MBA vs. CA – which is better?

Here’s an interesting article that discusses why an MBA is better than a CA. The article is from India but I think a lot of it is transferrable to Canada. Not that I agree with the author in any way – in fact, she is completely and utterly wrong in every available aspect. Her mainContinue reading “MBA vs. CA – which is better?”

Clients are the best part of my job

Yesterday I posted about an article in BusinessWeek featuring an interesting interview with the head of campus recruiting for KPMG. I talked about their international exchange program. Today I’m going to talk about clients. From the article: We also tell them if you’re in audit, we go out to the client. So they’re going toContinue reading “Clients are the best part of my job”

Go west! Or east, or north, or south!

One of the great things about this accounting profession I’m in is the multitude of opportunities available to travel and work abroad, given that many large firms here in Canada are international. I was just reading an article in BusinessWeek about KPMG, where the head of campus recruiting was under the impression that their internationalContinue reading “Go west! Or east, or north, or south!”

School of Accountancy comes to an end

The School of Accountancy came to an end this afternoon when I finished writing the final exam. The results come out on July 21. If I passed, I’ll take the majority of August and September off work to study for the Uniform Final Exam (UFE) in September. If I didn’t pass, I’ll just work andContinue reading “School of Accountancy comes to an end”