Kratos3364:


Hi Optimus, you've spoken well.
I'm not belittling OUR profession online. I only wanted to prove my point, {you and I know it doesn't work that way, just because she has a council member doesn't translate to her passing the exam, we both know how every scripts are scrutinized, it CANT be done}......yes our watchword is integrity and I know that, there are something I could say many other things about ICAN that would make you question their integrity. Finito.

sopulurespect:


Accounting profession is very broad and you will need to determine the area you want to specialize, Financial reporting, Tax, Audit and Assurance etc.
If you don't know where to start, then you may start with FR which is very common.
You will need to build your skill on how to prepare financial statements from source documents to final account using excel, Quick book, Peachtree/Sage etc.

You should know how to post daily transactions from source documents to subsidiary books eg cash book, post to individual ledger account, prepare trial balance and final account.
Excel is a very powerful tool for accountant because after account are prepared with software they will still be exported to excel.

Knowing how to prepare Payroll which will include PAYE computation is also good.
You should also understand that the illustrations you solved while preparing for the exams are what people do in offices. And you may be given work which is similar to the questions you attempted while preparing for ICAN.
Your study materials may still be relevant to you.

Honestly there is alot to talk about.

Kratos3364:
you don't need to believe me oga, yes, you are right about that '5yrs for final' but for skills level you can write it as long as you want. This is Nigeria, even ICAN's integrity can be bought, Anything goes if you know your way, it's not every policy they have they comply with.

Kratos3364:
you are right about the strategy but one thing I've discovered about some people doing ican is that some brains can't 'take it'. It's meant for the strong.

Kratos3364:
note:- I did not disagree with what you said about the 10 year policy, btw, that policy is not in use anymore, do me a favor, call anyone, any tutor, or ican lecturers an ask if it's possible when that 10yr policy was in place for someone to write ican for more that 10yrs . This lady I'm taking about has an elder sister who is a FCA and a Council member. Once again, this is Nigeria, we don't really live by the rules.

Kratos3364:
she has paused ican for now, by the way, what level are you in ?

Kratos3364:
note:- I did not disagree with what you said about the 10 year policy, btw, that policy is not in use anymore, do me a favor, call anyone, any tutor, or ican lecturers an ask if it's possible when that 10yr policy was in place for someone to write ican for more that 10yrs . This lady I'm taking about has an elder sister who is a FCA and a Council member. Once again, this is Nigeria, we don't really live by the rules.

Detumi:
Ican isn't easy at all.You need to read well and pray to pass the exams but come to think of it if a person writes a course for good twelve years and the person is still yet to pass,then such person needs to re-strategize and pray. I wrote FA in foundation twice and failed but passed with 82 at the third attempt.Ican is one of the greatest challenge I have ever faced academically in life but I know it will end in praise for everyone of us.

optimusmind:

I Have to say....

Don't belittle or bedevil our profession online to millions of Nigerians just to prove your point..
10 years is equivalent to loss of credit, what ever side deal that's making her write more than that, if I know her name, I Would report it to ICAN disciplinary committee, and her and whom ever helped her, would go in for it.
Our watch word is Integrity, how would the public trust us if we can't display honesty...
It's bad enough she found a way to flaunt the rules (if she did), there is no need to come do a public show of shame and bring it to nairaland. Moreover, if she had a Council member, she would have passed already.

Cc..
Godsluvee
gbolahanrasaq

Come and carry your brother

optimusmind:

I Have to say....

Don't belittle or bedevil our profession online to millions of Nigerians just to prove your point..
10 years is equivalent to loss of credit, what ever side deal that's making her write more than that, if I know her name, I Would report it to ICAN disciplinary committee, and her and whom ever helped her, would go in for it.
Our watch word is Integrity, how would the public trust us if we can't display honesty...
It's bad enough she found a way to flaunt the rules (if she did), there is no need to come do a public show of shame and bring it to nairaland. Moreover, if she had a Council member, she would have passed already.

Cc..
Godsluvee
gbolahanrasaq

BCC: ICAN DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE.
INTEGRITY IS THE KEY.

Come and carry your brother

optimusmind:

I Have to say....

Don't belittle or bedevil our profession online to millions of Nigerians just to prove your point..
10 years is equivalent to loss of credit, what ever side deal that's making her write more than that, if I know her name, I Would report it to ICAN disciplinary committee, and her and whom ever helped her, would go in for it.
Our watch word is Integrity, how would the public trust us if we can't display honesty...
It's bad enough she found a way to flaunt the rules (if she did), there is no need to come do a public show of shame and bring it to nairaland. Moreover, if she had a Council member, she would have passed already.

Cc..
Godsluvee
gbolahanrasaq

Come and carry your brother

miscoe:


You have made your point-which was worth it.However,it is not nice to end it on "Come and carry your brother"-i consider this very insulting. Professionalism would frown at this.

you dont

optimusmind:
gbolahanrasaq

You should be given A+ for English .

I like that you take your time to spell all your words in full without abbreviations. You are truly AAT.

godsluvee:
Exactly. She isn't doing something right

miscoe:


You have made your point-which was worth it.However,it is not nice to end it on "Come and carry your brother"-i consider this very insulting. Professionalism would frown at this.

you dont

AbbyE:


Even in skills , as long as you are writing professional exams and not ATS. Now it's 5 years sef

Detumi:
I also have a boss in my workplace at full manager level in a bank and she has been writing CR for over 2years consistently every diet.If Ican is something you can use money to buy she would have done that because she is very rich but Ican to some extent doesn't allow such.Integrity is the key with Ican especially with their exam

ExcelIBK:

Per level ,not in total ...So once you've commenced a level you have 5 years to finish that level , if not you'll start all over again...that's the new rule...
So looking at the 12 years lady in skills... it's possible , maybe she has exemptions and commenced from skills... so if she failed for 10years, whatever paper she has passed will be nullified based on the old 10year rule and she'll have to start again re-writing the four... but now based on the five year rule per level, she'll be in big shit if she doesn't scale through skills after 5yrs,cos she'll forfeit and have to start again

gbolahanrasaq:


What if her sister is FCA?? or council member. Na she be ICAN president? They can't bend the rules for her. Stop saying what you don't know. We all are enlightened

gbolahanrasaq:


You don't have the trait of a real ICAN student. You are here bragging about such person. If we don't live by rules, why hasn't she passed and qualified. ICAN doesn't know anybody. If you pass you pass and vice versa. Integrity is the watch word. Don't think you can come here and say anything you like. People still live by rules. May be you don't

gbolahanrasaq:


Experience sometimes play a very vital role in passing certain subjects in ICAN exam. Your boss is a pure banker and not practising either as an accountant in business or accountant in public practice. That may have contributed to the difficulty she's experiencing in passing CR. My personal opinion though

lekzee7555:
Anytime i thing of ICAN result ehnnnn

mandonnels:
another week of expectation.
God help us

Toppiano:
In other news...

Is there anyone here hoping to qualify but has never worked in any finance/account related capacity before?

If yes, how does one cope when people expect you to scatter ground as the latest Chartered Accountant but you be like where would I start from?

I belong to this category, any advice especially from people that passed thru similar experience.

AbbyE:


No ma...the old rule said you must complete 'all parts' in 10 years....the new rule says you must complete professional in 5 years and the new rule was only effective from may diet. Both rules are on the website incase you didn't understand them well the first time .The only way she has been writing for 12 years is if after 10 years they cleared all her credits and she had to start again but her dear friend said they waived the law just for her because her sister is an FCA