Hi there

I am a new joiner in this forum.

I am a local uni student with degree in accounting who have just graduated. I have just been offered a job as an auditor at one of the malaysia's Big 4. The firm also asked me which professional qualification that i would like to pursue as they are willing to sponsor my study. Initially, I just thought of taking ACCA as few of my sibling are also currently taking the papers, hence it's gonna be easier for me to get references.

However, the firm also asked me whether I would like to consider taking ICAEW, given my good results in degree, as they told me it has more holistic approach compared to ACCA since it involves training in addition to paper exams.

I did some researches on those two professional qualifications and found out that from the local university degree that I have, I am eligible up to 10 papers exemption for ACCA. However I am not sure of how many papers that I will be exempted for ICAEW. Since this firm is also one of the ICAEW's authorised training employers (ATE), is it better for me if I just take ICAEW?

Can any one give me suggestion or advice?

Thanks=)