CPA Australia

CPA Australia's vision is to be the global professional accountancy designation for strategic business leaders.

About the company

With a membership base of more than 129,000 professionals in over 110 countries around the globe, CPA Australia is one of the largest and respected accounting bodies in the world. Our international presence continues to grow in terms of representation on international bodies and influence in the accounting profession globally. In areas of financial reporting, taxation and corporate governance we are thought leaders internationally. As industry leaders, there are more than 23,000 CPAs holding the positions of CEO, CFO, GM or Financial Controller. CPA Australia's primary role is to support members through education and training to maintain their professional competence as well as add value to their professional development, recognition and standing.

International Recognition
The world-renowned CPA Australia designation is synonymous with professional credibility and international portability. CPA Australia has agreements with other leading accounting bodies in North America, Europe and Asia, which offer resources, profile and professional mobility. These agreements establish guidelines on how qualified members can gain reciprocal membership and access services to aid their career. This global network consists of over 800,000 professionals who lead in strategy and international business around the world.

Employer Recognition
The global employer recognition of the CPA Program provides CPAs with the designation for a successful career. This high-quality program is designed to equip CPAs with all of the technical and analytical capabilities they'll need, plus the ability to think creatively. It's this unique combination (think+create) that drives employer demand for CPAs.

Singapore Presence
The Singapore office was formally established in 2002 with its history dating back to 1954. At present, there are over 6,300 members in Singapore.

CPA Program
Internationally recognised, the CPA Program is challenging, comprehensive, flexible and tailormade for today's leading professionals. The CPA Program has achieved the ISO 9001 accreditation - a testament of exceptionally high standards and quality. The CPA Program consists of two parts:

• Foundation level - knowledge base of accounting principles and practice.
• Professional level - higher level analysis, judgment, decision making and reporting. The practical experience requirement, undertaken concurrently with the professional level, actively develops your technical, business, personal effectiveness and leadership skills.