Accountant

ImB · December 2015

hello, new to this thread. sino po recently nag pa assess sa ICAA? how's the experience? Sabi ng agent namen dun daw kame mag pa assess for management accountant.

having read the latest on CPAA and PICPA MPA, baka better na mag pa assess sa CPAA now? Although Tier 2 school ako, pero CPA naman with >10 years of experience. Appreciate some thoughts.

@kate27, really depends on your circumstances. Anong qualification ba you covet having? Then there's also factors of time, effort and money.

In my case, I chose CPAA over CA since wala nakong time to attend school classes due to family duties. And then as you said, the MP agreement with PICPA and CPAA which will save me effort and dollars. Having said this, CA designation is a bit more prestigious though, but this is something I'm willing to give up.

batman · December 2015

@kate27 if its only for the sake of migration, I think it is better now to have an assessment sa CPAA kasi dahil sa MPA na yan nirerecognize na nila partly ang qualification natin.

jcal149 · December 2015

@TasBurrfoot, I celebrated too soon sir. Sabi ko na too good to be true hehehe.

Nakareceive ulit ako ng panibagong email this morning from CPAA nagkamali raw sila at apologies daw. 3 subjects daw kelangan kong itake - including Financial Reporting.

Ok lang, masaya pa rin. Half the price and effort pa rin

Sir @ImB congrats sa CPAA assessment mo. I am also planning to get my assessment for pathway 1 (over 11 years CPA experience sa Pinas).

Basic question lang po regarding the experience requirement. Per website it states na atleast 5 years in a senior role. May criteria po ba silang ginamit for us to qualify sa senior role? I have had various supervisory roles sa Pinas (almost 9 years) but I am not sure kung qualified ito as senior position. Another requirement nila is Official workplace testimonial from “current” employer. I just migrated here in Australia a little over 18 months ago and obviously I am not doing anything in a senior capacity at the moment (currently working as a Credit Controller). Can you please share your thoughts on this? I know pwede kong i-detail sa CV ko yung work experience ko all throughout since isa sa mga documents required ang CV but just wanted to know how I will fair sa assessment nila if ever. Another is kelangan ko pa mag update ng payment ko sa PICPA dahil last time ako nagbayad ng membership ko was in 2014 before ako nag migrate.

Thank you so much for any advice sir!

ImB · December 2015

@jcal149, baka magkabatch lang tayo so please drop the name sir hehe.

Yan din actually ang tanong ko nung umpisa pero wala akong makitang definition nang Senior role na sinasabi nila sa website. Opinion ko lang to ha, tingin ko they might be referring to a supervisory position. To give you an idea, eto yung qualification ko:

Private Company A - Manager, Gen Accounting (1.6 years)
PwC - Asst Manager (5.5 years). 3 years dyan, Senior Assoc ako.
Deloitte - Senior Auditor (3.1 years). 2 years dyan, Junior Auditor ako

So tingin ko basta meron kang 10 yrs or more experience at meron lang at least 5 years in a supervisory role pasok ka. This is just based on my experience.

Regarding sa PICPA membership, last membership renewal I made was way back in 2006 nung nasa pinas pa ako

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argoneon50 · December 2015

HI @batman, i'm also a newbie here.. just want to ask if ever ba,possible na dn mag migrate if makapasa sa assesment ng CPAA.. I'm also a CPA with 5years experience.. parang nabasa q kc na pwede na mag migrate at magwork sa OZ if Associate pa lang dahil sa MPA..

TasBurrfoot · December 2015

HI @batman, i'm also a newbie here.. just want to ask if ever ba,possible na dn mag migrate if makapasa sa assesment ng CPAA.. I'm also a CPA with 5years experience.. parang nabasa q kc na pwede na mag migrate at magwork sa OZ if Associate pa lang dahil sa MPA..

Well, you need an immigrant visa first before you can migrate here in Australia - all these CPAA designations are add-ons lang. Not really required in order to live here but nice to put in your CV for job search purposes.

