Specialise yourself in one area- become usp whereever u r

I entirely agree with you Dhiren sir. Can CS degree with CA be helpful in obtaining CFO or VP-Finance post?

Hi Zulfikar

ur statement is very general.

What area CFO look after.... particularly financial health, MIS analysis, Study of competitor business, various internal balance scorecard and other improvements., Cost margin study etc

CFO is biggest respectable designation in finance. he will never look at secretarial compliance. for it, he will hire a experience CS on contract or roll , to look after the matter.

CFO mostly hold CA or ICWA degree with vast experience in manufacturing industry to service sector. They are good in  soft skills, negotiating, financial studies, diplomat in anwering, eye on details,

but they donot acquire these skill in one moment... they first find a mentor in his boss. such CA or icwa take intelligent decision in choosing their mentor.

They never work for boss... they first of all look for good mentor in his immediate boss..... else they donot continue with him .

Once u get good mentor in ur life.... u can continue there for 4-5 years and get good exposure in various area ..... develop ur soft skill and do specialised study to acquire finacial acumen.

And friends. Industry never hire u for ur qualification. they need person with strong soft skill ability, industry ready, confident over excel, SAP knowledge .

4-5 years back CA were highly respected for their qualification. People used to look up .

Now those days are no more.

No senior CA already working in industry will help u at any cost. U have to make ur own roadways or join under good reference if u want to grow as CFO in 4-5 yrs to come.

Corporate HR dept and MIS dept is bound to justify headcounts and its deployment.  Hence they never hire extras.

Never day dream and work for ur goal... donot wait for qualification

Graduate, Number of Semi CA  use 3-4-5 years working in industry instead of studying CA. Hence they get more preference over new comer CA.  These graduates feel insecured by your entry, try to pull ur leg to the extend possible by doing dirty politics.

Hence u need to be ready with all possible skill like excel, SAP, soft skills.

Outside world is not same as student life.....We enjoyed much as CA student. Dad used to fed us.

rest ur decision.

So be ready for all  with confidence.

rightly said, but luck also pays an imp. role.

inspite of IFRS certfication along with ca i'm still looking for a job.

Hi Prateek,

Rightly said... luck happening at random also plays a role.

Why donot you go for SAP course from Siemens.

To be frank, there is demand for CA in ifrs only for implemetation. Many listed companies hired big4 for

implementation. Ca or graduates Employees working in corporate are internally trained by these BIG4 guys for formats hence not in demand permanently.

IFRS was a just temporary phenomena my friend, which Industry took care by appointing BIG4 in advance.

Thanks for sharing

even getting specialisation is very important in the down trend of CA's employment.

Dear Dhiren

please let me know wat is the meaning of FPM in the below given line :

budgeting, Finacial planning and analysis: FPM  from austalia.

regards,

Nitesh

@ Dhiren Doshi

That was spot on... realistic and practical. 

HOW IS THE MARKET  FOR CS NOW A DAYS?

AND WHICH AREA OF SPECALISATION WILL BE GOOD FOR CS IN COMING YEARS. PLEASE ANSWER

Hello All, I too agree with the post.. Wel, i have a question, since i m still a CA student n jst gave my final last month, I feel MAFA the most interstng sub, n i want to further study on it.. Is there any scope in this field n wich course sud i persude aftr qualifying CA to accomplish my interest????

Thanks for sharing Dhiren. Very useful article.