Chartered Accountancy

Samir Mahajan | Partner | Surinder Mahajan & Associate

What is Chartered Accountancy?

You may be curious about a Career in Chartered Accountancy. Almost everyone seems to be talking about How to start a Career in Chartered Accountancy, while one should first develop an understanding of What is a Career in Chartered Accountancy. While anyone can have an opinion on what Chartered Accountancy entails; only a real professional can really explain it.

Partner Samir Mahajan is an experienced professional with 12 years in Chartered Accountancy. According to Partner Samir Mahajan, Chartered Accountancy is:

Chartered Accountants offer financial advice, audit accounts and provide trustworthy information about financial records. This might involve financial reporting, taxation, auditing, forensic accounting, corporate finance, business recovery and insolvency, or accounting systems and processes.

How Partner Samir Mahajan got into Chartered Accountancy?

After doing my schooling from Jalandhar, I did my B com from Punjab University and then did my CA from ICAI, Delhi. I worked with Infosys Technologies, Bangalore as a part of Corporate Finance Team and Price Waterhouse Coopers with International Tax Team. I am working as a partner in Surinder Mahajan & Associates.

Partner Samir Mahajan's Talk on Chartered Accountancy

Starts with what is:
1)	Chartered Accountancy

Next, it covers Education. It was a welcome change to see the Talk touch upon Education as theoretical knowledge needed to excel at Chartered Accountancy, and not merely as Qualifications needed to enter Chartered Accountancy. It explains Education needed in Chartered Accountancy with these items:
2)	Accounting
3)	Direct & Indirect Tax
4)	Economics & Business Studies
5)	Mathematics

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Anyone aspiring for Chartered Accountancy needs to understand that Skill development is crucial for success. It details these topics within Skills for Chartered Accountancy:
6)	Analytical
7)	Number Crunching
8)	Good Communication
9)	Time Management

Chartered Accountancy has an interesting list of Positives. This Talk defines Positives in terms of following items for Chartered Accountancy:
10)	Part Of Change
11)	Indispensable
12)	Knowledge of All Industries
13)	Networking

Challenges are the other side of Positives and Chartered Accountancy is no exception:
14)	Work Life Balance
15)	Updated with Laws

In the final section of the Talk, Samir Mahajan talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
16)	Chartered Accountant

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