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Wednesday, 22 August 2007

Job prospects in the UK for CPAs

Anonymous wrote:

Hello, I was looking into the prospect of moving to the UK. I am currently in the US and just finished my CPA and was wondering what the job prospects are in the UK for a CPA? Also I wanted to know what is the appropriate salary range for CPAs in the UK? I appretiate your guidance on this.


A consultant in the commerce and industry division of Marks Sattin replied:

The UK market is very strong and will continue to be. The kind of rates you should be looking for are £40k-45k on a permanent level and £25/hour on a contract level.

My advice would be to come over to the UK (London) and look at both contract and permanent roles. A contract position would allow you to gain UK experience and stand you in good stead to get a permanent role in the future if that’s what you are looking for.

If you do decide to relocate to the UK then please contact me directly. You can get my details by writing to
jobdoctor@markssattin.co.uk.

Best of luck

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Dear Doctor,

I am CIMA finalist, ACIS, MAAT,
Pg dip in finance and Accounting.
I worked local authority finance for 18 years, been made redundant two years ago. Since then I worked as Temp for District Council finance for about 7 months. I have been trying to get new contract but having no luck .

I am a British Asian. I have used different computerised Accounting system, eg SAP, Cedar financial.

I have used Excel, Word in my previous position.

I have successfully completed SAGE line 50 course run by a firm of chartered Accountants and passed City and Guild Examination in Computerised Accounting.

I want to get in to small Accounting Practice who prepare accounts from incomplete records, VAT return, and related accounting and Tax works.

I have applied to many Firms , but most of them ask for few years practical experience, which I do not have, though I am confident of picking up the skills quickly.

I have also applied to small to medium businesses to work as Assistant Accountant/ book keeper, but so far I have not been offered any positon.

I am over 50 years but below 60 years of age.

Please advise me what else do I need to do to get back to Job market either in Practice or Commerce.

Look forward hearing from you.