Accountant (General) Skill Assessment - -221111

Accountant (General) Skill Assessment

Descriptions

Provides services relating to compliance-based financial reporting, auditing, insolvency and accounting information systems; and advises on associated record-keeping requirements. Registration or licensing may be required for certain services such as auditing.

Job Description

  • Assisting in formulating budgetary and accounting policies
  • Preparing financial statements for presentation to boards of directors, management, shareholders, and governing and statutory bodies
  • Conducting financial investigations, preparing reports, undertaking audits and advising on matters such as the purchase and sale of businesses, mergers, capital financing, suspected fraud, insolvency and taxation
  • Examining operating costs and organisations' income and expenditure
  • Providing assurance about the accuracy of information contained in financial reports and their compliance with statutory requirements
  • Providing financial and taxation advice on business structures, plans and operations
  • Preparing taxation returns for individuals and organisations
  • Liaising with financial institutions and brokers to establish funds management arrangements
  • Introducing and maintaining accounting systems, and advising on the selection and application of computer-based accounting systems
  • Maintaining internal control systems
  • May appraise cash flow and financial risk of capital investment projects

Common Visa Types

Other Visa Types

  • 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - Family sponsored
  • 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
  • 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
  • How to ApplyHow to Apply

      1. Log in to CPA Australia and fill in the required information
      1. After reconfirming that all the information is correct, proceed to payment
      1. Select the payment method on the payment page. After the payment is successful, you will receive a confirmation email from CPA in your mailbox.
      1. Prepare the required materials according to the checklist, merge them into a PDF document as required, name it according to the format requirements, and send it to migrationupload@cpaaustralia.com.au
      1. Waiting for evaluation results
  • Skills Assessment RequirementsSkills Assessment Requirements

    PY Course Requirements

    1. Successful graduation of PY program

    English Language Requirements

    1. 1. IELTS A-level score: no less than 7 points in each of the listening, speaking, reading and writing sections

      1. 2. Australian accounting graduates who have achieved 4 IELTS scores of 6 (see the language score comparison table below), have a bachelor's or master's degree, and have studied at least 9 core courses can be issued a temporary assessment letter, which the applicant can use to apply for a 485 visa. After obtaining a 485 visa, you can apply for the Skilled Migration Internship Program: Accounting (SMIPA) or use this time to take an A-level IELTS test with a score of no less than 7 points in each subject.

    Work Experience Requirements

    1. is assessed as employment that is closely related to an ANZSCO occupation for which the applicant has received a suitable skills assessment result;

    2. Paid and continuous work of at least 20 hours per week;

    3. At least one year of cumulative work experience, with at least three months in each position;

    4. Must be obtained within 10 years of graduation;

    5. Excludes internships under the Accounting Skilled Migrant Trainee Program.

    1. CPA: You cannot apply for two professional assessments at the same time. (For example, if an applicant has applied for a CPA accounting professional assessment and then an auditing professional assessment, the auditing professional assessment will cover the previous accounting professional assessment.)

    1. IPA, CA: Recognition of two simultaneous professional assessments.

    Academic Qualification Requirements

      1. 1. Only Australian undergraduates and above in accounting and accounting-related majors can apply for accounting career pre-assessment.
      1. 2. Applicants need to have an Australian undergraduate degree, or an Australian master's degree including at least 12 units
      1. 3. The applicant has completed the required courses for his/her nominated occupation.
  • Assessment AuthorityAssessment Authority

    CPA
    IPA
    CAANZ
  • SourcesSources

  • Course Name

    Skill Migration Internship Program-Accounting(SMIPA)

    Eligibility Requirements

    Accounting graduates who do not have IELTS scores of 7 in Category A on a 485 visa need to complete a professional year (PY) course to pass the professional assessment. The requirement is 6 in Category A and PY.

    Course Duration

    32 to 44 weeks
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  • Course Name

    Australian Computer Society(ACS) Professional Year Program

    Eligibility Requirements

    For the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485), applicants, including those in the IT field, are required to have an IELTS score of at least 6.5 overall, with no band score below 5.5, or an equivalent score in another accepted English test.

    Course Duration

    44 to 52 weeks
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  • Course Name

    Professional Year in Engineering

    Eligibility Requirements

    Having completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering in Australia holding or applying for a Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485, can choose one type) with a validity of no less than 12 months, holding a work and study visa with a validity of at least 12 months in all four abilities, at least one is a PTE score of 50, not less than 36, or an IELTS score of 6.0, not less than 5, or equivalent providing a valid skills assessment from Engineers Australia overseas university graduates may be eligible for one year of engineering major completion from a 476 visa.

    Course Duration

    44 to 52 weeks
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