1. Accountants are divided into several levels

Accountants are divided into four levels, namely junior accountants, intermediate accountants, senior accountants and certified public accountants.

Junior accountant: After passing the junior accounting professional title examination, you will have the title of assistant accountant. The junior accounting professional title certificate has a high gold content and is the basis for subsequent higher-level accounting examinations.

Intermediate Accountant: If you pass the Intermediate Accounting Title Examination, you will have the Intermediate Accountant title. This certificate is necessary for accounting management positions in many companies. In addition, as the junior accounting professional title examination no longer requires a professional certificate, applying for the intermediate accounting professional title will not require a professional certificate.

Senior Accountant: The application requirements for the Senior Accountant Examination vary slightly from place to place. It requires a long period of working experience and few people meet the conditions.

Certified Accountant: A Certified Public Accountant, also known as CPA, refers to a person who has passed the Certified Public Accountant Qualification Examination and obtained a Certified Public Accountant certificate to practice in an accounting firm.

2. The relationship between accounting professional titles and accountants

Accounting professional titles are divided into junior accounting professional titles, intermediate accounting professional titles, and senior accounting professional titles. According to the current accounting title management regulations, accountants can be assessed as accountants after passing the intermediate accounting title examination. In China, accountant is one of the technical titles of accounting cadres. But the intermediate accountant is an intermediate accounting title, and you need to pass the intermediate accounting title exam to obtain the intermediate accountant certificate.

Only accounting practitioners can take the accounting professional title examination. Accountants who have obtained an intermediate accounting professional title can be hired as accountants by their units.

3. Certificates in the accounting industry

1. The path to advanced accounting: junior-intermediate-senior accounting titles

After the cancellation of the accounting qualification certificate, junior The accounting professional title has become the industry threshold. No accounting certificate is required, and you can apply with a high school degree or above. As for the intermediate accounting professional title examination, there are restrictions on working years and academic qualifications. In some areas, continuing education and social security certificates are also required. The senior accounting professional title exam is more difficult. It requires intermediate accounting qualifications such as accountants. There are also restrictions on academic qualifications and working years. Generally, it is better to obtain advanced certificates in the financial department or management of state-owned enterprises.

2. Certificates for other accounting professions

For example, auditing, tax accountants, securities, banks, funds, futures, etc. are generally divided into professional qualifications + junior high school and senior levels, such as Banking Qualification Examination, Banking Junior/Intermediate Qualification Examination, etc.

3. The ultimate pursuit of accountants—CPAs

At present, there is a big gap in China’s CPA industry. If you pass 6 subjects within 5 years, a recycling elimination system will be adopted. That is to say, if If you fail to pass all the subjects in the 5th year, the subjects you took and passed in the 1st year will be invalidated in the 6th year.

Summary: After all, everyone’s energy is limited. It is impossible to pass all the certificates. Taking the exam blindly may end up wasting time and money. When accountants choose to take the exam, they need to take it based on their own career plans.