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Graduate: Advisory v Assurance

  • 27-09-2007 12:50pm
    #1
    Leon11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 578 ✭✭✭


    Separate thread to the other graduate one as I feel it's diff to the big v small firms.

    I'm looking to apply to the top 6/7 firms initially. Ideally I'd like to qualify with ACA and as far as I'm aware it seems to be the requisite if you plan on working in assurance. However Assurance wouldn't be my ideal area to work in, I'd much rather work in Advisory doing something along the lines of Corporate Finance or Forensic Accounting.

    CF appeals to me because the impression I have from reading brochures etc is that there is a greater emphasis on soft skills whilst doing a lot of project management at the same time. However would I still qualify with ACA?

    Forensic Accounting also appeals to me because I'm inquisitive and like to know how people think up of scams, hiding poor performance etc. I've pretty good I.T skills and I presume that FA would call for candidates who are quite skilled with I.T.

    Anyway if you could clear things up a bit as to the ins and outs of each division and the body that I'd train with that'd be much appreciated.


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  • #2
    Cantoris
    Closed Accounts Posts: 375 ✭✭Cantoris


    Absolutely no problem getting ACA in a corporate finance department of accountancy firm. Obviously working in assurance helps with your auditing exams and financial/management accounnting. But it does not make a difference for tax and will help you with your strategy paper.

    In picking which department you would like to work in, consider where you would like to be in 5 or 10 years time. If you do assurance and want to get into corporate finance afterwards you can do that. All the corporate finance houses take on ACAs each year straight out of contract. However, you won't find too many businesses taking on a corporate finance person as their financial controller as you need the accountancy experience. If you want to do corporate finance in the longer term, I would join a corporate finance department and your ACA will help you drop into a Finance Director role in 10/15 years.


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