12 working in accountancy
take a
closer look
All too often accountancy
conjures up the image of
tired employees pushing
numbers around on a
company balance sheet.
But this couldn’t be further
from the truth, says
Paul Johnson
Forget your preconceptions. The Many roles are customer-focused, so the It’s certainly an area graduates need to look
modern-day accountant is a pivotal image of the socially inept maths genius at seriously. The Association of Graduate
and crucial element to any successful sitting alone at his or her desk for hours on Recruiters, which represents more than
business and the profession offers end is hopelessly out of date. Instead, for 750 public and private sector organisations,
graduates a huge array of fascinating, many accountancy professionals the need found that in 2007 the accountancy sector
rewarding and challenging roles. As well to work seamlessly with clients means that accounted for nearly a quarter – 22.7 per
as working in traditional finance jobs such communication and team-working skills are cent – of all graduate vacancies. As with
as tax and auditing, accountants work just as important as a talent with numbers. many other finance and money-related
in a variety of cutting-edge roles, such jobs, the rewards can be very generous,
as consultancy, corporate recovery and Max Williamson, Director of recruitment with graduate recruits able to command
forensic accounting. specialist
CareersinAudit.com, says: “A role around £25,000 and salaries further up
in finance and accounting can be a great the career ladder often reaching £50,000
Sacha Romanovitch, HR Leader at first career move for graduates. Joining a to £100,000 or more. Accountancy and
accountants Grant Thornton UK LLP, large accountancy firm or a finance team finance-related jobs are not just limited to
says: “Accountants do more than just within a multinational will provide a strong those with maths or business degrees –
keep the books – they serve as auditors, and credible first name on the CV and virtually any degree subject can open doors
high level strategic consultants and well-recognised technical training and to the profession. The only caveat is that
valued business advisors. Even during qualifications. The overall experience is you need to have something of a head for
times of recession, good accountants will likely to instil a discipline that will remain figures – or at the very least be prepared to
always be in demand.” with you for most of your career.” learn to love numbers.
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