CPA or CA - Which one will help my career? 是一篇比较CPA/CA的详文

Miranda

偶然看到了一篇文章，是比较CPA和CA各自的优势的，感觉很详细，先粘过来，详情明天全部翻译好：
如果我当年毕业的时候能够看到这样的文章，可能会选择考CA吧

CPA or CA - Which one will help my career?
You got into a great university, you got 2:1 degree in business accounting, and you are ready to start your career in accounting - for you, the hard work is done, right? Wrong. Before you launch your career in accounting you really need to have decided which accountancy qualification you will take, as this may ultimately shape your career.
Therefore, since your chosen accountancy qualification will determine your career to some degree, perhaps the first step to take is to decide what kind of accounting career path you will take.

In general, there are two career paths that you can take in accountancy; these are commercial accounting and public accounting. In commercial accounting you work for a particular company, such as Coca Cola or Mercedes as their accountant and you provide accounting services to that company or companies within that group. However, as a public accountant you will be working for a firm like PwC or Ernst and Young who provide accounting services such as audit, tax or forensic accounting to a number of external clients

Because of the difference in the way that Commercial and Public Accountancy roles operate the requirements of the role are different and each role may suit some people more than others.

For example, a commercial role is effectively an in-house role where the accountancy department is an internal cost centre like HR and IT. This is in sharp contrast to Public Accountancy where the accountancy work is being sold as a service to a range of clients. This means that the public accountant will firstly need to be able to generate new business, they will also be required to nurture client relationships to a much higher degree than they would within a commercial environment. Public accountants should also be able to up-sell and cross-sell additional services in a consultative and subtle way – akin to a professional services environment.

Which Qualification Will Help My Career
Having decided which career path you think you prefer, you are now in a position to choose between a CPA and CA. The question is will the CPA or CA benefit one career path more than the other. It is hard to say, because both qualifications develop your technical skills and business management and social skills. Also, CPA and CA graduates tend to be equally spread across commercial and public accounting – so each qualification provides maximum flexibility to work across industry.

There is a lot of heated debate on the financial forums as to whether the CPA or CA is more useful to your career and in truth it was hard to find a strong conclusion on either direction. There did seem to be more supporters of CA, but this is not surprising since there are nearly three times as many CAs as there are CPA's so they have a larger voice. By this token therefore, there may be increased benefit in the CA qualification as its is three times more likely that your hiring manager will be CA rather than CPA qualified – so the CA qualification may be better recognised.

If you are looking to work internationally in the future then you should be aware that the CPA Australia has a mutual recognition agreement with the AICPA meaning that your CPA qualifications will be recognised in the states. However, in the UK an Australian CA can become an accountant straight away while a CPA needs 5 years practical experience and a testimonial by another ACA.


In conclusion, there is not an easy answer as to which is the best option out of CPA and CA – both will equip you to have successful careers in commercial or public accounting. However, CA may be a more influential qualification in view of the fact there are three times as many members - which might make it the prudent choice.



文章链接如下：
http://outfit.com.au/articles/cp ... eE/SHeYNS7/xJAk%2B1

[ 本帖最后由 Miranda 于 2012-4-11 00:54 编辑 ]

dongdou

but this is not surprising since there are nearly three times as many CAs as there are CPA's so they have a larger voice

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qqyang

每个人career path不一样，因此也就会选择不同的qualification。只要能学以致用，就没有好坏。当然，如果有条件选择，还是要考CA。

911110000

according to Wiki

ICAA: 50k member + 12k studnet
CPA A: 132k member (include ASA, I think)

So, I think CPA A is bigger than ICAA...

f18

原帖由 911110000 于 2012-4-11 11:16 发表
according to Wiki

ICAA: 50k member + 12k studnet
CPA A: 132k member (include ASA, I think)

So, I think CPA A is bigger than ICAA...

还是那句话，物以希为贵。'bigger' is not equal to 'better'.

f18

原帖由 Miranda 于 2012-4-11 00:48 发表
偶然看到了一篇文章，是比较CPA和CA各自的优势的，感觉很详细，先粘过来，详情明天全部翻译好：
如果我当年毕业的时候能够看到这样的文章，可能会选择考CA吧

CPA or CA - Which one will help my career?
You got into a great ...

"If you are looking to work internationally in the future then you should be aware that the CPA Australia has a mutual recognition agreement with the AICPA meaning that your CPA qualifications will be recognised in the states. However, in the UK an Australian CA can become an accountant straight away while a CPA needs 5 years practical experience and a testimonial by another ACA. "
这个已经过时了。美国已经不再承认CPA AUS了。

911110000

my point is same as #2

according to this post/1#, ICAA is bigger...

qqyang

CPAA has more overseas members.

T.T

you can see CA/CPA doing entry level job while senior postion hold by one without any qualification.
nothing is matter

qqyang

CA has requirements on job decription, would not allow member only doing entry level job.

911110000

ICAA changed, if you finished your degree in OZ, no job discription/CV required

[ 本帖最后由 911110000 于 2012-4-11 12:57 编辑 ]

qqyang

but still can't imagine a clerical staff would take CA program.

Miranda

我晕倒，怎么大家都上班时间上足迹吗？

qqyang

after work没时间啊，上有老婆下有小孩的。

911110000

the difference is:

1. you can start your CPA professional program without work experience

2. you cannot start you CA program without work experience, CA will check your job duty, but not your title. So you can take CA program if you r doing entry level job.

f18

原帖由 911110000 于 2012-4-11 13:50 发表
the difference is:

1. you can start your CPA professional program without work experience

2. you cannot start you CA program without work experience, CA will check your job duty, but not your title. ...

To meet CA　Experience, the job will not be like AP/AR entry level role in commercial, at least it has to be AA, while in practice, it could start from Graduate Accountant to accountant level.