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Newest Review: ... have no previous accounting qualifications, the first stage you must undertake is the Foundation course, whcih takes approximately three months. This covers 3 areas: * Financial Accounting Including the nature and environment of accounting, double entry book-keeping, preparation of financial statements and using financial statements. * Cost Accounting and Quantitative Analysis Covering ... more

... the nature and environment of cost accounting, cost classification and cost behaviour, recording of costing data, costing methods, planning and controlling costs and quantitative analysis. * Law and Effective Management Skills Including law, personal e...more

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My Experiences and Advice: I am not boring. Repeat, I am not boring. Repeat... (2049 words)
by - written on 15/03/03 (Very useful, 1134 readings)
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Some of you know that I recently completed my qualification as a Chartered Public Finance Accountant. I know from bitter experience that to qualify in this profession is hard blooming work, but I also know that it can be an extremely challenging and rewarding career. *** So what led you on that path then delawney? *** I studied philosophy at university - I choice which, to quote Bruce Lee (I believe) qualifies you to "think very deep thoughts about being unemployed". I studied philosophy purely because it interested me - I had absolutely no idea what I actually wanted to do for a career. So I left uni and had a couple of ... Read the complete review

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