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I Want To Be A Ca. I Am Telling You Why. Hear Me Out.?

My name is Atikah. A malaysian.I am 23 years old. I have an Accounting and Finance degree from Oxford Brookes, Uk. I had 11 months audit experience with one of the Big 4 firms.
I resigned because my late father was sick back in 2009 (i wanted to be home and stay close with my late parents) the day after I resigned I had obtained a scholarship opportunity from the Central Bank of Malaysia to do my Islamic finance professional paper at INCEIF. My father gave me the permission to do the paper as he saw that I really wanted to continue my studies. And plus it was a full scholarship, including expenses). In order to finish the paper, I am required to do a 6months articleship in any Islamic fiannce institution. I managed to finish and I did my articleship with one of the big 4 firms.I am now done with the program and plus, the paper is equivalent to Masters. Meaning i can do my phd if i want to after this. Please note that this is a 18 months program. But it is not easy ok!
My father passed away in 2009, and my mother too, 6 months later which was in March 2010.
I did the best I could for the program. I don’t intend to stop studying as I know its the only thing people can’t take away from me.
My late father was an accountant by profession. And a financial consultant. i would want to be like my father but it is a long way to go, of course. I usually consult my late father in anything, career, life, Even bf related matters. I am very close with my parents. And when they are no longer here…I sometime feel like i am lost. Like, theres it nothing excites me anymore…But I am slowly gaining my confidence back…
My father did all the family accounts, etc etc.
Now that the business is left for us siblings to handle. I dont even know how to do a complete sets of accounts. I wanted to do my acca or aca when I did my audit. But working in big 4, I seriously had no time. Because I go back home at 4 am ..and go back work at 8am. I became burnt out. I feel like I am not learning anything. and the islamic finance opportunity came at that time. so I choose to study that first.
I want to be a CA, i want to be able to understand how a business work. I am planning to do CPA australia-due to work flexibility. I do not want to go to class and I am okay with that. Please do not advice me on what paper to do. I am fix with this CPA Australia decision. The paper does not matter. Its what I will do with it matters. most. and the job that will help me progress in life. And please u guys, dont get into a fight on which paper is better than the other, because to me all are equal. its just whether its prestigious or its not. yes I KNOW ACA is the MOST PRESTIGIOUS. YES i know, ACCA is where u get employed better.
Do give me suggestion for applying for scholarships for CPA australia. Apart from being in a firm that offers bonding to do this paper where they will pay all or partial.
My problem now is that : I need to do an accouting pro paper, work 3 years (the fastest to get my CA title), being able to help with the co. business instead of outsourcing to others. Being able to help my siblings.
I want to go into islamic accounting. Most probably shariah auditing. However, working 3 years in shariah auditing wont make me a CA.
People would say why i wanna do accounting? its because it is a necessity. I need to be able to carry out what my late father did before this. I need to be like him, to read through an accounts, within 5 minutes you know whether it is wrong or not. I need it to build up my business knowledge and I have plans in opening my own firm offering both conventional and islamic accounting.auditing services insyaallah.
going into audit means suffering for 3 years or more, but it is okay if I can get to understand all this. by the time i understand i probably would love audit. the reason why i choose to work in accounting field now is that, islamic finance is still in a niche market. would get paid a lot usually if i work within islamic fiannce industry, however i wont be able to differentiate much if i dont understand how the conventional really work and all. you get what i mean?
and plus, accounting now because if i apply after 5 years, it might be hard. Islamic finance door is always open.this is what i had observed. My late father had told me, the time to resign from audit is when I can do the audit alone. when that day comes, its time to resign and I can do ANYTHING which i want to.
I just need to know whether the decision I am making is the right thing. And that everything is alright.
now comments please. Maybe all i need is my confidence back. I heart sank to the bottom, my personality changed a lot after losing my parents.
I also would be glad to know what I can work as if I have more than 3 years audit experience. and I am a certified islamic finance professional. What work can I apply ? in both islamic finance and accounting? islamic finance industry is a priority

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