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Have you looked at someone driving a luxury sports car, driven past a beautiful house, seen people wearing sophisticated clothing, heard about exotic vacations abroad and wished it could be you? Well, as a qualified Chartered Accountant, it can be. This is because C.A's consistently earn more than most other professions with similar work experience and enjoy the flexibility of being able to work in practically any business environment. In fact, not only do more than 75% of C.A's work outside of the auditing profession in areas such as: Merchant Banking, Stock Broking, Corporate Finance, Insurance and Financial Management, but a recent article published in the School Leavers' Guide, based on the HSRC Remuneration Graduates survey, indicated that CA's were the highest paid graduates with less than 5 years' experience and the 2nd highest paid graduates with 20 years or more experience.

What does this mean for you should you decide to become a qualified Chartered Accountant? Quite simply that you will always be viewed as a valuable asset in the company you work for and no matter what the economic environment, you will always be in a very good and exciting position. For, The C.A (SA) designation is not only favourably received locally, but internationally as well (on many immigration forms, including Australia, full points are given to applicants with this qualification) meaning that you would be in line to earn pounds or even dollars!

What else does it mean to become a qualified CA? It means that eventually you will no longer be the person looking at all the beautiful things other people have and wishing you could have them, but the person now being looked at and admired by others.

So, what are you waiting for? Register now with FLB, one of South Africa's leading and successful accounting institutes, and begin your journey to becoming one of the most sought after professionals in the world!