UK How to get in to the accounting industry

[CharlieS-F19]

Hi there,
I was hoping someone from the industry would be able to give me some advice please.
I am keen to pursue a career in accounting but unsure where to start or the best way for me to get into the industry.
I have been looking at the AAT course and am wondering if that is the best place to start? Any advice would be much appreciated thank you.

 

[Fidget]

In my own opinion, if you want to be fully qualified, then get straight onto a professional qualification course. Your options are likely CIMA or ACCA, so have a look at their websites to get an idea of which of them grabs you the most. There's plenty of options for studying for them ranging from self-study to full tuition. There's a minimum entry level of qualifications required but it's only a couple of A levels and some GCSE's, unless it's changed recently.

AAT is a qualification in its own right, but it doesn't get you qualified accountant status. There's a lot of exams to get through to get AAT, but they will get you hardly any exemptions from professional qualification exams if you then go on to those, so I personally wouldn't advocate doing it unless you don't plan on becoming a qualified accountant.