Is accounting a low-end industry? The so-called "low-end" is just a problem of your perception! !

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"When did accounting become a low-end profession?" This is the most discussed topic among financial staff on Zhihu. The person who asked this question was a girl who recently had an interview in Beijing and was repeatedly rejected. She began to wonder if she was too bad.

Most of the reasons why the company rejected her were that she was too old, had no partner, and was unstable. Later, she finally got an invitation from an educational institution. Unexpectedly, she was asked to wait for several hours. She was ignored and ignored. The interviewer who came late for the interview asked most questions not about professional knowledge or work experience, but Are you single? When will you get married and will it be stable? Parents' family situation. Is it acceptable to work overtime, and is it acceptable to take single days off? The questioner can't help but wonder, is the person being interviewed just now really about finance? Should older leftover women be discriminated against? It even feels unfair.

Being in your 30s is indeed a very embarrassing age. It is really pitiful to encounter the situation of the subject. But putting aside the sympathy factor, if you are promoted in any industry a few years after graduation, you will only have to compete with some young people who have just graduated when you look for a job again. This in itself has no advantage. Judging from the situation of the questioner, it should be that he has been working for several years and is still interviewing for some basic accounting positions, so this situation occurs. 02

Many people say that accounting has now become a low-end industry, but in fact they still fail to see the reality clearly. Because the basic base of accounting is now large, the income of general accounting practitioners is relatively low. If you don’t believe me, check out the recruitment website. In big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the salary of mid-level accountants is relatively high. Some companies of objective size can even give financial managers and financial directors monthly salaries of 100,00 or ??50,00. Certified Public Accountants Not to mention. Therefore, if you want to avoid being a low-end accountant, you must adapt to the times, relearn, improve yourself, and avoid engaging in repetitive and simple accounting work.

So as to whether accounting is a low-end profession, it depends on yourself. An old accountant who only knows simple accounting cannot currently be compared with a novice who is good at financial management. Therefore, accounting is a panacea. The older you are, the more popular you are. This is not about age or qualifications, but experience. And this experience is your understanding of accounting work and your ability to learn quickly. Experience here includes both old accounting skills and financial management capabilities. If your job is simply to enter accounting entries, then the substitutability is too strong. The longer you are, the higher the cost will be for the company, so sooner or later you will be laid off.

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If today’s accounting and finance professionals want to become more popular with age as in the past, they cannot allow themselves to stay at the level of accounting and tax filing. The times are developing, and the industry is constantly updating and iterating. If you want to gain a foothold in this industry, you must learn and grow yourself. For new graduates, academic qualifications may be a stepping stone. But for social recruitment, professional certificates are the best proof. For example, the junior professional title certificate is one of them.

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Why can’t I apply for intermediate level directly?

Why can’t you apply for intermediate level directly? Let’s first analyze the registration requirements for intermediate accountants in Beijing. According to the Beijing Municipal Finance Bureau document "Jingcai Kuai [2019] No. 281? Notice on Matters Concerning the 2019 Beijing Intermediate and Advanced Accounting Professional and Technical Qualification Examination", the application conditions for Beijing's 2019 intermediate accountant are:

< p>1. Obtain a college degree and have been engaged in accounting work for at least 5 years;

2. Obtain a bachelor's degree and have been engaged in accounting work for at least 4 years;

3. Obtain a double bachelor's degree Or graduate from a graduate program and have been engaged in accounting work for at least 2 years;

4. Obtain a master's degree and have been engaged in accounting work for at least 1 year;

5. Obtain a doctorate degree.

The above-mentioned relevant academic qualifications or degrees refer to academic qualifications (degrees) recognized by the national education administration department. The relevant accounting working years refer to the total number of accounting working hours before and after the applicant obtains the required academic qualifications. The deadline is before the end of the year of examination registration (the end of 2019.).

Personnel who have passed the national unified examination, obtained intermediate qualifications in economics, statistics, and auditing professional skills, and met the above basic conditions can register to take the intermediate qualification examination.

So, for accountants who do not meet these requirements, it is better to take a junior certificate first.

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What is the importance of the junior certificate?

1) The junior certificate is the basic and necessary certificate for financial practitioners

Currently accounting The supply in the industry exceeds demand. With only an accounting certificate and no other professional certificates and no accounting-related experience, it is difficult to find an accounting job. The junior accounting professional certificate is a good stepping stone for your career development. Accounting-related certificates are a must-have for those who plan to pursue a career in finance. Moreover, many companies now pay more and more attention to the improvement of their professional abilities by financial personnel, especially for college students who have just graduated. Many times certificates can save your academic qualifications and help you get priority admission.

For large enterprises, state-owned enterprises, and public institutions, academic qualifications and related certificates are particularly important; in addition, as a threshold certificate for the accounting industry, obtaining the junior professional title certificate is even more important.

2) Policy support

In 2018, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued the "Notice on Implementing the "Wings Spreading Action" to Support Skill Improvement under Unemployment Insurance" (Human Resources and Social Security Department [2018] No. 36 ), decided to implement the "Wings Spreading Action" to support skills improvement through unemployment insurance across the country starting from 2018, and introduce a skills improvement subsidy policy for enterprise employees who hold elementary, intermediate, and advanced vocational qualification certificates or vocational skill level certificates.

And the national “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan” clearly states that the number of accountants with junior qualifications will reach about 5 million by 2020. Currently, there is still a large gap in junior qualifications, and challenges and opportunities coexist.

3) A stepping stone for promotion and salary increase

After the cancellation of the accounting qualification certificate, the junior professional title certificate is not only your ticket to engage in accounting work, but also a key to your career development. stepping stone. Especially from the change in the number of junior applicants this year, we know that the accounting industry will become increasingly saturated with basic talents in the future. In addition, the industry is changing faster and faster. With the widespread application of financial robots, there is less and less space for grassroots accountants to survive. If you still want to engage in accounting-related work, you only have basic experience and no professional certificates. Then you will be eliminated next.