In the latest episode of the Vancouver Accounting Experience podcast, I have a chat with Mohit, who is in the middle of a career change and wants to know if not having a business degree in accounting or finance will be a disadvantage. Will the lack of a business degree set you back? The simple answer is no! In fact, I think it’s an advantage. Listen to the podcast find out why. Listen to the podcast here! The post Do You Need a Business Degree to Launch An Accounting Career? No, You Don’t! appeared first on The Vancouver Accounting Blog ..read more

Accounting is Rapidly Changing Accountants are so much more than number crunchers. And if you haven’t heard, accounting automation is coming and the robots are going to take over anyways. (The number crunching, that is ? Regardless of who or what is doing the number crunching, businesses will always need an accountant to organize, understand and analyze the output, apply their professional business expertise and experience to interpret the results and communicate what the results mean for the business to the relevant stakeholders. Communication is key! Communication is key As an accountant, yo ..read more

What is auditing? What is auditing? The subject of auditing is going to come up often while you’re an accounting student because you’re going to have to decide whether to take your career path through industry or public practice. If you choose public practice, then most likely you’ll have to make the choice between 2 core client services: audit or tax?  Tax is my weakest subject, so I’m not going to talk tax, but I’ve found during my conversations with students that auditing is still a mystery to most. Which is why I recorded a podcast specifically to demystify what auditing is all about ..read more

Top 3 Big 4 Recruiting Tips I recently reorganized my YouTube channel to call it “Cooking and Coaching”. I’ve updated my channel on YouTube. Look for new videos bi-weekly Why cooking and coaching? Well, because I love both cooking and coaching ?. And since cooking demos and tips are always useful, I believe I can showcase my communication and interpersonal skills much better through cooking. It’s just a more visual art form than coaching! I deleted some older videos and recorded my (new) first video titled “Top 3 Tips For Accountants Going Through Big 4 Recruiting”. I’ve embedded the video bel ..read more

How can you help your own Accounting career and others at the same time? Simple, through mentoring. Become a mentor! Photo by NEXT Academy on Unsplash You can help your accounting career, mentor! You don’t need years of experience to mentor someone, and you definitely don’t need to be an executive or CFO to begin. via GIPHY No, you don’t need to be Yoda! You need some experience but most importantly you need to enjoy helping others. Sharing your skills, experience, advice and tips with someone less experienced than you IS mentoring. Photo by Monica Melton on Un ..read more

Accountants are extremely busy professionals. If you’ve started an Accounting career in industry or in public practice, you know what I’m talking about. I’m Adrian Law, CPA, CA, and I want to share my top 5 organization tips for Accountants so you can get organized for success. Get Organized for Success Are you in total control of your life? At school do you submit your Accounting homework on time? At work, do you crush your tasks? Cruising along with your personal projects? Spending lots of time with friends and family? Crushing it in life? Photo by bruce mars on Unsplash The a ..read more

Are you looking to launch your career? Whether you’re interested in getting your foot in Accounting or another industry altogether, I believe the informational interview is the number #1 power tool for you. It worked for me and it can work for you. You need to get out and perform an informational interview Don’t get me wrong, there are some great tips out there for getting a career going. Many of which I’m a big fan of, for example: Get a co-op or internship position Volunteer at your favourite organization Network with people in your target industry Take a course to learn a skill However, t ..read more

An Accounting Career Begins Here An Accounting career doesn’t begin with Accounting classes, grades, or job interviews. Yes, those are all important. But a career in Accounting begins with your passions, intentions, and motivations. Photo by Hunters Race on Unsplash That sounds counter-intuitive? (It is!) Before you commit to any Accounting program you should ask yourself, “Why Accounting?” And don’t limit yourself to Accounting. Ask “Why medical school, photography, cooking?”. “Why anything?” Are you doing something you’re because you’re passionate, do you enjoy it? Are you at ..read more