS correspondence (or distance learning) Good luck
Answer 5 :
1. Get a job working in an office 2. College evening course about 6-9pm 2 evenings a week Association of Accounting Technicians NVQ 2,3,4 (Do it in 3 years if you are good) 3. Keep moving jobs every few years, gain experience in all aspects of accountant 4. Be hungry for it.
Answer 6 :
Go to a University and study accounting. After that, would need to take one of the professional exams (i.e. CPA, CMA, CA) depending on where you are located and what you want to do since accounting is a broad field. You could then go on to get a job with a public accounting firm or work as an accounting within any company since every single type of business that's out there is in need of accountants. The first step is going to get an accounting degree. You will figure out the next steps while completing your degree.
Answer 7 :
If you're smart enough for Uni, do that. It gives you short-cuts into training, and gets you in at a higher level. Also some companies have an unwritten rule that they take graduates to their most senior positions, not those that have worked up the ranks. It will also give you exposure and the opportunity to see/try different types of accountancy - my husband does not do accounts for regular businesses (and couldn't - you specialise in an area) but he does bigger scale figures for the government. If Uni isn't for you, try to get into accountancy as a lowly assistant, and do the AAT (accounting technician qualifications) and work your way up from there.
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I only have GCSEs at the moment.
Higher Education (University +) - 7 Answers
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Answer 1 :
Stay in school and know how to count.
Answer 2 :
Lose your creative impulses..........! Lose your sense of adventure.
Answer 3 :
buy a grey suit, give up all pleasures you have left in your life and marry an insomniac coz im sure you'll soon soon help them sleep!
Answer 4 :
Start by contacting the Institute of Chartered Accountants to get them to send out their pack. This will show minimum requirements and then you decide whether to study for your required educational standards at night school or by correspondence course. Your local evening classes will be available or you can try ICS correspondence (or distance learning) Good luck
Answer 5 :
1. Get a job working in an office 2. College evening course about 6-9pm 2 evenings a week Association of Accounting Technicians NVQ 2,3,4 (Do it in 3 years if you are good) 3. Keep moving jobs every few years, gain experience in all aspects of accountant 4. Be hungry for it.
Answer 6 :
Go to a University and study accounting. After that, would need to take one of the professional exams (i.e. CPA, CMA, CA) depending on where you are located and what you want to do since accounting is a broad field. You could then go on to get a job with a public accounting firm or work as an accounting within any company since every single type of business that's out there is in need of accountants. The first step is going to get an accounting degree. You will figure out the next steps while completing your degree.
Answer 7 :
If you're smart enough for Uni, do that. It gives you short-cuts into training, and gets you in at a higher level. Also some companies have an unwritten rule that they take graduates to their most senior positions, not those that have worked up the ranks. It will also give you exposure and the opportunity to see/try different types of accountancy - my husband does not do accounts for regular businesses (and couldn't - you specialise in an area) but he does bigger scale figures for the government. If Uni isn't for you, try to get into accountancy as a lowly assistant, and do the AAT (accounting technician qualifications) and work your way up from there.
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