I think Chartered Accountancy is a great Career option. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find information about What Chartered Accountancy actually is. Most pages on the internet just talk about How to get into Chartered Accountancy. While I was searching for reliable information about a Career in Chartered Accountancy, I came across this amazing page: https://www.lifepage.in/career/20180124-0001/Commerce/Accountancy/Career-in-Chartered-Accountancy/hindi
Ashish Kumar's perspective!
Ashish Kumar invested 15 years & 2 months in Chartered Accountancy. Ashish Kumar has worked in Chartered Accountancy as Deputy Finance Officer in DIT University. In Ashish Kumar's own words, this is how Ashish Kumar got into Chartered Accountancy: "I am a Graduate and Post Graduate in Commerce. I have done MBA in Finance. I am also a qualified Chartered Accountant. I have worked with companies like Subros Ltd, Indian Synthetic Rubber Ltd, Technos Electronics Ltd, UPES, PTCUL. I also worked with many CA firms including Davinder SJJAJ & Co, Pradeep Gupta. I am Deputy Finance Officer at DIT University." Ashish Kumar has a profile in Resume 2.0 format on: https://www.lifepage.in/page/ashishkumar
Career Video on Chartered Accountancy
In a video, Ashish Kumar has talked about various aspects of a Career in Chartered Accountancy. Ashish Kumar started by explaining Chartered Accountancy as: "A Chartered Accountant is one who is specialised in accounting, auditing and taxation. He also serves as a management and corporate caretaker. Some are engaged in public practice work, others work in the private sector and some are employed by government bodies." The video was an engaging disposition.
It is easy to Google information about what Qualifications are needed to enter Chartered Accountancy, this video went a step ahead to talk about the body of knowledge one needs to develop to excel at Chartered Accountancy. Ashish Kumar touches upon these in the Education section of the Video:BudgetingIncome TaxCore AccountsAuditManagement AccountingCostingLawsSkills are the most important factor determining success in a particular Career.
Ashish Kumar then explains why these Skills are essential for a Career in Chartered Accountancy:Data Mining & HandlingOratory SkillsReading & Analytical SkillsUpdating Yourself with Case LawsLeadership & Team BuildingSoft SkillsDrafting SkillsThis Career has an interesting list of Positives.
Ashish Kumar believes that the following are some of the Positives of a Career in Chartered Accountancy:Monetary PotentialModerate CompetitionPride & RecognitionStrong Social NetworkAfter a discussion on Positives, Challenges complete the caricature of a Career.
And, Ashish Kumar believes that one needs to prepare for following Challenges of a Career in Chartered Accountancy:High ExpectationsKnowledge UpgradationSocio-Economic PoliciesLow Pass Percentage
In the final section of the video Ashish Kumar talks about How a day goes in a Career in Chartered Accountancy. This video is by far the best video on a Career in Chartered Accountancy, that I have ever come across. To see the full Talk, one needs to install the LifePage Career Talks App. Here is a direct deep link of the Video: https://lifepage.app.link/20180124-0001
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