Goodluck!

pangrom0529 · December 2015

guys, just to explain further. the migration assessment is different from the membership assessment, although they will be assessing the same set of documents. ung migration assessment is what the case officer needs for your permanent visa. while ung membership assessment is for your cpa program. nde po automatic na immigrant pag na-assess positively ng cpaa. to be a PR, you still need to undergo the skillselect process... goodluck! :-)

jcal149 · December 2015

@ImB thanks a lot pre, this gives me a lot of hope para mag pursue ng CPA certification ko dito knowing na potentially half the time (and definitely half the cost) down the road na pala tayo once assessed positively sa pathway 1.

All the best sa lahat ng mga ka-pinoyau natin!

argoneon50 · December 2015

@TasBurrfoot maraming salamat po.

Big help to.. planning na magpaassess sa cpaa den pursue application pra sa migration..

batman · December 2015

@argoneon50 you can also apply for jobs while processing your papers for PR visa and who knows you can get an employer to give you a work visa.

kate27 · January 2016

@batman @lmb thanks. sabi ni respall mas mabilis daw ICAA, pero they will check daw un MP baka nga mas ok sa CPAA now. thank you.
for migration purpose e, mejo gusto ko na din matapos lang un assessment tapos makapag pass ng eoi.

kate27 · January 2016

@pink BC, unchanged naman un writing score ko nun nagparemark. sayang pera and oras sa ielts.

batman · January 2016

@kate27 for the purpose of migration I think it doesn't matter which assessing body because all of them mostly, if not, have uniform standards in conducting assessment.

kate27 · January 2016

@batman i see ok. nakulitan na nga yata sa akin si respall. complete ko daw muna requirements. haha. Thanks a lot!

batman · January 2016

@kate27 keep bugging them after all you are paying.

aria · January 2016

Hello po! Thank God nkuha ko na rin ang skills assessment ko. Khit ngkroon ng mga delay at inabot ng more than a month. At least ok n ngayon. Kaso nga lng wala pa rin akong employment assessment. I read before na dlwa yung pdf na isesend kaso in my case kasi, isa p lng nttnggap kong pdf pero assessment complete na status ko sa cpaa. Then yung email nila assessment finished na rin and wlang binanggit at all tungkol sa employment ko? Is this normal? Should i wait a little more? Or klngan p sila ifollow up ulit? Thanks po sa mga mkkasagot.

mgfg · January 2016

hello, new to this thread. sino po recently nag pa assess sa ICAA? how's the experience? Sabi ng agent namen dun daw kame mag pa assess for management accountant.

having read the latest on CPAA and PICPA MPA, baka better na mag pa assess sa CPAA now? Although Tier 2 school ako, pero CPA naman with >10 years of experience. Appreciate some thoughts.

Nagpa-assess ako sa ICAA and thankfully received a favorable assessment. Mabilis sila magreply, although it took me 5 mos. Yung initial assessment nila sakin is not suitable due to my finance subject. So nagappeal ako and provided additional docs and certification from my school to attest that finance was covered in several subjects in our school's curriculum. Nagtagal yung sakin dahil nahirapan ako kumuha ng syllabus sa school since overseas ako. I-share ko lang din na kinontact nila yung current dean ng school namin to verify the authenticity of my docs.

mgfg · January 2016

@ImB congrats!

mgfg · January 2016

@kate27 If you have > 10 yrs exp, then you probably have the same accountancy curriculum as mine way back in college

Ang naging problem kasi nung sakin ay hindi nademonstrate na sufficient yung finance subject to meet ICAA's core competency. During my time, isa lang kasi ang finance subject namin, unlike today may financial management subjects na. So i had to prove to ICAA that the competency areas they require in finance were covered in several subjects. I suggest discuss this with your agent. Submit course mapping din, it really helped.

kate27 · January 2016

Thanks for you responses. Complete naman un syllabus from school so sana walang problema. ICAA nga daw kase mabilis.

