Accounting Is The Way To Go

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Accounting is the perfect career choice for those who like to work with numbers and are detail-oriented. But it is a wide field and there are a variety of positions available for various job seekers, said Ms Elaine Chong, Assistant Director Special Projects of ICPAS.


According to Ms Chong, the accounting industry can be broadly classified into two main categories accounting firms providing professional services (audit, tax, etc) to corporate clients, and professional accountants in the industry.


For those seeking a job in accounting, she explained that there is really no such thing as a popular or unpopular position.


I believe that everyone has to go through a progression in their professional life. I started out as an audit associate before moving over to the industry as an accountant and later becoming a financial controller. Every phase of your career is critical as it lays the foundation for the next step. Therefore, there is no such thing as a popular or unpopular position as no job or position is inconsequential, she said.


Basic qualifications and requirements

For one to be a qualified accountant in Singapore, he or she would need to be an accountancy graduate from our local universities (Nanyang Technological University or Singapore Management University) or a member of one of the foreign accountancy bodies which are recognised in Singapore. For those who have graduated overseas with a first degree in business or accounting, its imperative for them to pursue their professional accounting qualification. They can do this through ICPAS Professional Examination (PE), Ms Chong explained.


She then went on to clarify that for anyone who wishes to be a practicing member (that is, auditors who sign audit reports), he or she must be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA). And one of the conditions for one to be registered with ACRA is that one must first be a member of ICPAS.

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Get more accounting career advice from Elaine Chong, as she talks about how accounting industry would be in the next 5 to 10 years, in Accounting is The Way To Go



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