Potential Job Avenues for Indian Chartered Accountants In Australia Speaker: Dipti Mule (CA, CISA, CFE, CBAP) Contact: LinkedIn (preferred), cadiptimulegmail.com Note: This document offers food for thought based on my practical experience
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Potential Job Avenues for
Indian Chartered Accountants
In Australia
Speaker: Dipti Mule (CA, CISA, CFE, CBAP)
Contact: LinkedIn (preferred), cadiptimule@gmail.com Note: This document offers food for thought based on my practical experience and interactions with industry professionals who possess similar finance and accounting qualifications and skills. Be sure to use your judgment and do your own research before making any decisions or reaching any conclusions.<br>
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Table of Contents Things to consider before asking for advice on moving to Australia Tips on how to search for a job in Australia if you have a PR Typical tasks performed by F&A professionals Some employment types in Australia Some tips if you are considering to run a business in Australia 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.<br>
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Ask yourself What is the reason and motivation to move to Australia ? 1 Is the move temporary or permanent ? 2 Are you moving alone or with family ? 3 Have you considered financials? 4 Do you want to work in the same profession or open to explore other opportunities? 5 Do you prefer to be employed or open to self-employed opportunities? 6 There could be multiple other things to consider and will vary on individual circumstances. The list above is to stay focus on today’s discussion topic.<br>
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Tips on how to search for a job in Australia if you have a PR Referrals Job Portals Recruitment Agencies ICAI Australia (Sydney Chapter) There are many opportunities to pursue additional certifications, and this is not a comprehensive list.
In no particular order of preference, here are a few common ones for F&A professionals. Free TAFE Courses (https://www.tafensw.edu.au/fee-free-short-courses).
CA ANZ, CPA Australia, IIA Australia
Courses to become a tax agent (https://www.tpb.gov.au/qualifications-check)
Various other International Courses to name a few
CISA, CISM, CRISC
CCBA, CBAP
CFE (+ AML/CTF) Data Source: Images from www.freepik.com and www.icai.org.au Someone who knows you and your experience/ skill sets; and can recommend a contact from their network.
Family
Friends
Colleagues
Current and Past employers
Acquaintances Common job portals:
Seek (www.seek.com.au)
LinkedIn
Australian JobSearch (Jobsearch.gov.au)
Indeed (www.indeed.com.au)
Others: Jora, Adzuna, JobActive Job Listings often contain agency names. Some of them are:
Hays Accountancy & Finance
Michael Page
Robert Half
Randstad Accounting & Finance
Morgan McKinley
Other agency names can be found on job listings.
CALL THEM
HAVE YOUR RESUME AND COVER LETTER READY
WHERE POSSIBLE, MEET THEM IN PERSON TO DISCUSS YOUR PROFILE New Migrant Committee
https://www.icai.org.au/new-migrants
Look for ‘Golden Information for all New Migrants to Australia (Sydney)’ on this web page.
Email: migrants@icai.org.au
Attend ICAI Australia Chapter Social Events.<br>
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Typical tasks performed by qualified (and experienced) Finance & Accounting professionals Finance jobs are diverse and numerous.
This is not a comprehensive or common list of activities but is just to give an idea of type of activities qualified and experienced Finance and Accounting professionals undertake. A few of these may require additional certifications or accreditations. Income Tax and Tax effect accounting
FBT and Employee Share Scheme Reporting
IFRS Statutory Reporting
Preparation of tax returns
Preparation, lodgement and payment of Business Activity Statements (BAS) monthly PAYG instalments
FBT Co-ordinating, calculations and processing
Forecasting cash flows
Balance Sheet Reconciliations
Tax systems and process transformation projects Statutory and Tax<br>
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Some employment types in Australia Full time Part time Casual Fixed term contract Others More information can be found on the ‘FairWork Ombudsman Website’ https://www.fairwork.gov.au/starting-employment/types-of-employees<br>
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Some tips if you are considering to run a business in Australia Networking through social events There are many resources available to someone who wants to start a business in Australia (information on this slide is primarily for New South Wales); regardless of whether their services are related to finance or accounting. Some of them are as follows: Guide to starting a business https://business.gov.au/guide/starting
Guide to start a business / exporting / continuing the business / managing cash flow
Information on Company Registrations, Tax Registrations, Licenses and Permits Some opportunities include attending:
Social events organised by ICAI Australia Chapter
Government run or government funded events and training for your business, where you get opportunities to network (https://business.gov.au/events-and-training?resultsNum=10) Investment NSW Business NSW www.businessnsw.com
Independent, not-for-profit organisation Good for networking ; they have more than 200 Chambers of Commerce across the state
Conduct surveys, provide market insight that enable developing evidence-based solutions
Requires membership www.investment.nsw.gov.au
Government run
Provide support in securing grants, funding, subsidies
Eligible NSW businesses can apply for free support to expand to new international markets (Going Global Export Program)
They have offices in India (Bangalore and Mumbai)<br>
