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Accountant - Management

Accountant working out figures on spreadsheet

Management accountants work in industry and commerce and carry out a wide range of financial duties within the companies they work for. They help manage a company’s finances and look for ways to improve profits.

The Work

You could be:

Pay

The figures below are only a guide. Actual pay rates may vary, depending on:

Trainee accountants earn between £22,000 and £28,000 a year depending on their stage of training.

Part qualified management accountants earn around £30,000 to £45,000 a year. Qualified management accountants, working at a senior level, earn around £40,000 to £65,000 a year.  

High earners, such as Chief Executive Officers and Managing Directors can earn in excess of £100,000.

Salaries can be increased further with bonus schemes.

Conditions

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Getting In

Training places with accountancy firms are usually advertised in the press and on the websites of professional bodies. You apply directly to the firms of your choice. Details of firms offering traineeships are on the website of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). Posts are advertised in the press, on employers' websites and on the CIMA website.

Workforce Education Levels (UK)

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Job Outlook Scotland

Employment

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Job Outlook Scotland and UK

  Scotland
2024
11842
1.8 %
RISE
2029
12055
  United Kingdom
2024
216253
4.5 %
RISE
2029
226028

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What Does it Take?

You need to have:

You need to be able to:

Training

Getting On

More Information

Job prospects are very good. Many company directors and chief executives start off as management accountants.

Some people enter this as a second career. Individual accountancy professional bodies may have special training schemes for these applicants. You should check this with the association or institute concerned.

The big 4 accountancy firms, Deloitte, Ernst and Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, offer a range of recruitment schemes for school leavers, students at university and graduates. See their websites for details about eligibility and applications.

In addition there are also lots of smaller accountancy firms that may have opportunities. You can check recruitment websites and the job sections of many of the accountancy institutions listed below under the Contacts section.

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Contacts

The following organisations may be able to provide further information.

Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
Tel: 020 3735 2468
E-mail: customersupport@aat.org.uk
Website: https://www.aat.org.uk/
Twitter: @YourAAT
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/youraat

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Tel: 0141 582 2000
Website: http://www.accaglobal.com/
Website (2): https://alljobs.accaglobal.com/
Twitter: @ACCANews
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACCA.Official

Association of International Accountants (AIA)
Tel: 0191 493 0277
E-mail: aia@aiaworldwide.com
Website: http://www.aiaworldwide.com
Twitter: @AIA1928
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AIAworldwide

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Tel: 020 8849 2251
E-mail: cima.contact@aicpa-cima.com
Website: http://www.cimaglobal.com/
Twitter: @CIMA_News
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cimaglobal

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Scotland
Tel: 0131 221 8640
E-mail: scotland@cipfa.org
Website: http://www.cipfa.org
Website (2): http://www.cipfa.org/recruitment
Twitter: @CIPFA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CIPFA.org

CIPFA has an online recruitment service that enables job seekers to complete a single online application form or to upload a CV that can be considered by employers throughout the UK.

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
Tel: 0131 347 0100
E-mail: connect@icas.com
Website: http://www.icas.com

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