you can't print more money ooo......you are only calling for more trouble economically i e Inflation and Fx instability like we're having currently.

Hi All,

Please I need your advice on situation.

I applied for a role with an oil & gas coy but somehow I missed the part with the ability to provide SC on the job post. We have gone past some stages and I went back to check to prep for next interview and I saw it.

I am confused here if to continue with the interview because I have only spent 1 year in UK and I heard I need up to 5 yeas residency to get a SC clearance. Please how can I manage this?


Cc.. zara29 lexusgs430 , tier4dependant

Happyfellow147:
Hello everyone

I’m a chartered accountant from Nigeria and looking towards a UK recognised certification.

Just completed my MSc in Finance and torn between enrolling for CIMA or ACCA.

Can anyone advise?

Hi bro,.

All been said, choosing between CIMA and AcCA depends on your experience and future path. If you'd like to work as an auditor or statutory accountant you might go for ACCA but if its more of business patnering, financial analysis or management accountant CIMA might be favoured but trust me an ACCA holder is also fit for such role.

Please note you would spend alot and time with ACCA. I'll advise you go for ICAEW if you've had 5 years post qualification experience, you won't write any exams. However, if you do not have up to 5years post qualification experience like myself, kindly opt for CIMA which would grant you exemption but require you to write the last paper which is strategic case study. Also note that most big coys here accept ICAN(not all oo), I currently use my ICAN to work in industry but in the process of adding CIMA because I wan port to finance business partnering.

I would also like to state that your experience matters more than your CIMA or ACCA.

UniqueDext:
Bro am not sure you understand.
Even yesterday i told her to come and fix my door and give me the house keys that I will pay her once did is done.
And this woman in front of me told me that am stupid and who do I think I am to tell her that..

The police just don't want to get involved but they are asking me to find a way to involve them if she break any criminal laws then that's where they can start to build up a case against her.

Bros, you'd have to leave the alpha male orientation and call the police telling them you feel threatened and also she is using abusive words with actions and shivering.

Elders I greet you all.

Please where can I get good mattress and bedframe? The one I bought from amazon was a complete waste of funds. I want to utilise this black Friday to get a good one, I have checked online but the more I search the more I get confused. How I wish I could get my big mouka foam because nasoso spring I dey sleep ontop.

We miss osihmen tbh

Lexusgs430:


But as you don buy house now, would LISA still be relevant......

Would your funds In a LISA, be invested on the stock market, or it's just simply savings.......

I received my NHS pension statement last year, Garri Ijebu wey soak for water, no fit swell reach am .......😂

Tbh, if there's anything I like about civil service especially NHS is there pension scheme compare to private sector. It's more like receive a lil now and enjoy wella after service

Good morning,

Is there anyone going to Naija soon, please I want to send 3 phones to naija. Anyone who can help should please quote me.. thanks

damsberrydammy74:


Yes I am o😀. Sorry I'm just reading this

No worries. Good to hear

genkins:

Yes,like 2 months now.i got a white collar for over 50k pounds.
How does that invalidate what I said about tithe?

Oga calm down and see sense in what borisjohnson said and mind you we also have people that got over 70k jobs after few months in UK. I personally got an offer 2 months after I arrived close to the amount you quoted.

Attimes we do not need to quickly react but learn from people experiences. I hope this thread is not derailed tbh

Cruise777:


The father would sometimes secretly wished he took over from him and not start a fresh church

You're right but unfortunately the first son has to. Pastor Isaac is really loaded and I'm sure Baba would have given him his blessings.

damsberrydammy74:


Thank you very much

You're welcome. Hope you're settling well in yeovil?

Yabsun:
This goal keeper na Onana’s cousin

That guy worse than onana

I hope osihmen is not injured

damsberrydammy74:
Good afternoon my people. Please i am new in Yeovil UK, anyone around that can accommodate for 2 weeks even if I have to pay. Thanks

Hi

Just seeing this, ask anyone youve met to be added into the group called Nigerians in yeovil, you would see someone who would help.. I live in Yeovil currently

Bfly:
By the end each minister gets ~45M per year including the allowances and all. Together with domestic workers and P.A and other necessities.

I don't think 45m is too much for minister per year with all the necessities. Let's be rational.

Have you considered how much your company expend on you per year not to talk of Minister of a Federation.

The government is not the absolute reason for anyone's poverty.


The only issue here is that they must be up and doing.

I was about saying the same, some SMs in banks earn this. Tbh this amount is fair and it's not too much when you compare with what some directors and SMs earn in industry. These guys make money from their allocated budget and not salaries

cbn4main:


For someone who does not require sponsorship(he is already in the uk) and has up 8 years of experience in Nigeria, what are his chances of securing an Accounting or Audit role as an ICAEW member?

Are employers so particular about UK work experience ?

The chances are high. However, your experience matters more than the qualifications.

Peerielass:


I would go against the grain here. I don’t see anything wrong with them asking for reference from your current employer. You are allowed to have a second job as long as it doesn’t contravene the terms and condition of your contract.

First question though is - is your employer sponsoring your work visa or are you on dependant visa? If you are on a dependant visa, I don’t see what the problem is. A few of my colleagues (accountants) have second jobs. One works in the pub in the evenings/weekends and the other works in a golf course. We are all aware of this and it’s not a problem. I also help some local groups and charities to complete their books and my employer is aware of this. The problem comes from non/disclosure and conflicting priorities and conflict of interest. The people I’ve mentioned are all British citizens so there might be other things to consider if you are on a sponsored work visa.

Thanks. Man just want to be super careful. I'm on a dependant visa but just do not want to take any chances.. olorun oni muwa

koonbey:


Tell them expressly that you do not want them to contact anyone in respect of your application and that they should delete any information they hold on you.

