How Good A Charted Accountant Should Be?   by jacksmith

in Finance / Accounting    (submitted 2010-02-19)

The modern day challenges that the businesses in the today's world face have found their answers in the form of a charted accountant. To begin with let us first try to understand what exactly the profession of a charted accountant is. The answer to that is that the charted accountants are responsible for a plethora of responsibilities like auditing, accounting, corporate finance, business laws, project evaluation, corporate governance as well as taxation.
The globalization that is taking the world by storm and its impact that is felt in almost all the corners of the world, the role of a charted accountant has become more and more important. But just as the role of a charted accountant is very much important so is the academic as well as the professional training that he undergoes has to be given a special importance and a thorough consideration. In order to prepare a charted accountant to be able to withstand the current changes that are sweeping the business as well as the political front it has to be made sure that the charted accountant is made to go through an academic program of multi-faceted knowledge acquisition that is blended with a well orchestrated practical training. A charted accountant after successfully completing his education and training is well equipped to discharge duties like auditing and accounting in a computerized business environment.
A deserving charted accountant can have some of the best career options in the market, like:
* Charted accountants are the most demanded professionals in any industry.
* They can have a dream career in some of the specialized areas like corporate finance, corporate laws, accounting, taxation, and auditing.
* As far as the areas like income tax, service tax, and indirect taxes are concerned the charted accountants are the most in demand.
* They can also have a career as management consultants as they are highly technically equipped.