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Are you one of more than 3000 trainees who in the next few years will qualify as an accountant and start building your career?
If you are, the world is your oyster. ICAS, the 170-year-old professional organisation that represents Scottish accountants, currently has 20,000 members working in more than 100 countries around the world.
Pass your exams and you could find yourself doing the daily commute anywhere from Hong Kong to Hawaii because your professional qualifications have global recognition.
If you’ve put travel ambitions on hold while you studied for exams, then the idea of sticking a pin in a map and jumping on the next flight will have real appeal.
Of course there may be a few hurdles to jump through before you can start practising in a foreign location, but if your chosen destination is the US of A then the barriers have just been lowered.
This is because ICAS has agreed a deal with US accountancy bodies that will provide a streamlined process for chartered accountants to work in the US.
It’s the first agreement of its kind between a UK chartered accountancy body and American accountancy equivalents, the NASBA and AICPA, and now CAs need pass only one exam – the International Qualification Exam (IQEX) – and satisfy the relevant State Board requirements.
Tick these boxes and you could find yourself in an office in Wall Street or practising amongst the sharp politicos in Washington.
Fancy swapping the M8 for the LA freeway? Then put your qualifications to work and find yourself a place with an American accountancy firm that handles movie studios and music stars.
And what happens when you can’t face another pool party or brushing shoulders with the rich and famous and you decide to tear yourself away from the sunshine and glamour and head back home again?
Well, many of the employers who list their vacancies on s1jobs will be eager to hear from you.
Solid overseas experience never hurts the CV and as the UK currently exports £50 billion in services to the US every year, your Stateside credentials will be highly sought after.
Accountancy firms with links to the US, companies that trade directly with America and think tanks that set policy between ourselves and our cousins across the pond could make valuable use of your contacts and experience.
Right now s1jobs is your passport to top Accountancy roles, home and away.