How to become a better accountant?

How to become an accountant?

• Hey guys! Recently, I have been thinking about what I want to do when I need to find a job. At the moment, I'm 14 and I was just thinking how I could become an accountant. As I ...show more

• Answer:

  You're too young to be thinking about that. Only kidding. You're aiming to become a chartered accountant. GCSE's - the only ones that actually matter are Maths and English. Make sure you get an A in maths, a B in english would be nice. The others don't really matter although business studies could help you out. From there you can either go on an accounting specific course, do an apprenticeship or do A levels. You can do as I had planned to do (switched to a Biology degree in the end haha) If you're doing A levels you will probably want maths, although it is in no way required. Business Studies will likely stand you in good stead, it's a nice easy A level. If your college offers economics or in fact accountancy take one of those, it doesn't really matter. You can do pretty much anything at A level but these will give you a decent background. Then you can again, look at apprenticeships, or do a course such as obtaining an AAT and working on to become a chartered accountant. I was looking at ICAEW when I was considering this. University is another option. I had planned to do Accounting and Finance as my degree which would have allowed me to become a chartered accountant with a little post-grad work with ICAEW making me an accountant. A good website where I learned some information when I was considering accountancy was http://www.aat.org.uk/qualifications/where-aat-can-take-you?gclid=COm4uc_woLkCFbQetAodnVMACQ