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I am now an ACCA member.
There are some individuals on various other forums saying that you need a Practising Certficiate in order to call yourself a Chartered Certified Accountant.
I’m struggling to find a clear answer.
I wouldn’t say its a clouded view – it’s just a more skeptical view based on real life.
And yep, I’m from the UK, and like I said, based on real life experiences, many employers, or potential ‘clients’ have no idea and I wish this was recognised more often, they just hear the phrase ‘chartered accountant’ and immediately think you can do anything.
‘You become a member and can put “ACCA” after your name and call yourself “chartered accountant” when you are admitted to membership’ –
This is the crux of the matter, I can call myself a ‘chartered accountant’ but at the same time I’m being told that I’m not allowed to make myself out as a chartered accountant or ACCA.
And let’s say I’m on the board and a director of a limited company, would I be allowed to be on the list of individuals who take responsibility for signing off the accounts – or because I would be an ACCA member I wouldn’t be allowed to take ‘responsibility’.