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Saying that only way to find out is to phone ACCA. Rules are there, but they arent monsters. If you had to take a paper 1 or 2 sittings outside the 10 years, they may allow this.
Yes very strange. First I have heard of someone doing all the exams without no experience. I would say a lot would depend upon what you have done whilst you did your ACCA. If you did something else with transferable skills then maybe you could still get a decent salary, but hard to say until you say exactly what you did over the last few years.
Lol these posts. Comon peeps keep it simple. Ballpoint pen. If you need to cross out something, then just a line through. Job done
I am not gonna be one of those people who just states that salary depends on your experience, skills etc. What I will say is that as a newly qualified based in London, anything less than £35k and you could get more elsewhere. I managed to get £40k as a newly qualified myself, and now 1 year post qualified and I am at nearly £50k.
Hi again emaan and sathjyot.
Thought Id give my advice again here.
I understand that you feel that going a gold status institution’s will give you an advantage in the job market but I feel you need to listen to sathjyot and Alkemist in this regard. It seems like you have come here to get clarification on your thoughts rather than for an opinion and although people are allowed an opinion I can assure you that yours are 100% wrong.
If there ever was to be an advantage it would be to those doing it without college and without help as this shows more desire having less money or sponsorship to spend on college. However at the end of the day either way makes no difference and all employers care about is whether you pass the exams and even if you put on your CV that you went to Kaplan or BPP it would not even be noticed.
Hopefully this matter can be put to bed and sorry if I came across as a little harsh and to the point but it simply had to be said.
Enjoy the weekend buddy.
The first post will give you all the information you need about my experience and salary.
To get the practical experience you have to complete 13 objectives. Each one has to be signed off by your boss, who also needs to be a qualified accountant otherwise they can not sign off the objective. One they are all signed off then you have your relevant experience to apply for ACCA
I honestly wouldnt get exams done and then start working. That is a waste of time. You need to do both at the same time, so by time you have your 3 years experience, you also have all your exams and objectives signed off and can apply for membership.
Yea well everything is different, my point is that an employer doesnt ask, neither of my two employers ever asked which college I had been to. Its really irrelevant, you seem to have strongly made your mind up on this but what I will say is that the reason students go to these colleges is cause they can afford to. Your given material, and they teach you in a class so it is convenient. It helps to motivate them.
Well I am British Asian. I was born in the UK, but parents are from India. I seriously wouldnt worry about how you think nationality will affect anything at all. As long as you have a decent command of English.
Not sure on exact mark. I remember on F2 i got 50 and F4 a similar mark, then in F1 and F3 I got around 70;s.
I think you are going in to the detail way too much. Just get your exams done and get some accounting job experience. Get everything signed off and then sure there will be some decent jobs here for you to get interviews for
1) By practical experience it just means getting experience on the job. So yes if you have a proper job, then you will get paid I imagine. I dont know how much it will pay, it depends on where you work and what you do.
2) I did mine mainly self study, I did a couple of modules at BPP and Kaplan
3) Race is irrelevant, if u have your acca and experience then it wont be a problem. London is multicultural and where your from Pakistan, the Mars, Iraq etc it wont matter.
4) Dude don’t you understand. Imagine for example you go to Kaplan, and I myself decide to do it self study. Don’t you think it would look more impressive to an employer that I did it myself, without any help?
5) Again it can depend. Anywhere upwards of about 25k I would say but again it depends on the company and what you do.
1) Dude why would they get preference, employers dont even ask if u went to a college like Kaplan,BBP or LSBF. All they are care about if you passed the exams. Personally though if you did it self study it looks more impressive and you can bring this up in your interview that you didnt it without help from college, but I really think it makes no difference.
2) Nope, they only give material and teach.
3) Makes no difference, ACCA is a global qualification, you could do it in Pakistan, England, Vietnam wherever you want, makes no difference.
