BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers Friday 15 June 2012 HOW YOUR STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE A CAREER IN CHARTERED ACCOUNTANCY

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers Agenda About the ACA qualification and careers in chartered accountancy BDO’s school leaver programme How your students can ‘stand out from the crowd’ according to BDO UWE Bristol’s new partnership programme Live Q&A session with guest speakers

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers ICAEW A world leader of the accountancy and finance profession, with more than 138,000 members in over 160 countries. Our members work at the highest levels of business, across all industry sectors around the world.

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers What is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant?

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers It’s much more than numbers… a business adviser a decision maker experienced professionally qualified leaders in accountancy, finance and business

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers What does an ICAEW Chartered Accountant actually do?

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers Not for profit PracticeIndustry Financial services

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers Organisations which operate for a charitable, humanitarian, or educational purpose. – Government department – NAO – Local Government – NHS – Charity – Oxfam – Save the children – RSPCA – Not for Profit – ICAEW – Universities – Membership organisations NOT FOR PROFIT / PUBLIC SECTOR

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers Includes a variety of organisations – not just banks – Investment bank – Retail bank – Insurance – Corporate finance – Retail financial services – Investment and asset management FINANCIAL SERVICES

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers Work for any business Different sizes, different sectors, different countries – Talk Talk – Manchester United – Hotel Chocolat – GlaxoSmithKline – Lovefilm – Next – EMI – CocaCola INDUSTRY / BUSINESS

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers A firm of chartered accountants Different size firms – Large – Big 4 – PwC, KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young – Medium – Top 20 – Grant Thornton, BDO, RSM Tenon, Baker Tilly, Smith & Williamson, PKF … – Small – Less than ten partners – Smaller high street firms, one or two partners… PRACTICE

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers Areas include – Tax – Insolvency – Business advisory – Audit – Forensic accounting – Corporate finance PRACTICE

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers What’s the ACA qualification?

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers 4321 ACA training… Exams Technical work experience Structured training in ethics Initial professional development ACA qualification + ++ =

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers 2010 exam pass rates… Source: FRC Professional Oversight Board – Key facts and trends in the accountancy profession June 2011

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers How can students train for the ACA qualification?

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers Graduate route Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business (CFAB) AAT-ACA Fast Track Routes into the profession… School-leaver programmes University Partnership Programmes

BDO LLP CAREERS ADVISER WEBINAR SESSION

Louise Cantley Student Recruitment Advisor Who am I?

The Difference Inside

ABOUT BDO The UK Firm of BDO International, the world’s 5 th largest accountancy network Operates across 13 offices within the UK with over 200 partners With more than 1000 offices in over 110 countries * Over 32,000 partners and staff worldwide, with over 2,900 in the UK * Including exclusive alliances of BDO Member Firms.

UK LOCATIONS Belfast Birmingham Bristol Cambridge Chelmsford Gatwick Glasgo w Hatfield Leeds London (Head office) Manchester Reading Southampton

What services do we offer? Corporate, Private Client, Employment, International & VAT AUDIT TAXADVISORY Business Assurance Corporate Finance, Business Restructuring, Risk Advisory, Forensic Accounting

Graduate Scheme 3 year programme ACA Qualified accountant within three years Summer Internship Programme 6 weeks in the Summer Penultimate year degree students Offers made for the following years Graduate Scheme New School Leaver Programme 5 year programme First 2 years – CFAB Qualification Next 3 years – ACA Qualification ACA Qualified accountant within 5 years Recruitment Schemes

School Leaver Programme – More Details..... First 2 years: CFAB ‘Certificate in Finance Accounting and Business’ CFAB is offered by ICAEW, and represents the 6 Knowledge Papers of the ACA Next 3 years: Complete the remaining papers of the ACA Become a fully qualified ‘Chartered Accountant’ Highly respected qualifications, internationally recognised After qualification, many options available for you to take External training, Internal training Salary increases over the period, regular appraisals

Full financial support for your professional qualifications Paid study leave Counselling Manager Buddy Student Qualification Team BPP Client Liaison Tutors Course Tutors Students’ Societies/Fellow Students Support throughout your training

GCSE Maths & English – Grade B or above 280 UCAS points from 3 A-Levels (excluding General Studies) 2:1 Degree in any discipline ( Graduate scheme ) Entry Requirements

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Recruitment process Online application Form Psychometric Test (Numerical and Verbal) Manager Interview Assessment Day (Group Exercise, Presentation, In-Tray Exercise & Partner Interview) Offer

What do we ask for? Personal details Academics Competency questions Work experience Awards and membership – achievements other than your academics

Application Process Give yourself the time you need to complete the application form to the best of your ability. Research what you are applying to, this includes the company, position you are applying to and the long term career. There is no point securing a position you do not really want just because you feel you should. Ask somebody to read over your form before you submit it, things like spelling errors can make a good application look average.

