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Chartered Accountancy
Your Business Career
Business is Ireland’s lifeblood, chartered accountancy is at the heart of it all.
35%
65%
Practice Business
What could you do as a chartered accountant?
Advise businesses
and individuals
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Reportfor
decision-making
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Manage businesses, solve
problems
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downloads?
Good reasons to become a chartered
accountant
6
Laurence O’Brien
FCA
Ronan DunneCEO
DeirdreSomers
CEO
John Herlihy
FCA
One | Work in any sector
Two | Get to the top
Three | Travel the world
3,500 membersin 92 countries
inc. 1,000 in Australia !
International network of over 700,000 professionals
Four | Be better paid
€49,500Avg. Salary of a Newly-qualified accountant
€87,500 Avg. salary of a Chartered
Accountant, Leinster region
Receive a training wage, through training contract
Five | A Secure Job
98% employment !
Area where there is a skills shortage
!
Make a real difference to your
workplace
Six | The chartered edge
78%
Of students qualify in four years or less
(faster than elsewhere)
70%
Average pass rate. Higher than other
options
Be part of a network of high-achievers
in Ireland and worldwide
Chartered accountancy may be for you if you
• Can analyse & interpret figures • Like using computers • Have good communication
skills • Are an ambitious person –
50% of all students are female • Like solving problems
Apply to study with Chartered Accountants Ireland (exemptions and entry pathway depend on prior learning) and train via Elevation or training contract
Study with Chartered Accountants Ireland(with exemptions if you meet the criteria) and pursue a training contract or Elevation
Option 1 Direct School Leaver Pathway
Secure a training contract in business or practice and study for one year with Accounting Technicians Ireland
Continue to training contract and progress study with Chartered Accountants Ireland
Secure an Accounting Technician qualification
Complete a 3rd level Degree Study or perhaps work in another industry
Option 2 Accounting Technicians Pathway
Option 3 Third Level Pathway
Option 4 Becoming a Chartered Accountant later
Study with Chartered Accountants Ireland and pursue a training contract or Elevation (exemptions depend on the degree and/or Masters)
Qualify as Chartered Accountant, then:Work in Business, practice, financial services, public
sector, educationWork Internationally Start Your Own Business
Optional Accountancy Master after some degrees
Accounting Technicians
• Secure a qualification as an Accounting Technician - apply to study directly with Accounting Technicians Ireland.
• Studies normally take 2 years.Once you have satisfactorily passed the Accounting Technicians Ireland exams you can accumulate the work experience required to qualify and work as an Accounting Technician, or apply to study with Chartered Accountants Ireland.
• How to apply? Apply directly to Accounting Technicians Ireland – Not CAO
Interested? What to do now?
One
Two
Three
Consider a business subjects for your Leaving Cert or A Levels
Research university degrees that will give you exemption
Know that there are flexible routes too (many students come from non-Business courses)
Get to the top
Earn good money
Travel the world
Work in any industry
Get the Chartered edge
Have a secure job
Check us out at:
facebook.com/ CharteredAccountantsIreland
!
www.charteredcareers.ie !