You can cite the GDPR but I don’t think it’ll be necessary.

Thanks brother. Can they contact them even without requesting the references details. I have not submitted any references but they know my organisation which is well known

Lexusgs430:



Reject the job ......... Make den no go pour stone, inside your beans........😂

Thank God i never give them reference details i intend to ignore the request. The discussion was during the final interview and a walk tour on the facilities. I already calledthem but the person who picked said i should hold on till i get a formal request. I hope they wont go ahead and contact my current employer during the DBS check because they have the name of my company?

koonbey:


First, What does your contract say about working additional jobs?

It probably says you shouldn’t, or that it must be with the permission of your main employer.

Second, I’d say this is something you should avoid as even if they give that permission it could raise formal or informal concerns about your commitment and ability (physically and otherwise) to pay full attention to the job e.g. if you’re working nights or on weekends, how refreshed will you be during the day when you’re supposed to be 100% focused on their work? Particularly if you work from home.

You're right. I work from home and this will raise concerns. I would discuss with the care home to accept previous employers (tho in Nigeria) but if they insist I will discontinue. I hope they won't use my ID photocopies for anything o

HI Elders,

I got a 2nd part-time job with a carehome but the new employer wants to contact my current employer (main job "accountant" for referencing. I disagreed but was told to discuss with them that I'm not leaving and it is weekend shifts and any weekday shifts is 5pm to 9pm. I'm confused but I'm planning to turned down cos I no want issue with main job.. is there any other better way to deal with this?

Thanks

Goke7:


you also got to be careful with this stat, not all white British are British by origin, so many were immigrants who became British by citizenship.

It's really funny when people say brits are lazy! These guys are not lazy but due to the fact that they have large older people and most of the youths now prefer to learn trade because it pays more and less stressful hence, the shortage that led to opportunities for us. The same brits work in tesco, care home, factories and other menial jobs. Brits are not lazy but rather the limited human resources they've got have found blue collar jobs more paying and the few in white collar jobs are not enough. Atleast the few white brits around me ain't lazy.

Wow, this is commendable. There is something about BAT that I really like which is attracting the best brains. It's no brainer that this committee will perform with their leader being the Tax guru himself.. we all know that revenue generation and treasury management is BAT forte so this should not come as surprise. I pray this works. For those shouting he appointed another yoruba. please show me a better Tax guru than Taiwo, check his profile and you'll be amazed I even thought BAT will give him the FIRS chair.

justwise:


Give it 2-3 years they will go back to their vomit as they always do.

Just 2yrs ago they were begging foreign workers to come to the UK to work through health care visa, they reintroduced PSW so as to attract foreign students, a year later they start moaning about the same people they begged to come here.

The UK is a service economy that depends heavily on immigration to function, so this extreme immigration policy is just for next generation elections (which they are going to lose anyway) , next government comes in and go on their begging knees for foreign workers and students.

I’m not encouraging uncontrollable immigration policies, I’m basically saying that it should be sensible.

When is the next election?

PHIPEX:
I noticed this nonsense today on my account. This is another policy somersault. This people are only interested in frustrating Nigerians.

How do you peg my daily transfer to 50k meaning we should all return to queuing in the banking hall? Why are we returning to 1990 Banking system instead of going forward?

You guys should always read before commenting. This for contact less payments not the regular transfers and cards transactions. Even in UK you can't do more than £100 per transaction

Peerielass:


Probably because it’s not a profession that’s on the shortage occupation list. Although there’s a high demand for Accountants, there’s also sufficient pool of accountants locally to meet the demand so no need for sponsorship and recruiting form abroad.

Secondly some of the jobs in industry require solid UK experience and knowledge unlike auditing where procedures are more standardised hence more transferable skills.

I am actually talking about sponsorship for those already in the UK. I somewhat agree with you about the pool and i think it's easier to get into the profession after highschool and get trained till you get qualified

Guys in the house,

Why is it so hard for Accountants in industry to get job with sponsorship? Excluding the big 4's and other top 20 firms that recruits auditors in practice

Mordecai:
While you may be right about the statistics, have you considered that it could be attributed to the socioeconomic status of these students' families?

That is why I quoted companies that I am sure that they recruit base on merit

haybhi1:

Do you know there's no bank, besides the fintechs, in Nigeria headed by graduates of these private schools? Now that's what's up. Their heads all got their training from all these fed schools. Now that's what's up.

Also, it's expected for these guys to pull graduates from these schools because the reality is majority of them are from well to do and connected family. Vice versa is the case in that of the fed graduates. They have the funds to meet any preparation required for all these big 4. Look, I have a sis in account department in Unilorin, her motivation to studying hard is that around half of them in class are already taking and smashing ICAN. You can tell that the rest who aren't it can't afford it.

Now the drill is that the finance and banking industries pull the best students from the federal schools and put them there with those guys who have their job placement ready before they get consigned to their private universities. It's a no-brainer. It almost requires no thought to reach this conclusion.

And, oh, don't even let's go into the medical field.

Bros, big 4 are accounting firms and they do not need CU's grads family wealth and talking about heading banks and fintechs, how old is CU? You can't expect that easily from them and mind you the former owners of paystack are private unis grad.
I studied accounting from a federal university in Nigeria and also a chartered accountant working with a listed company in the UK. So, its not sentiment at all.. let us give them the kudos for how far they have done.

PS. I am not saying they are better than federal universities graduates, I am only acknowledging their feats and I believe if care is not taking CU will be the best in Nigeria just like havard(private uni)

Mordecai:
While you may be right about the statistics, have you considered that it could be attributed to the socioeconomic status of these students' families?

With big 4s and top consulting firms? You gotta be joking