ACCA

Company Overview

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) aims to offer business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management. We work through a network of over 80 offices and centres and more than 8,400 approved employers worldwide, who provide high standards of employee learning and development.

ACCA Careers is ACCA’s official careers website. We have thousands of accountancy/finance jobs, graduate schemes and trainee positions worldwide.

Hundreds of employers search our CV database daily looking for quality candidates. We host 1,000 plus vacancies from over 550 employers and recruiters. The site features content dedicated to graduate recruitment including:

• Job opportunities for graduates
• Information about graduate schemes at major firms including the Big 4
• How to tackle the application process
• Why and how to study for the ACCA qualification
• Jobseekers newsletters – sign up to our newsletter to be the first to hear about all the latest jobs
• Interviews with ACCA members to give you a little inspiration and help you choose your career path
• Profiles – read about the varied career paths that are open to ACCA members, and gain insight into a new sector

What attributes do you look for when recruiting graduates?

In graduates, employers like to see determination, inquisitiveness and an analytical mind. They don′t usually expect graduates to be technically proficient in accounting (they and ACCA will help you learn that), but a proven interest in finance and business is preferred.

The most important qualities at this stage are largely personality-based, for example:

• Do employers think you′ll make a good fit for their company?
• Will a graduate pick up the processes of an organisation quickly, work well in a team and have confidence to take project ownership?

Modern accountants are increasingly client facing, so it′s crucial that a graduate has the ability to handle client relationships. And if you can win business and retain clients, all the better.

What key advice would you give to China students/graduates who would like to work for your company?

Training to be an accountant is a hugely challenging yet ultimately rewarding journey.

To give yourself the best possible start, it′s important to choose the right professional qualification to pursue. Depending upon your career goals, you′ll want a qualification that′s recognisable at home and perhaps around the world, one that offers you flexibility to pursue a professional path that suits you, and that provides you with a designation that is recognised by employers both large and small all over the world.

ACCA members work at all levels in all industries and in a myriad of roles – just take a look at the jobs on offer on ACCA Careers, the ACCA′s official recruitment portal set up to support their members throughout their careers.

The ACCA qualification prepares you for a career in business that can be as diverse as you make it.