Accountancy Career with E&F degree

FHFM50

I'm currently a mature student going into my final year of Economics & Finance in UCD. I think a career in accountancy would suit me but my degree only had one accounting module (Financial Accounting 1 )

Would employers be willing to take me on as a trainee even though I would basically be starting from scratch with no exemptions?

Clazbeag

Hi,

I was the exact same. I only ever had 1 module and I did a general business degree. I was taken on by one of the big 4. This was years ago though. No clue about smaller practises.

Best of luck with it!

Cyrus

FHFM50 wrote: »

I'm currently a mature student going into my final year of Economics & Finance in UCD. I think a career in accountancy would suit me but my degree only had one accounting module (Financial Accounting 1 )

Would employers be willing to take me on as a trainee even though I would basically be starting from scratch with no exemptions?

Yep should be no problem , that’s a good degree

Go big 4 , you’ll thank me in a decade!

It’s a little weird if you are older as it’s an extension of college for most trainees but just enjoy it and get as much experience as you can .

FHFM50

Cyrus wrote: »

Yep should be no problem , that’s a good degree

Go big 4 , you’ll thank me in a decade!

It’s a little weird if you are older as it’s an extension of college for most trainees but just enjoy it and get as much experience as you can .

That's another thing I'm worried about.

My history is that I studied in college to be a primary teacher but left towards the end, I moved home and worked in bars for a few years and went back at 24. I'll be 27 when I finish this degree.

Is the whole mature thing going to be a big deterrent for employers?

JeffKenna

FHFM50 wrote: »

That's another thing I'm worried about.

My history is that I studied in college to be a primary teacher but left towards the end, I moved home and worked in bars for a few years and went back at 24. I'll be 27 when I finish this degree.

Is the whole mature thing going to be a big deterrent for employers?

Nope, there will be a few years of an age gap between you and the other trainees but I really wouldn't worry about it.

Cyrus

FHFM50 wrote: »

That's another thing I'm worried about.

My history is that I studied in college to be a primary teacher but left towards the end, I moved home and worked in bars for a few years and went back at 24. I'll be 27 when I finish this degree.

Is the whole mature thing going to be a big deterrent for employers?

Ah 27 you’ll be grand I thought you meant older

unhappys10

I joined a big 4 firm at 32, after going back and starting a degree at 28 so I think you'll be fine. One of our other trainees was almost 40.
I'd probably be more worried about how it looks for employers that you started something and didn't finish it.