Should you choose to study Accounting in the 4.0 era?

Standing at the threshold of choosing a career, many young people wonder: Should I study accounting in the 4.0 era? Is accounting suitable for me? What are the future development opportunities of the accounting industry? The following article will help you answer these questions.

Accounting is a profession that has been loved and chosen by many young people for decades.

What is accounting?

Accounting is an important and indispensable part of any organization or business. Accounting plays an important role in the field of economic management, from management at the level of each unit, agency, and business to management at the level of the entire economy.

Accounting is divided into two types: public accounting and corporate accounting.

Career opportunities in accounting

With the accounting profession, you can clearly orient your career future. This is also a profession with great development potential in the 4.0 era.

Dai Nam University has participated in training Accounting human resources since 2007, attracting a large number of students.

According to data on the National Business Registration Portal, the total number of newly established and re-entered businesses in the first 5 months of 2021 was 78,333 (up 11.9% over the same period in 2020). On average, 15,667 businesses entered and re-entered the market each month. Each business will need at least 1-2 accountants.

The demand for human resources in the accounting industry is huge. Meanwhile, there is still a shortage of personnel working in the accounting field, especially those with high professional capacity.

The Faculty of Accounting, Dai Nam University is one of the faculties with sustainable growth rate, gathering a team of highly qualified and dedicated staff and lecturers.

Salary level of accounting industry

Income is always the top concern of students after graduation in all professions, not just accounting.

In today's highly competitive job market, the salary of a newly graduated accountant ranges from 8-10 million VND/month. This salary will increase gradually over the years, when reaching the position of general accountant, the salary can range from 20-30 million/month, or even much higher.

Learning goes hand in hand with practice, accounting training with the orientation of applying information technology is the guideline for training activities of the Accounting Department of Dai Nam University.

In addition, the salary of an accountant also depends on the type of business, field of operation, location of operation and type of enterprise. Normally, enterprises in the city will pay higher salaries than those in the locality. The service sector tends to pay higher salaries than the manufacturing sector, foreign enterprises will pay higher salaries than Vietnamese enterprises.

Industry stability

Accounting is a profession with high stability because it is an indispensable part of any organization or business. Even when the business is facing difficulties and has to cut costs and personnel, the accounting department is the department that cannot be cut.

In addition, when there are changes in policies, accountants can always keep up with these changes. In fact, accountants are the first to learn about changes and adapt to changes quickly and most effectively.

Flexibility in career choices

Students of the Faculty of Accounting practice at the Finance - Banking and Accounting - Auditing Practice Center right at the school throughout the course.

Accounting is a dynamic job and never boring. You will find that accounting numbers speak for themselves. You will finally be able to understand your financial figures and even manage them yourself.

Once they have accumulated enough knowledge, Bachelor of Accounting can enter many different fields that suit their abilities and strengths. Specifically:

- You can invest in any business you like (both domestic and foreign)

- You can start your own business because you understand finance, cash flow and have knowledge of economics.

- You can become an independent accountant, have your own company and employ others to work for you if you have the qualifications and professional skills.

- You can become an accounting, finance and tax consultant and have the potential to join the “big money season” of accountants and auditors.

95% of Accounting students at Dai Nam University have jobs in their field after graduation.

- You can work abroad or anywhere without having to sit in a cramped office.

- You can experience many different job positions in the company: Accountant, general accountant, chief accountant, CFO,...

Hopefully the above sharing will help you answer the question "Should I study accounting or not?"

How to become an Accounting student at Dai Nam University

1. Review of academic records

Considering the scores of 3 subjects according to the 12th grade admission combination from 18 points or higher, the admission combinations:

A00: Math, Physics, Chemistry

A01: Math, Physics, English

C14: Math, Literature, Civics

D01: Math, Literature, English

1. Consider High School Graduation Exam Scores

Register your preference for Accounting (7340122) at Dai Nam University (DDN) as your priority preference. Admission scores will be announced based on the quality assurance threshold (expected to be announced on August 5).

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MSc. Vu Thi Mai Nhi – Lecturer, Faculty of Accounting, Dai Nam University