Accountancy: One Career, Thousands Of Options.
4 years ago

Going to university really isn’t the only option for students anymore” says Sam Tuckett, Accounts Associate at accountancy firm Grant Thornton. Sam, like an increasing number of students, elected to go straight into employment after his A-Levels, and decided a career in accountancy was for him.

Sam’s made a great choice - a career in accountancy can offer you exciting job prospects. You’ll find accountants everywhere, from giant corporations to governments, high street retailers to TV companies. Every organisation depends on them and with the right professional accountancy qualification, you could work your way right to the very top of an organisation.

That’s where ACCA comes in. Studying for the ACCA Qualification will provide you with the skills and knowledge relevant to any business, which means you are free to choose which type of accountancy role and organisation you work for. Like Sam, you can start the ACCA Qualification straight after school or college.

By following this route, you could gain your professional qualification faster than your friends who go to university, with the added bonus of earning a salary and being debt free.

As well as the ACCA Qualification, you can achieve: a Diploma in Accountancy and Business; an Advanced Diploma in Accountancy and Business; and a BSc (Hons) degree in Applied Accountancy from Oxford Brookes University.

The ACCA Qualification is an international passport to wherever you want your career to take you. We support a network of 162,000 members and 428,000 students in 173 countries. So if you have the aspiration to work abroad, ACCA will be there to support you every step of the way, giving you the ability to be successful inanysector,anywherein the world.

If you would like to find out more about ACCA and getting in and getting on in the accountancy profession, visitwww.accaglobal.com/ukschoolleaver.

 

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