National School of Accountancy

can also be involved in specialist areas of financial advice such as tax. WHY CHOOSE A CAREER IN ACCOUNTING:
¢ Chartered Accountants (CA), exhibit a broad range of knowledge about “all of business.”
¢ Many accountants have the skills and experience to be business advisers and consultants for virtually any type of business or industry.
¢ So an Accounting degree or major can launch one into more business opportunities than other business-related degrees. Who are Chartered Accountants:
¢ Accountants are Business Advisers
¢ Accountants are Investigators
¢ Accountants are Legal Advisers
¢ Accountants are financial planners
¢ Accountants are business managers
¢ Accountants are Chief Executive Officer
Career Prospects:
¢ According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS)
“Employment of accountants and auditors is expected to grow by 22 percent between 2008 and 2018.”
¢ Yes, knowing there’s a job waiting for you or having the peace of mind is a good thing.
¢ You know your career holds a high level of job security.
¢ But the world moves fast, so as with any job, ensuring you are an asset to your clients is National School of Accountancy job. Chartered Accountancy is a rewarding career and there are excellent prospects for employment;
¢ Audit Firms
¢ Local companies
¢ Multinational Companies
¢ Local and Foreign Banks
¢ Private Practices
¢ Non Profit Organizations
¢ Mutual Funds
¢ Insurance Companies
¢ Self Employed ICAP Members
¢ Hospitals
¢ College & Universities
Eligibility for CA:
• A Levels with at least 2 passes.
• Intermediate in any subject with minimum of 50%
• Graduation with 1st Division
• Post Graduation with 2nd Division
Duration for CA:
• There are 21 papers in CA, which are divided in 4 Levels
• PRC contains 5 papers each.
• CAF contains 8 paper.
• CFAP contains 6 papers.
• MSA has two paper assessments.
• PRC exams are conducted in March, June, September and December.
• Papers of CAF are conducted in March and September.
• Papers of CFAP and MAS are conducted in June and December. After the completion of Level CAF, the student is required to do 1 Year Article ship, after which the student is eligible to appear in CFAP. Along with remaining 2 Years of Article ship students may appear for MSA exams. This article ship is a professional experience student gets after CAF, and student also get paid for these jobs. Apparently it sounds like 5 years program, but it is very important to note that in this time period, 3 to 3.5 years are dedicated to professional training, in which students also get paid on monthly basis. National School of Accountancy is also associated with the “Top Audit Firms” of Lahore, and provide Job placement facilitation to its student in these companies.