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I have currently passed the F1 and F4 exam. Would this be enough for me to start applying for accounting jobs? If so what kind of roles should I be applying for? If not how many more exams would I have to complete before I can start to apply?
I’m in the UK and I’ve noticed that a lot of the Assistant Accountant/trainee jobs are asking for part qualified but are realistically seeing candidates that are finalists or professional level students.
A recruitment consultant recently advised that employers love to see progression (experience of purchase ledger, credit control, bank reconcilliations etc) so don’t rule out any finance job.
I personally started on Sales ledger which used absolutey zero of my ACCA studies, however I got an Assitant Accountant job a few years later becasue I made it known I was studying ACCA and the role became available. If I could give just one bit of advice to anyone, as soon as you work with an accountant get your PER started ASAP. I’m an affiliate with none of my PER complete, lots of people ask about it when you mention ACCA on your CV.
Best of luck with the job hunt.
I dont think progress in your study should reflect on your work, there are many people in accounting roles that have never even considered an exam
Studying will help with some jobs, as active studiers suggest you will be qualified one day, but you can easily get experience without passing exams, but it depends what type of job you are looking for? You could get a transactional AR/AP role, or GL assistant, but if you want to start a full on accountant role, preparing month end accounts or statements, you may have to wait a while
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