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Financial Accountant - How to get into this job

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Entry Requirements

To become a financial accountant you need to have a commerce degree, majoring in accounting or finance.

Secondary Education

A tertiary entrance qualification is required to enter further training. An A or B Bursary or NCEA equivalent is preferred and useful subjects include accounting, economics, English and maths with statistics and/or calculus.

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Training on the job

The majority of people working in accountancy roles are members of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA). A chartered accountant is considered the highest accountancy qualification in New Zealand.

To become a chartered accountant with the NIZCA you must complete four years of academic study at an NZICA approved tertiary education institution combined with three years of workplace experience.

You will also be required to sit a post-graduate professional competency programme which includes self-study, workshops and passing the two main NZICA exams.

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"The primary thing I look for when I'm hiring someone is whether they have good communication and writing skills. They can't just be number crunchers. "

Sean Fitzgerald - Chartered Accountant