Accountancy Jobs in OZ
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Accountancy Jobs in Australia :)
Hello All and hope your day started well.
I am applying for working Visa in Oz and i have 8 years experience in Accounting management and have AAT qualification and i was wondering if anyone can advise how hard or easy is to get a job in OZ for someone with my experience and qualification?
Many thanks in advance for your help
I am applying for working Visa in Oz and i have 8 years experience in Accounting management and have AAT qualification and i was wondering if anyone can advise how hard or easy is to get a job in OZ for someone with my experience and qualification?
Many thanks in advance for your help
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Re: Accountancy Jobs in OZ
You need a CA in Australia or a CPA at the very least...CA does hold higher weight in the industry. This is a post grad qualification from Uni and if unless you have one of these qualifications you aren't really even considered an accountant.
Seek.com.au is your friend, but it will clearly state in the ads about these qualifications.
Seek.com.au is your friend, but it will clearly state in the ads about these qualifications.
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Re: Accountancy Jobs in OZ
Hello and thank you for your advise, so would you recommend I pass the course while I am in the UK? Or is there anything else you advise me to do here before I travel?
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Re: Accountancy Jobs in OZ
My wife completed her CPA in the UK, but she is an Australian citizen with a 4yr Accounting degree and many years accounting experience in Sydney. Things may have changed but a few years ago you could not be a CPA (orCA) without an appropriate degree. Whether that needed to be an Australian degree or not I'm unsure.
CPA are set up in the UK and very helpful, they have exam centres all over the country, but my impression is that this is mostly to help Aussies that are in the UK that have already started the process.
More knowledgable folks will be along shortly, I'm sure.
Forgot to add: Just asked Mrs TB and she said that CPA and CIMA recognition is reciprocal now (it never used to be years ago), CPA wouldn't accredit CIMA but CIMA would accredit CPA.) Anyway, they are both one big happy family now
Reason for saying this is that might be easier to go via that route if you are in the UK?
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Re: Accountancy Jobs in OZ
My wife completed her CPA in the UK, but she is an Australian citizen with a 4yr Accounting degree and many years accounting experience in Sydney. Things may have changed but a few years ago you could not be a CPA (orCA) without an appropriate degree. Whether that needed to be an Australian degree or not I'm unsure.
CPA are set up in the UK and very helpful, they have exam centres all over the country, but my impression is that this is mostly to help Aussies that are in the UK that have already started the process.
More knowledgable folks will be along shortly, I'm sure.
Forgot to add: Just asked Mrs TB and she said that CPA and CIMA recognition is reciprocal now (it never used to be years ago), CPA wouldn't accredit CIMA but CIMA would accredit CPA.) Anyway, they are both one big happy family now
Reason for saying this is that might be easier to go via that route if you are in the UK?
CPA are set up in the UK and very helpful, they have exam centres all over the country, but my impression is that this is mostly to help Aussies that are in the UK that have already started the process.
More knowledgable folks will be along shortly, I'm sure.
Forgot to add: Just asked Mrs TB and she said that CPA and CIMA recognition is reciprocal now (it never used to be years ago), CPA wouldn't accredit CIMA but CIMA would accredit CPA.) Anyway, they are both one big happy family now
Reason for saying this is that might be easier to go via that route if you are in the UK?
Whatever your choice best of luck!
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Re: Accountancy Jobs in OZ
A world of "C's"! depressing
i am a faculty graduate, and I have diploma in Internation Fianancial Repoting from the ACCA, with a 16 years accounting experience.
Is it still feasible to come to OZ and find accounting job??
i am a faculty graduate, and I have diploma in Internation Fianancial Repoting from the ACCA, with a 16 years accounting experience.
Is it still feasible to come to OZ and find accounting job??
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I would imagine people are still doing that but Accountants now have restricted invitations due to the number of applications this year. How long it will take to find a job is another matter.