HOW TO BECOME AN ICAEW CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT… …and enjoy a highly rewarding career with endless opportunities AMANDA AKIEN SENIOR MARKETING EXECUTIVE – EAST MIDLANDS BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers ICAEW is a professional membership organisation, supporting over 140,000 chartered accountants in over 160 countries around the world. BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE © ICAEW 2013. icaew.com/careers ACHIEVE Typical graduate starting salaries go up to £25,500 Many ACA students can double their salary during training The earning potential of ICAEW Chartered Accountants six to nine years after qualifying is £85,900 including bonus Independent salary surveys show ACA’s get paid more. BUSINESS SalariesWITH willCONFIDENCE depend on Copyright © ICAEW 2013 © ICAEW 2011. All rights reserved. size and type of organisation as well as sectoricaew.com/careers and location How do you train for the ACA? BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE Copyright © ICAEW 2013. 2011. All rights reserved. icaew.com/careers Become an ICAEW Chartered Accountant BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE Copyright © ICAEW 2011. All rights reserved. • One of the most upto-date qualifications • Rigorous qualification • Widens your career prospects in any area of business, finance and accountancy. icaew.com/careers 3 YEARS PRACTICAL WORK EXPERIENCE On-the-job training (paid, study leave, annual leave, employer benefits) of 450 days puts theory into practice…. …and you gain experience in one, or more, of the following: taxation insolvency accounting audit and assurance financial management information technology Local employers still recruiting (Nottingham) Sept 2013 vacancies filled BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE Copyright © ICAEW 2013. © ICAEW 2011. 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