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  • Retraining in Accountancy in your 50s

    Retraining in Accountancy in your 50s

    • 13 Mar 2024
    • ACCA | Evie Courtier

    How to retrain in accountancy in your fifties - accountancy is a great career to pick if you're looking to re-enter the work place. Discover our top tips on how to navigate the finance world with a late career change.

  • How to Utilise Social Media as an Accountant

    How to Utilise Social Media as an Accountant

    • 6 Mar 2024
    • Evie Courtier

    Social media can be a great tool for growing your finance knowledge and developing your accounting career. Find out how to utilise social media as an Accountant in our latest career guide.

  • Finance Analyst Career Guide: How to Succeed

    Finance Analyst Career Guide: How to Succeed

    • 23 Jan 2024
    • Evie Courtier

    Are you considering a career in financial analysis? Here's everything you need to know about the role and the skills you'll need to succeed.

  • Accountancy: Public Practice vs Commerce & Industry

    • 18 Jan 2024
    • Evie Courtier

    Whether you're a part qualified or fully qualified accountant there's one decision you will be faced with when planning your next career move: what field, what sector and indeed whether or not you'd like to work in practice or industry.

  • Career Guide: What Roles Can I Apply for as a Part

    Career Guide: What Roles Can I Apply for as a Part Qualified Accountant?

    • 11 Jan 2024
    • Evie Courtier

    As the demand for PQ Accountants increases we ask, what jobs are available to part qualified accountants? What can a PQ career entail?

  • How to Develop a Career Plan

    How to Develop a Career Plan

    • 2 Nov 2023
    • Victoria Strange | Evie Courtier

    Thinking about taking the next step in your career? Discover our career plan template, how to assess your skills, set your goals, and conduct a free career review.

  • Financial Controller and Finance Director: What’s the Difference?

    • 22 Dec 2022
    • Evie Courtier

    What are the differences between Finance Director and Financial Controller roles? This article looks into job responsibilities, salaries and the art of scoring a promotion.

  • Finance and Accountancy Jobs Abroad

    • 6 Dec 2022
    • Evie Courtier in Association with The Falklands Government

    How to find a job abroad. The latest tips and trends, aiding your finance and accountancy job search overseas. Written in conjunction with the Falklands Government.

  • Accountancy Career Article

    Thinking About a Career in Accountancy? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

    • 9 Mar 2022
    • Joshua Boynton

    Are you considering a career in accountancy? It's a rewarding profession, but what does it take to become qualified and employed in this field? In this article, you'll gain access to everything you need to know.

  • How to Become a Finance Director

    • 22 Mar 2021
    • Victoria Strange

    Whether you're at the start of your accounting career dreaming of the distant future or a senior finance professional thinking of making the leap to directorship, you might be wondering how to become a Finance Director. Find out today with GAAPweb.

  • In Flux: The Changing Landscape of Accounting Qualifications

    • 17 Aug 2020
    • Ethan Cumming

    In this long-form article, we examine recent changes in the landscape of accounting qualifications, ranging from the AAT to the ACA. How does your qualification compare?

  • Finance Director CV Tips | Templates and Examples

    • 7 Dec 2018

    Follow this GAAPweb guide of Finance Director CV tips and templates to give yourself the best chance at landing a new FD role.

  • How to become a CFO

    • 28 Nov 2018

    Are you a finance professional with your eye on the C-suite? Learn how to become a CFO by following these 8 key steps.

  • What does an auditor do?

    • 26 Oct 2018

    What does an auditor do? GAAPweb breaks down the responsibilities, requirements and role of an auditor.

  • What is Management Accounting?

    What is Management Accounting?

    • 2 Feb 2017

    Looking to make an impact with your accountancy skills? Management accounting is number crunching with commercial clout. Find out more.

  • Personal Career Management on GAAPweb

    Personal Career Management for Finance Professionals

    • 1 May 2014
    • Rosie Evans in association with PCM

    Find out more about Personal Career Management for finance professionals and get a free career review from the team.

  • AAT Case Study Article

    AAT Case Study | From Administrator to Finance Manager

    • 21 Nov 2013
    • Rosie Evans interviewing Lynn Hayes

    In this Q&A with Lynn Hayes, Deputy Principal at the Department of Education, we discuss her progression from Administrator to Finance Manager and how her AAT qualification helped her career journey.