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Becker对CPA的介绍，值得一读
Where will your CPA take you?
If anyone ever asks you where you think your CPA credential will take you, give them the
two word answer. The world.
It’s short and sweet. And it’s literally true. With global business a fact of life and the initials
CPA behind your name, there’s every chance in the world you’ll have an opportunity for
international experience at some point in your career.
CPAs. They’re everywhere.
Every corporation or accounting fi rm with a global presence needs CPAs with
international perspective. For audit and tax work alone, there’s an extraordinary demand
for CPAs to work internationally in traditional roles. But even the briefest scan of the Big
Four accounting fi rms’ websites provides ample evidence that global assignments for
CPAs can be much more far-fl ung and intriguing than most people would ever imagine.
Take for example: investigating fraud in Latin America. Tracking money laundering in
Indonesia. Doing tax work in Argentina. Developing a phone company business model in
Australia. Training Italian accountants in US accounting principles. Leading a global audit
team in China. Wherever you go in the world, if a business is on the map at all, chances
are you’ll fi nd a CPA involved at some level.
There’s more in it for you than a plane ticket.
It’s true, international business is fueling the demand for CPAs. Helping to fill that
demand, however, can mean much more for you than overseas travel and some
sightseeing opportunities.
Tom Vucinic, President of Becker Professional Education, has noted that
the CPA credential not only creates opportunities for international experience,
but that the experience gained can be critical to career growth. “Employers all over
the world recognize the value that CPAs bring to their organizations. Over the past
fifty years in our work with CPA candidates,” he says, “we’ve seen the national CPA
credential become a global asset for those who earn it.”
It’s a message not lost on young professionals. The results of a recent global
recruitment survey of professionals living abroad indicated that, “young accountants
are increasingly moving overseas to develop their careers.” In fact, 47 percent of those
surveyed said that career development was their primary reason for working abroad.
Preparing to make the journey.
So how do you land one of these plum global gigs? On one level, it’s deceptively
simple because the demand is there with the major global accounting firms and multi-
national corporations, as well as with smaller businesses in virtually every industry. On the
flip side, landing a global assignment can be complex simply because international business
is complex.
Issues such as differences in international accounting standards and principles,
professional credentials, and licensure must be taken into consideration. Experience
plays heavily into the equation. Often, just as important are the challenges related to
language and cultural differences.
Preparing yourself to meet those challenges takes more than just a desire to see
the world. Obviously global firms and corporations expect a mastery of accounting
and a high level of professionalism from international team members. But accounting
expertise alone is not enough. They also look for individuals who have a broad view
of the world and how social customs and cultural diversity affect the way business is
done in other countries.
A second or even third language is also a major asset—sometimes even a
requirement—if you’re aiming for a longer-term international career.
Where to look. Today and tomorrow.
Few, if any, new CPAs land their “dream” international job first thing off the bat.
Nonetheless, a number of very valuable early career opportunities for overseas
experience and career development do exist.
All the major accounting firms and many large multi-national corporations have formal
programs that prepare and groom staff members for major global responsibilities.
Young tax professionals at KPMG, for example, can take advantage of the firm’s
popular Tax Trek program, which offers a three month international placement.
Ernst & Young’s Global Exchange Program enables top performers to participate in
extended international engagements. At PricewaterhouseCoopers, a pilot program
called EPIC—Early PwC International Challenge—focuses on senior associates
with three to five years experience who have indicated a definite interest in international
work. Those who qualify—a high job performance rating is prerequisite—receive
intensive language and cultural training in preparation for relocation.
Robin Voigt, PwC’s Global Mobility Leader, acknowledges that such programs are key
to the firm’s success. “The international marketplace is very competitive, we are
focused on developing the very best of the talent pool on a global scale. Our people
simply must have the highest skills and qualifications. Our international clients
expect nothing less.”
Many independent accounting firms also have global connections. Baker
Tilly International, a global alliance of independent accounting firms, counts
among its members more than 120 firms in 93 countries. Samuel Wholley, Managing
Director of Baker Tilly USA, says that it’s not unusual for member firms to send staff
on both short and extended overseas assignments with other alliance members.
Some firms, he notes, even have ongoing exchange programs to expose staff to
global business issues.
It’s a big world out there. Or is it?
When you look at the world through the lens of a CPA, it doesn’t take long to
discover that accounting—the language of business—has a way to go
before it’s truly an international one. Accounting principles and standards
vary from country to country, sometimes significantly, which can create serious
challenges for companies that routinely cross international borders to do business.
To help find workable, long-term solutions to the complexities of international
accounting, both the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and
the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) have committed themselves
to developing a common set of accounting standards that will enhance the quality,
comparability, and consistency of global financial reporting.
So what does that mean to accounting students planning their careers? Obviously
it would require new knowledge and skills with implications for education and
credentialing. It also makes the CPA credential even more important. Because
it is globally recognized and respected, CPAs will remain in the forefront of the
profession—as leaders, innovators, and citizens of the world.
A global view from abroad.
Fadi Ganni, Managing Director of the Morgan Group, represents Becker
Professional Education’s sizable presence in the Middle East, India, and a portion of
Europe. He sees firsthand the growing global demand for CPAs in both domestic
and non-domestic firms and corporations, “As the most valued accounting
qualification in the world’s leading economy, the CPA credential is respected
globally. It can open doors anywhere in the world to a wealth of opportunities for
moving up the ladder at a faster pace and at higher pay.”Rapidly increasing registration in Becker
Professional Education’s CPA Exam Review programs internationally confirms
his view. Becker now offers CPA Exam Review opportunities in 40 locations in
Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific, India, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Becker’s
commitment to student success on a global scale was underscored by the release of its
first English/Chinese bi-lingual self-study review course on CD. In other countries,
Japan and Korea for example, the English language course content is supplemented
with lectures in the local language.
A personal achievement in a truly global sense.
It’s safe to say that the CPA credential can be a critical stepping stone to advancement
and professional achievement in accounting. Increasingly, outside the United States, it is
seen as a passport to success in all areas of the global economy.
Listen to the voice of experience. Melissa Luo, a native of Taiwan, came to the United
States to study accounting and passed the CPA Exam eight years ago. Recently she
served as the global coordinator for the audit of a multinational client of one of the
Big Four accounting firms. She’s looking forward to an extended assignment in the
Asia Pacific region next year.“My work has opened windows for me that
I never imagined. I see the world differently now. I’ve worked with people from many
different countries and cultures, and I hope to keep doing it. But,” she adds, “the path to
becoming a truly interna tional accounting professional is a personal one, not someone
else’s. Where you go depends on your vision of how you fit into the world. And only you
can define that for yourself.”
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