- With the rapid growth in an economy, careers in finance and accounts have gained tremendous popularity, and the most prestigious career option in this field is that of Chartered Accountant. Chartered Accountancy is a dynamic, challenging and rewarding profession. All the countries have their own Accountancy Association which regulates the quality and quantity of the professionals in this field. Chartered Accountancy Course is a professional course in Accounting introduced in our country in 1949, with the enactment of the Chartered Accountants Act. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) was formed the same year. This Institute is both an examining and a licensing body. It is the responsibility of the Institute to conduct the Chartered Accountancy (CA) Course. The course involves a blend of theoretical education and practical training which run concurrently for three years and equips a student with knowledge, ability, skills and other qualities required of a professional accountant.
- A Chartered accountant is one who is specialized in accounting, auditing, and taxation. He also serves as a management and corporate caretaker. In recent times, accountancy has become attractive as a profession. The services of a CA is required in money matters even in a small business. Moreover, according to the Company Act, only CA's in professional practice are allowed to be appointed as auditors of companies in India. A chartered accountant is a person who is accepted as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) after having passed the Final examination of the Chartered accountancy course conducted by the institute.
- Many multinational companies have come forward in the Chartered Accountancy field. ICICI Prudential, Om Kotak Mahindra, Birla Sun-Life, Tata AIF Life, Reliance, HDFC Standard Life-Chartered Accountancy Co., Max New York Life, SBI Life Chartered Accountancy, ING Vysya Life, etc. are the top companies in the private sector. In non-life Chartered Accountancy segment, major individual players are ICICI Lombard, Royal Sundaram, Cholamandalam, IFFCO Tokyo, Tata AIG, etc. All Chartered Accountancy companies come under the Chartered Accountancy Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) which is established to regulate, promote and ensure orderly growth of Life and General Chartered Accountancy industry in India.
- CA program is a professional course which has three sections namely, Common Proficiency Test (CPT); Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC) and Final Course. The registration for CPT and IPCC is open throughout the year. A student may register at any time during the year. However, as the examinations will be held twice a year in May and November, it is necessary that a student must register at least ten months before the exams. After passing the Integrated Professional Competence Course, (IPCC) candidates are eligible for registration as articled clerks/ audit clerks for practical training. Computer Training Programme, i.e., 100 hours Information Technology is compulsory for the candidates who wish to register themselves as auditor clerk. Students can undergo this program while pursuing CPT or IPCC.
- The articled clerk is a trainee attached to a practicing chartered accountant under a Deed of Articles for the duration three years. During this period the articled clerk will also need to continue studies for the CA exam. An audit clerk is a person who has served as a salaried employee for a minimum period of one year under a practicing chartered accountant. During the training period, candidates would be required to work in different areas learning the basics of auditing and taxation. This training enables them to learn the technical details of the job as well as to get an idea of the working environment of the profession.
- The scope of this lucrative career is bright in an economically developing nation like ours and as such the career can be termed as challenging and rewarding for competent professionals in the field.
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