Un PICPA problem ko now, sinisingil ako ng Php12k kase di daw ako nag bayad ng membership after ko magreqister nun 2002. OMG. Wala na daw amnesty, tapos na last Jul 2015 pa un Php3k. Kailangan ba talaga tong PICPA Certificate of Membership and of good standing sa ICAA? Ayoko mag bayad ng Php12k sa PICPA.

kate27 · January 2016

Anyone here who has had their education assessed by ICAA? Did you submit a letter of good standing from PICPA? Or the CPA Certificate and exams results would suffice. Thanks!

same question for me mga kaforum... haba na ng naback read ko, wala ata nakasagot nito..
... ang mahal kase ng ask ni picpa from me.. hayhayhay

cpa_oct2011 · January 2016

Anyone here who has had their education assessed by ICAA? Did you submit a letter of good standing from PICPA? Or the CPA Certificate and exams results would suffice. Thanks!
same question for me mga kaforum... haba na ng naback read ko, wala ata nakasagot nito..
... ang mahal kase ng ask ni picpa from me.. hayhayhay

Hi! CPAA ako nagpa assess..

batman · January 2016

@kate27 PICPA is not among the accounting bodies that ICAA recognized and doesn't request membership letter of good standing. Though the form states that:

"Other professional accounting qualifications
Members of other overseas professional associations must provide full details of the examinations; experience undertaken for entry to the association; and a letter of good standing confirming the currency of membership or an explanation as to why membership is no longer current if this is the case."

I don't have personal experience about this.

kate27 · January 2016

@batman @cpaoct2011 salamat ng marami.

iniisip ko nga, submit ko ng walang Picpa cert. pag hinanap ni ICAA tska na lang ako kukuha, mabilis naman mag issue ng picpa cert basta bayad.
hindi naman cguro ireject or fail ng icaa un assessment ko dahil lang dun. pinaka malala na cguro un hingin skn as additional requirements and risk na madelay ako ng few days. sayang naman kase 12k. mas mahal pa un sa pte exam fee at mismong icaa assesment

on the other hand, kung sa cpaa naman ako magpasa, bayaran ko na lang un picpa, at makuha ko un benefit ng MP ng picpa at cpaa. or baka naman magkaiba un for migration assessment at comparability assessment..

hirap mag isip. salamat sa mga inputs nyo.

batman · January 2016

@kate27 magka iba ang migration assessment requirement at ang MPA requirement.

kate27 · January 2016

@batman yeah irrelevant pala un MP sa Migration assessment

hopeful_mea · January 2016

@akocpa pwdeng mkijoin?pahingi nman po ako pls,sa [email protected],thank u!
Btw guys question,ok lng ba na nauna ko ng nasend sa cpaa ang pte result ko?tpos sa jan.18 pa ako mkapgpadala ng docs for assessment -ung mga syllabus and COE...

Another question po, do we need to also submit our Board Certificate? or sufficient na ang Board Rating? And then ipa.certified true copy lang yun lahat? Pati ba ang PRC ID ipa.CTC din?

kate27 · January 2016

@hopeful_mea yes board cert ✔️ and prc id ✔️

sa mga tiga PUP Sta Mesa batch 2000 up na Accountants.. saan ba madami nakakapasa CPAA or ICAA? hirap tier 2 may grade reqt ata sa ICAA

hopeful_mea · January 2016

ah cge @kate27 so dun na lng sa PRC din ako mgpapa.CTC ng board rating, boart cert., and prc id.. nkalagay sa cpaaustralia na pwdng lawyer na ang mg.CTC pro pwde ba un sa case natin? kasi like sa diploma and TOR, dba usually ang school ang mg.ctc nyan? pwde ba sa lawyer na lng dn?

jencandysweet · January 2016

Hi I just received my positive assessment from CPAA today. However they did not recognized my employment experience before I passed the board exam. May case din po ba na ganito nangyari sa inyo? I have detailed certificate of employment for the unrecognized work exp. Yun bang skilled assessment ng cpaa ang basis for EOI or we can submit pa rin yun actual years of experience as long as my supporting docs naman sa DIBP? *sigh*