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Kindly I need answer by an accurate way whatever his / her country , in order to know how employer choose the accountant in different level. especially in seniors or supervisor level.
It depends on the Job position. Till a post of Senior/ Chief Accountant Positions in middle scale companies they are looking for market knowledge and experience. But above that Like finance manager positions a professional degree is a need.
These are must have certifications now a days for reasonable finance job.
Those days have gone where experience were given more importance.
With the introduction of accounting software applications and user friendly reports, most of the organisation needs qualified accounting professionals from Internationally recognised instituitions such as ACA, CPA, CMA or ACCA. The demand in market is for qualified and experienced Accountants
So the options remain with non qualified accountants to either try to obtain these qualifications (which are NOT easy) or make a move to another profession like Marketing, Operational risk, regulatory risk, etc, etc.
The first step in getting employers nod to be employed is your professional accounting qualification. This is closely followed by your experience. The third quality is ability to work with the latest accounting softwares. The forht one is ability to work with little or no supervision. These are some of the requirement prerequisite for any accountant wanting to be internatioally recognized.
