What does a Professional Accountant do?
Prepares and reviews financial records, budgets, tax information and management reports while helping organisations meet accounting and compliance requirements.
Demand level: High
Professional Accountant
Prepares and reviews financial records, budgets, tax information and management reports while helping organisations meet accounting and compliance requirements. Explore current demand, important skills and estimated junior, mid-level and senior salaries, plus 4 linked programmes across 1 university. Enter your subjects and marks to discover which linked programmes you may qualify for.
Check which programmes I qualify forEstimated annual salaries
JuniorR360 000 p.a.Mid-levelR650 000 p.a.SeniorR950 000 p.a.
Salary figures are estimates and may vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.
Skills linked to this career
Ethics · EssentialFinancial accounting · EssentialFinancial reporting · EssentialAnalytical thinking · ImportantTaxation · ImportantProgrammes linked to this career
These are some of the programmes currently connected to this career in VX Course Match.
Bachelor of Commerce (Bcom) General — University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Commerce (Bcom) in the field of Accounting — University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Commerce (Bcom) in the fields Politics, Philosophy and Economics — University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Commerce (Bcom) in the fields: Information Systems — University of the Witwatersrand
These are only some of the programmes linked to this career.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Professional Accountant do?
Prepares and reviews financial records, budgets, tax information and management reports while helping organisations meet accounting and compliance requirements.
What skills are important for this career?
Important skills include Ethics, Financial accounting, Financial reporting, Analytical thinking, Taxation.
What salary can I expect?
VX provides junior, mid-level and senior annual salary estimates. Actual earnings vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.
Which programmes can lead to this career?
4 linked programmes are currently available in the VX database. Use Course Match to see which ones fit your subjects and marks.