Good with figures? Like making things add up? If you want to be an Accountant that’s a start – as is a fairly good degree. There are three main accounting bodies to consider. Each body will have an influence on the kind of Accountant you will finally become. For example the Institutes of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (ACCA) will both enable you to sign off your clients’ audited accounts. You may hope to combine your Accountancy by working also as one of the UK’s excellent payroll companies. That can still happen even if you qualify with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). With their qualification you can’t sign off audited accounts so should aim for a career in commerce, maybe as a Company Finance Director.
After around three years you can complete your exams and hopefully claim your post as Finance Director in a major organisation. You might choose to set up your own business, becoming one of the afore-mentioned Payroll Companies that specialise in Accountancy, or vice versa! Many businesses, large and small are only too glad to learn how Payroll Companies can reduce time, stress and costs when they outsource their salary payments. One such company that specialises in Accountancy, Payroll, Tax Returns, advice on new businesses, Tax planning and self-assessment, is “Danbro.” (http://www.danbro.co.uk/our_services).
There’s no doubt Accountancy is a satisfying career. It’s good that these days many small businesses use computer programmes to keep track of their sales etc, which means you only have to sort out their online accounts and not wade through piles of Invoices! Another advantage to a career in Accountancy is that you’ll always be in demand!
