ACCA representatives told the students of the International Management program about benefits of ACCA certificates for employment

16:55, December 3, 2020

ACCA representatives in Russia held an online presentation for the first year students of the International Management program

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the global professional accounting body providing international certificates which are not easy to get. But students of the International Management program have benefits about which Roman Andreev, the representative of ACCA Russia told them.

Roman Andreev, the representative of ACCA Russia:

«We assign professional financial qualifications which help to acquire necessary knowledge and competence meeting requirements of employers and build a successful career in the field of finance, accounting, auditing and management almost anywhere in the world. 

Accreditation of your educational program suggests that when passing exams in ACCA you as future graduates of the program are guaranteed to award exemptions from passing exams covering skills and knowledge you’ve already got during courses accredited by ACCA». 

The International Management program is the only program in the Ural Federal District which disciplines are accredited by ACCA. And this July ACCA has confirmed the accreditation extension of the program for 5 years and has expanded the list of ACCA Papers that give graduates of the program additional advantages. Disciplines which students study within the International Management program are equivalent to ACCA Papers. For instance, there are Paper F1 — Accountant in Business, Paper F2 — Management Accounting, F3 — Financial Accounting and other papers. Today, the program has five ACCA Papers: F1-F3, F5 and F7 and it is planned to add two more papers.

During the presentation, Ivan Akimenko who is a graduate of the International and Corporate Management program shared his experience in obtaining certificates and told the students about how to choose the right strategy to pass ACCA exams. Irina Batina, associated professor of the Department of International Economics and Management, oversees the cooperation of the university and ACCA representatives. She told about how the university interacts with the most prestigious professional international association and drew attention of the students again to benefits they get due to ACCA accreditation. 

«If you want to work in the field of finance and accounting I can assure you that if you have ACCA certificates in hand, you will raise significantly your rating among other job seekers in the eyes of a future employer», notes Ivan Akimenko, financial department specialist in the Ural Macroregional Branch, PJSC Rostelecom, ACCA-certified, the teacher of the International Management program accredited by ACCA, Paper F2, Management Accounting.

In the first year students study disciplines included in the list of papers required to get ACCA Diploma in Accounting Business and in the second year — disciplines corresponding to the papers of ACCA Advanced Diploma in Accounting Business. Today, graduates of the program get exemptions from passing 3 of 13 ACCA exams.

«We're definitely proud that our educational program, the International Management program, is the only in the Ural Federal District which disciplines are accredited by ACCA. And we are glad that continue to cooperate with this international association giving our graduates undeniable advantages for employment and opportunities to work in large international companies», says Liudmila Ruzhanskaya, Prof., Doctor of Economics, Head of International and Corporate Management program, Head of the Academic Department of International Economics and Management.