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Hi all
Really hoping to get some advice please.I’m looking to book my first professional exam for June. The only issue being I’m due to have a baby in July then take maternity leave.
I was thinking an option paper first may be the best choice, as if done after maternity leave there would be big gaps since doing F Levela and I may struggle to remember.
I am under the impression that SRB & SBL are stand alone exams (as such) so would be ok to leave till after I’m back if maternity?
My struggle now is which option paper. I enjoy tax – but know this is a big syllabus so not the right one for June. This leaves the others.. how do you pick? Using your past F pass rates? I don’t work in any sector that relates so that’s not going to help pick.
I think that Financial Managment was one I hated.. passed December 2018 59
Performance management March 2018 passed 62
Audit and assurance December 2019 passed 70
Obviously Audit is the highest of them, but I have heard shouldn’t pick unless work in it, or plan to. I never have worked or done Audit, and don’t plan to. My only experience of Audit is the exam.
Also that Financial management is specialist so only pick if must.. as I say I think I didn’t like this( but they have all merged in my head!)
Leaving Performance management?
Does this sound like a good way round to do it? I know it’s a very personal choice, but if anyone has any advice or thoughts I would greatly appreciate itHi,
Well I heard about tax in the country where I live, it’s not as vast as the UK Tax paper so I had heard many people saying not to take it. (Was many years ago though- but I enjoyed doing F6).
Having opted for both Management Papers as options, I would say if you love finance then opt for it. If you feel you absolutely hate the paper, better not. As it would be triple hard work to learn it as you already hate it, obviously.
I gave APM Paper in December last year, was close to pass mark- lack of question practice or more like I gave up just when I had to give 100% to revision.
I would say APM is a good paper, the trick is in knowing how to answer the questions. A practice with SBL helps, nevertheless you have 3 months so it should be fine. 🙂
If you feel okay doing APM paper then go for it. It’s an interesting paper, my opinion. I can’t say it’s bulky, all of them are but it’s at professional level.
However, doing SBL first might give you a better insight how to answer for APM , it is not totally the same but I noticed I better understood the questions and how to write answers after attempting the SBL exam first time Sept last year.
Maybe you could read both syllabuses and the requirements , maybe go through a specimen paper and see which one speaks more to you? That way you can choose something more appropriate for you. Both are interesting papers, and as for AFM, Mr Moffat made it an interesting paper and his lectures helped to clear the exam in the March 2019 sitting (if ever you decide to choose AFM paper).
Best of luck for the exam and congrats! Hope all goes well for you, best wishes! 🙂
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