So, You Want to be an Accountant?
Are you considering a career as an accountant? Accountants communicate financial information about a business to users. To do this they need to analyse what has happened and present it in an appropriate manner.
If you love numbers, problem analysis and solution and you are comfortable around people and around computers, you might consider accounting. Accountants assist firms to manage their finances so that they meet legal requirements and enable good financial planning and management. They must be good communicators with sound judgement and high levels of integrity.
To be considered for more advanced tertiary courses in accounting you must have maths. There are also some options if you have Maths Lit at University of Johannesburg (BCom extended year program) or National Diplomas at TVET Colleges or a University of Technology. You do not need to have studied accounting at high school to study at a tertiary institute however some institutes allow you to use your accounting mark in place of your maths mark which can help if you haven’t done so well in maths. Read more