National Inclusion Week: 23-29 September 2024
23-29 September 2024 is National Inclusion Week. Many employers feel that it is important to have a diverse range of people in their workforce because the diversity can improve how the business performs. Having a lot of cloned employees can lead to poor decision making. Recruiting from only a few parts of society just limits…
5 Finance Career Myths Demystified
In today’s job market, a finance career often carries with it a stigma of being boring or overly complex. Many people envision finance professionals buried in spreadsheets, crunching numbers in solitary confinement. However, the reality couldn’t be further from this misconception. Finance is a dynamic field with diverse opportunities for those willing to explore it….
AAT vs ACCA: Unpacking the differences and similarities
If you’re contemplating a career in accounting or seeking to advance your accounting qualifications, you landed on the right page! Accountancy Learning welcomes you to explore a few of your options for distance learning: AAT vs ACCA. In this blog post, we’re going to compare two popular accounting qualifications: AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) and…
How to calculate margins and mark-ups
Do you confuse your margins and mark-ups? People often get confused between margins and mark-ups and sometimes incorrectly use them interchangeably, we’re here to help! This article aims to provide a clear explanation of the concept along with an example or two to give you an idea of what we mean. The AAT also have…
Are you “snookered” about your career choice?
Career choices in accountancy don’t have to be “pot luck” according to Barry Hearn ACA and snooker impresario. ICAEW Insights recently included an article about Barry Hearn and his initial training and qualification as a Chartered Accountant. Since those early days, Barry has become President of the global sports promotion business, Matchroom, which promotes not…
5 reasons why you should consider AAT
If you are here, then that must mean that you are trying to find out more about AAT or you are doing your last bit of research before getting started… whatever your reasons, I thought it might be useful to break down into 5 points why you should consider AAT. 1. The qualification is internationally…
