ACCA is known as "International Certified Accountants" in China, which is actually the abbreviation of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. It is one of the four CPA associations with chartered titles in the UK. , is also one of the most well-known international accounting organizations today. The ACCA qualification is considered the "passport of the international financial accounting community". Many countries have legislation allowing ACCA members to engage in auditing, investment consulting and bankruptcy enforcement. ACCA plays a very important role in accounting organizations such as the Federation of European Accountants (FEE), the Federation of Asia-Pacific Accountants (CAPA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC).

Learning content

ACCA*** needs to complete the study examination of 13 subjects, of which the first 9 subjects are the basic stage and the last 4 subjects are the professional stage. The comprehensive study and examination time is: 2 to 4 years.

9 basic level courses (arranged in order): BT-Business and Technology, MA-Management Accounting, FA-Financial Accounting, LW-Corporate and Commercial Law, PM-Performance Management, TX-Taxation, FR-Financial Reporting, AA-Audit and Cognitive Business, FM-Financial Management.

Four professional-level courses: SBL-Strategic Business Leadership (compulsory), SBR-Strategic Business Reporting (compulsory), AFM-Advanced Financial Management (elective), APM-Advanced Performance Management (elective), ATX -Advanced Taxation (Elective), AAA-Advanced Auditing and Certification Business (Elective), choose 2 of the 4 elective courses to study.

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ACCA application conditions

To register as an ACCA student, you must meet one of the following conditions:

1. Students from higher education institutions recognized by the Ministry of Education (undergraduate students) who have successfully completed the freshman course examination can register to take the ACCA exam;

2. Anyone with a qualification recognized by the Ministry of Education Those with a college degree or above can register to become an official student of ACCA;

3. Applicants who do not meet the registration qualifications 1 and 2 and are over 16 years old can first apply to participate in the FIA ??(Foundations in Accountancy) Foundation Financial Qualification Examination. After completing the three courses of FBT (Fundamental Business and Technology), FMA (Fundamental Management Accounting), and FFA (Basic Financial Accounting), you can be exempted from the exams of the three courses ACCAF1-F3 and directly enter the ACCA skills course exam.

ACCA exam method

Closed-book computer-based exam:

From 2021, the ACCA exam will fully adopt the closed-book, computer-based exam method. That is, obtain the test questions, answer the questions and submit the answer results on the computer terminal.

English test:

All ACCA subjects are tested in English and are global unified examinations. Therefore, whether you take the ACCA test at home or abroad, you need a certain English foundation.

ACCA learning, whether it is English or financial knowledge, starts from scratch and is a process from shallow to deep. ACCA mainly uses financial English, which is somewhat different from our college entrance examination English and college English. Therefore, as long as you study the common financial vocabulary summarized in the ACCA professional courses, about 1,500 words per session, there will be no language difficulties in studying the first nine courses of ACCA.

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Employment direction and prospects

ACCA has more than 7571 employers recognized by major manufacturers around the world, and is recognized by major domestic manufacturers. There are more than 500 employers. International and domestic financial institutions, large banks, investment banks, such as: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China, China International Capital Corporation, Bank of Communications, HSBC, Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank, Société Générale, ABN AMRO, Goldman Sachs, etc. Multinational enterprises, large domestic enterprises, such as: Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Shell Oil, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, GE, Sinopec, Alibaba Group, China Mobile and other large enterprises. The Big Four accounting firms: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, KPMG, and Ernst & Young are all common employers. High-paying positions covered include: internal/external auditors, financial accountants, management accountants, tax planners, business analysts, financial analysts, fund managers, risk managers, etc.

Advantages of studying ACCA

1) Students can obtain a business accounting certificate after passing the applied knowledge stage.

2) After passing the applied skills stage, students can obtain an advanced business accounting certificate and have the opportunity to apply for a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Applied Accounting at Oxford Brookes University.

3) Students who pass the strategic professional stage can obtain a professional stage certificate and have the opportunity to apply to become an ACCA member and apply for a master's degree in professional accounting from the University of London.