career -- acounter

Accountant is responsible for compiling the income and expenditure to financial reports for organization to meet government and regular authority requirement. Their job is to ensure that their company, client performance is in line with expectation, highlight any accounting anomalies and manage their risks so that they will not run over their budget. According to the responsible, accountant can be grouped in to 2 types: financial accounting and management accounting. Financial accounting focuses mainly on satisfying the historical information needs of external decision-makers such as stake holders, bankers, pressure group and government. This is done by recording, analyzing and preparing financial statements such as balance sheet, the profit and loss accounts and cash flow records. Management accounting applies to the principles of accounting and financial management to add value to stakeholders. It provides management with current and projected strategic, tactical and operational information for planning, decision-making and control. These two categories are equally important. They are performed separately but in tandem. *

Accountants should be an honest, reliable and trustworthy person in other to gain confidence and trust of employers, clients and the public. He should have analytical mind and be able to adapt constant change and development. He should also be patient and meticulous, and be committed to continually upgrade his skills and knowledge, in order to keep abreast of local business and taxation laws**. So if numbers frighten you or give you a headache, accountant is definitely not for you. He also must be able to work under pressure, is able to write well, so that they can tell others about their findings. To be an accountant, you must have at least a diploma in accountancy, business or business administration, etc…, proficiency in Microsoft office applications would be an advantage. For higher positions, you must be at least recognized local or overseas degree in accountancy, professional accounting qualification, membership in the institute of Certified Public Accountant of Singapore, knowledge of software used by small companies is also useful, such as AccPac, Simply Accounting, MYOB, Peachtree, etc… ***
Accountant is really a promise job for my future. I’m studying in secondary level now. But to get to a high position for accountant, I think I must have at least a university certificate. So my goal now is to get in to a JC with all cost. Only when I can go to JC, my opportunity to go to university is high so that I can get the job that I desire. I plan to study double course which is bachelor of accountancy and business in SMU. So I have to study hard, very hard from now on. As a foreign student, I only have one purpose when I came to Singapore is to study, do a good job here and go back, run my own business, and take care of my younger brother. So I think I can achieve my goal because I have a clear goal and ambition.