Careers as an Associate Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA)
Overview:
Chartered Certified Accountants are primarily engaged in financial
forecasting and auditing. They also manage and develop financial
systems, produce financial reports and budget plans. ACCAs work within
private practice, industry, and the public sector, providing accountancy
services. They are responsible for ensuring the financial integrity of
an organisation or service, including the control of funds of the
organisation. In short, ACCAs are specialised in financial reporting,
financial forecasting, auditing, theoretical applications and
after-the-fact verification.
Association of Chartered Certified Accountant
ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountant)
is the largest and fastest-growing global professional accountancy
body. Its head office is located in London and various offices are
located across the world. In Pakistan, its offices are located at
Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad.
Islamabad:
ACCA Pakistan
Suite 2-A 3rd Floor Ali Plaza
1-E Jinnah Avenue Blue Area, Islamabad 44000
Tel: +92 (051) 111 222 275
Karachi:
ACCA Pakistan
603 6th Floor, Fortune Centre, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi Tel: +92 (021) 111 222 275
Lahore:
ACCA Pakistan
61- C Main Gulberg Lahore 54660
Tel: +92 (042) 111 222 275
e-mail: info@pk.accaglobal.com
Study Route:
Courses of ACCA:
ACCA exams are divided into two levels; Fundamental and Professional,
which are further divided into two modules each. Knowledge and Skills
modules are in the Fundamentals level and Essentials and Options modules
are in the Professional levels.
Fundamentals Level
Knowledge
- F1 Accountant in Business
- F2 Management Accounting
- F3 Financial Accounting
Skills
- F4 Corporate and Business Law
- F5 Performance Management
- F7 Financial Reporting
- F8 Audit and Assurance
- F9 Financial Management
Professional Level
Essentials
- P1 Professional Accountant
- P2 Corporate Reporting
- P3 Business Analysis
Options (2 to be completed)
- P4 Advanced Financial Management
- P5 Advanced Performance Management
- P6 Advanced Taxation
- P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance
Professional Ethics Module:
As part of the professional values and ethical development, students
are required to complete this module in addition to the exams and
professional training. The Professional Ethics Module can be completed
on-line or in writing.
Where to Study:
Karachi and Hyderabad
- CAMS College of Accounting and Management Sciences, Karachi and Hyderabad
- Al-Hamd Academy, Karachi
- Anees Hussain School of Accountancy, Karachi
- SBS - School of Business Studies, Karachi
- Tabani's School of Accountancy, Karachi
- The Centre for Management Sciences, Karachi
Lahore and Multan
- Centre of Financial Excellence, Lahore
- College of Accountancy and Professional Studies, Lahore
- Pioneer Finance College, Lahore
- SKANS School of Accountancy, Lahore
- Superior College of Accountancy, Lahore
- The Professionals' Academy of Commerce, Lahore
- National College of Business Administration and Economics (NCBAE) , Lahore
- Beaconhouse Business School Lahore, Multan
- Multan College of Accountancy, Multan
- SKANS School of Accountancy, Multan
Islamabad and Rawalpindi
- SKANS School of Accountancy, Islamabad
- The University of Lahore, Business School, Islamabad
- Beaconhouse Business School (Islamabad)
- Accountancy College of Excellence, Islamabad
- University College of Advanced Technologies (UCAT), Rawalpindi
- The Professionals' Academy of Commerce, Lahore
Peshawar and Sialkot
- SKANS School of Accountancy, Sialkot
- The Professionals' Academy of Commerce, Peshawar
Career Prospects:
A qualified ACCA can adopt a challenging and rewarding career in the following and other business fields:
- Financial planning and budgeting
- Management accounting
- Sale tax audit / Withholding tax audit
- Financial audit
- Corporate advisory services
- Management consultancy
Typical employers include:
- Industry/Commerce - Major commercial companies, such as those in the pharmaceutical, retail and manufacturing industries etc
- Accounting firms / Consultancy firms
- Financial Institutions - banks, insurance companies, investment banks, leasing companies etc
- Academic institutions
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