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Chartered Certified Accountant (Designatory letters ACCA or FCCA) is a British qualified accountant
British qualified accountants

British qualified accountants are full voting members of examining bodies that evaluate individual experience and test competencies. Qualified Accountants fall into two categories: members of Chartered and non-Chartered bodies....
 designation awarded by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is a British qualified accountants with a global presence that offers the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification worldwide....
 (ACCA)

The term Chartered Certified Accountant was introduced in 1996. Prior to that date, ACCA
Acca

ACCA as an abbreviationACCA may refer to:In Accountancy and Finance:* Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, a British qualified accountants with a global presence that offers the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification worldwide....
 members were known as Certified Accountant. It is still permissible for an ACCA member to use this term. Fellow members of ACCA use the designatory letters FCCA in place of ACCA.

The term Chartered refers to the Royal Charter
Royal Charter

A royal charter is a charter granted by a Monarch to create institutions or other forms of incorporated bodies . In the United Kingdom legal tradition a royal charter is in the form of letters patent....
 granted by Her Majesty the Queen in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
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Chartered Certified Accountant (Designatory letters ACCA or FCCA) is a British qualified accountant
British qualified accountants

British qualified accountants are full voting members of examining bodies that evaluate individual experience and test competencies. Qualified Accountants fall into two categories: members of Chartered and non-Chartered bodies....
 designation awarded by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is a British qualified accountants with a global presence that offers the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification worldwide....
 (ACCA)

The term Chartered Certified Accountant was introduced in 1996. Prior to that date, ACCA
Acca

ACCA as an abbreviationACCA may refer to:In Accountancy and Finance:* Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, a British qualified accountants with a global presence that offers the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification worldwide....
 members were known as Certified Accountant. It is still permissible for an ACCA member to use this term. Fellow members of ACCA use the designatory letters FCCA in place of ACCA.

The term Chartered refers to the Royal Charter
Royal Charter

A royal charter is a charter granted by a Monarch to create institutions or other forms of incorporated bodies . In the United Kingdom legal tradition a royal charter is in the form of letters patent....
 granted by Her Majesty the Queen in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. Subjects examined include financial accounting, management accounting
Management accounting

Differences between managerial accounting and financial accountingManagement accounting is concerned with the provisions and use of accounting information to managers within organizations, to provide them with the basis to make informed business decisions that will allow them to be better equipped in their management and control functi...
, auditing, taxation, financial management
Financial management

Financial management may refer to:* Managerial finance, the branch of finance that concerns itself with the managerial significance of finance techniques...
, performance management
Performance management

Performance management: is the process of assessing progress toward achieving predetermined goals. It involves building on that process, adding the relevant communication and action on the progress achieved against these predetermined goals.helps organizations achieve their strategic goals....
, strategic management
Strategic management

Strategic management is the art, science and craft of formulating, implementing and evaluating cross-functional decisions that will enable an organization to achieve its long-term objectives....
, and company law.

Chartered Certified Accountants work in all fields of business and finance. Some are engaged in public practice work, others work in the private sector and some are employed by government bodies.

Since Chartered Certified Accountant is a legally protected term, individuals who describe themselves as Chartered Certified Accountants must be the members of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is a British qualified accountants with a global presence that offers the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification worldwide....
 (ACCA) and, if they carry out public practice engagements, must comply with additional regulations such as holding a practising certificate, being insured against any possible liability claims and submitting to inspections.

For more details, please refer to the page of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is a British qualified accountants with a global presence that offers the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification worldwide....
 (ACCA).

See also

  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
    Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

    The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is a British qualified accountants with a global presence that offers the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification worldwide....
  • Association of Authorised Public Accountants
    Association of Authorised Public Accountants

    The Association of Authorised Public Accountants is a British professional body for public accountants.The AAPA was formed in 1978 as a professional body for auditors recognised individually under the Companies Act 1948....
     (Subsidiary of ACCA)
  • Certified Accounting Technician
    Certified Accounting Technician

    The Certified Accounting Technician qualification is offered by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants . Upon completion of the exams and required practical work experience the CAT graduate will be able to apply to use the letters CAT after his or her name....
     (CAT - junior qualification of ACCA)
  • British qualified accountants
    British qualified accountants

    British qualified accountants are full voting members of examining bodies that evaluate individual experience and test competencies. Qualified Accountants fall into two categories: members of Chartered and non-Chartered bodies....
  • Accounting
  • Accountant
    Accountant

    An accountant is a practitioner of accountancy, which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and other decision makers make resource allocation decisions....


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