4) What matters if your experience, ACCA just seperates you out. An employer may be looking for someone ACCA qualified, but if you dont have any relevant experience they will never consider you for the role.
Hope this all helped.
Well in terms of responsibility there is only two of us. Boss’s level is financial controller and them i assist the boss, I do have my own tasks. I am wary of saying too much about the actual job just by the off chance that my boss ever reads this.
I do understand its not just about qualifications, I have got a few years of solid experience, not as much management accounts as I would like, but I am getting there and am quite confident that I could at least get interview for jobs paying in their mid 30’s. I will make an effort to get more involved in the work the boss does and my boss is open to that, then I guess in 6 months I will have my appraisal.
Problem is its hard to ask for a 9k payrise up to 35k which is what I want, and although I can talk about my contribution and the market rate for my qualifications and experience it is still not viable to expect to get more than 30k here.
Hi cannceer
The main thing was to start early. I just went through the study notes as quickly as possible, not worrying too much if I didnt fully understand everything, although if I clearly didnt understand a topic at all i would read further.
I made sure 2 months before the exams, on all 4 modules I had start the exam kit. I made sure I went through every question, although I didnt time myself and mainly made bullet point answers.
Finally I made sure I didnt overdo it and become brain dead. I would take regular breaks, and 30mins before sleep would watch TV. Go out with friends weekends. Just as long as I kept at it and kept progressing.
Sorry just saw the first reply. Well there isnt room for promotion here. Just me and my manager. Other departments have many levels so easier to get promoted and jump salaries. Here I can just expect may to be put on 30k.
Yes like Ive said in previous post I have done it. It depends how much you want this, but it is possible to do 4 exams working full time, have a social life etc although u may have to cut out an hour or so sleep every night, but hey you can lie in on the weekends
Dude just ask ACCA, be calm and tell them about your problems. They arent monsters and they will understand.
Guys keep your heads up. I did it all quickly in a couple of years taking 4 exams at a time, whilst having a busy social life, working full time.
Not because I am smart, i didnt even do an accounting degree and most people will tell u ur job doesnt help with the exams. Just cause I did the study kits and when I had trouble with topics I asked. simple
Exactly, I would say newly qualified depending on your experience so far worst case look for 32-35k, but like above poster says, dont sell yourself short, if you think you are worth 40k or more than dont settle for less unless you are desperate.
Sure um need to look at my project, on top of my head I used Carrolls pyramid, triple bottom line. Cant remember the other two but if u really want to know them, then I can have a look at my project when I get home.
Hi Guys.
Of course I can help.
The hardest part is to find the models you want to use, there are so many models you can use for CSR. I picked out four models, and applied this to the company.
If I remember correctly the information pack gives you all the section headings and gives guidance on what you need for each section.
Literally put that guidance into Microsoft Word, start from the first section and just work your way downwards, being sure not to go over the world limit.
My advice before you decide the company to use is to find one that has a large amount of information on CSR. Most companies have a CSR report which is 50 pages plus. This gives you a massive headstart over using a company with practically no CSR. Dont get me wrong you still have to go outside the box and look at other stuff as well.
Michael you do know it is against the rules to ask for a project or even look at another one. Even if it is for purely innocent purposes and guidance. Rules are rules.
I done topic 20. Just got my result today, got a B. Its pretty easy, I spent a few evening over 2 weeks and knocked it out. My advice is to pick a few modules, then just apply those models to the company you choose. Dont forget to reference properly as well. Easy peasy
Fair enough, your right I sacrificed achieving award winning marks, by attempting many. To me it was all about speed, get the exams done asap and then move on to the big money jobs.
Good luck.
ignore awesomemealfred. Although it needs hardwork, with a fulltimejob, and a healthy social life, I did mine within a few weeks, just by putting in the odd hour here and there.
There were people who told me not to attempt 4 acca exams at a time. Again with a fulltime job, and going our regularly, and gymming, I managed to do 4 exams in each sitting and pass first time.
Impossible is nothing.