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Why you should choose a career in accountancy

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What do you want to get from your career? Do you have your sights set on a role in a specific industry? Are you keen to travel the globe while you work? Do you want to progress to board level? Or make a difference to society?

Whatever you’re looking for, a career in finance and accountancy can help you get there. Here’s why…

Work in any sector, anywhere in the world

Financial management is the discipline that drives all business. Finance professionals create the strategies and carry out the work that leads businesses to success. This is why all industries, all over the world, need the best finance professionals.

So when you choose finance and accountancy, you’ll be in demand – and doors to respected, hugely rewarding career opportunities will open for you.

And if you want to work internationally, the right qualification can take you all over the globe.

It’s highly flexible

Whether you want to work in fashion, politics, sport or business – accountancy could be your route in.

The skills you gain when you study accountancy turn you into a highly sought-after finance professional who can work across teams and in strategic, diverse roles – all the way up to the boardroom.

And hugely rewarding

A career in accountancy could come with generous salaries and opportunities to progress quickly. It’s a highly respected profession and is also immensely satisfying – you’ll draw on strategic, leadership and communication skills, work with a variety of teams and really make an impact on your workplace and the wider world.

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When you choose finance and accountancy, you’ll be in demand – and doors to respected, hugely rewarding career opportunities will open for you.

Next steps

Where better to study than with the world’s most forward-thinking accountancy body?

If accountancy is the right career path for you, ACCA is the qualification that will get you where you want to go. We can help give your career the ultimate flying start.


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