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Any ACCA working in New Zealand?

  • 29-05-2014 04:40PM
    #1
    the goon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 473 ✭✭


    Hi guys,

    Something which has crossed my mind lately is the possibility of leaving our fair shores for pastures new. NZ is a niggling thought at the back of my mind.
    Just wondering if anyone has any experience of moving over in an accounting capacity. I'm ACCA qualified, nearly five years experience.

    Cheers


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  • #2
    Innervision
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 482 ✭✭Innervision


    I moved over just for the year on a working holiday visa, I'm ACA and it was my first job out of practice but I had no real trouble getting something - the only obstacle was the short term visa rather than a lack of roles out there. Fantastic country to live in too, especially if you're the outdoors type!


  • #3
    Young Blood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭Young Blood


    What kind of salaries are they offering for CA?


  • #4
    Innervision
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 482 ✭✭Innervision


    Young Blood wrote: »
    What kind of salaries are they offering for CA?

    As a newly qualified I was looking at around the $70-75k mark (NZD).


  • #5
    Young Blood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭Young Blood


    Innervision wrote: »
    As a newly qualified I was looking at around the $70-75k mark (NZD).

    Is that good in your opinion?


  • #6
    the goon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 473 ✭✭the goon


    Cheers for the info. Its great to hear first hand info. As I said, its something that is on my mind.
    I tried to do a little research on it but it is very confusing. Accountancy seems to be on the skills shortage list, but when you look at the requirements it implies you may have to sit some exams again, i.e tax! Its been five years since I did an exam and I am in no hurry to do so again!


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  • #7
    Innervision
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 482 ✭✭Innervision


    Young Blood wrote: »
    Is that good in your opinion?

    After tax I was roughly on what I had been on at home so yeah I was happy with it!


  • #8
    Jim2007
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 11,069 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jim2007


    Young Blood wrote: »
    Is that good in your opinion?

    A good source of information on this kind of think is the UBS Prices and Earnings report. The link is to the 2012 edition, there should be an update this year...

    Using NY as the base, here are a couple of the figures in there:

    |Dublin|Auckland|Sydney
    Wage levels|78.8|63.5|98
    Domestic Purchasing Power|82|74.8|104
    Time to buy IPhone (Hrs)|39|51|32.5


    So it would seem that it is not the place to go if you want to accumulate a whole heap of savings, but at the same time you should be able to live comfortably enough there as compare to Dublin.

    There is a heap more information in that report so it is well worth spending some time on it.


  • #9
    the goon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 473 ✭✭the goon


    Just wondering has anyone tried to line up a job in the likes of NZ, Canada and so on before going there?


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