Application Process Don’t be vague in your answers, you are usually given a word count as guidance of how much you need to write. It is OK to not use it all but make sure fully answer the question. Don’t dismiss things you have done, employers are interested in applicants that are able to offer a variety of experiences and it does not all need to be obviously relevant to the role. Don’t complete applications for the sake of it, you are better applying to 5 or 6 companies that you really want to work for than 20 because you are worried about securing a role.

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BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com © ICAEW 2012 New! UWE Bristol Partnership Programme

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers An innovative collaboration Unique initiative between UWE Bristol, ICAEW and SWAT UK to combine degree study with professional training and employment. Aimed at ambitious school leavers seeking a professional accountancy career but – undecided between employment and a degree – or, – with aspirations to University but put off by fees

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers The BSc Professional Accounting Specifically designed for students in full time employment with chartered accountancy training firms Students work full time and attend UWE in short study blocks, with assessment points every 3 – 4 months. After 4 years, gain BSc Professional Accounting and can apply for maximum exemptions up to ACA Professional level (12 papers) ACA after 5 years Optional MSC Accounting and Financial Management after 6 years

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers The Process Students must have an offer letter from an ICAEW ATE in order to apply Students make direct application to UWE outside UCAS – online application Can apply for BSc PA alongside a full UCAS application too – effectively a 6 th choice Employers make enrolment on BSc PA a condition of their training agreement Entry level 320 UCAS points ( or employer conditional offer if higher) or AAT3 Students are classed as full time and eligible for student finance to cover fees.

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers The finances Students apply to Student Finance for the full £9,000 fees loan for each stage of study This covers all undergraduate tuition and examinations You earn a full time salary as a trainee accountant, so no student maintenance costs Your employer may commit to reimburse some or all of your loan - eg might be based on success and/or loyalty to firm post graduation

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers The Programme: AAT 3 or 320 UCAS Intro to Practice 10 days (SWAT) Fundamentals of Accounting 1 Intro to Audit and Business Fundamentals of Accounting 2 Taxation Economic Principles End Stage One – 12 months AAT4 AAT 4SWAT Management Accounting and Financial Decision Making Intermediate Taxation Business Law Financial Accounting and Reporting 2 Audit and Corporate Governance Corporate Finance End of Stage Two - 15 months CFAB CFAB Management Accounting and Financial Management Corporate Reporting Theory and Practice Personal Financial Planning Strategic Management Accounting in Context Advanced Taxation End of Stage Three - 15 months BSc Hons

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers The study 10 day intensive induction course at stage 1, plus 4 or 6 face to face study days for each module at each stage of study thereafter (3 stages) Face to face days are residential blocks Structured study programme with online support and 3 hour webinars in between residential blocks – min 10 hours a week private study Individual Personal Academic Tutors for ongoing support and guidance Each module has coursework and examination requirements Pass mark to gain exemptions is 50% in all modules You need to be committed and prepared to work hard

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers The rewards You earn a full time salary and gain professional experience, but also gain a degree & professional qualification Although you take full student loan to pay fees, your employer is likely to contribute to your degree fees on successful graduation You will qualify more quickly than via the traditional graduate route, with potentially lower / no debt A degree, employment and professional qualification - best of all worlds

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers Further contacts Schools and Students can call +44(0) or for more information Schools wishing to discuss the programme in more detail can the Programme Manager, Dr Ian Surridge on Students meeting the admissions criteria can request an application form directly from UWE Admissions at: (this programme is not part of the UCAS process) Go to icaew.com/careers/uwe for more information on this programme and icaew.com/careers for further information about CFAB and the ACA qualification and how to find an ICAEW authorised training employer.

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/careers Next steps… 1 Students choose how they are going to train… 2 Find an authorised training employer… 3 Start their training agreement… 4 Become an ICAEW Chartered Accountant…

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