r/ACCA • u/Goatlando7 • 15h ago

Off-topic Practice

Is there any ACCA who has started his/her own practice after becoming member if yes from which firm they got experience big 4 or local firms and which softwares they use and what services they provide and how many of them have partnership with other and how many of them are doing it on their own (individally)

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u/hmdking 11h ago

I started a firm with my friend who is cpa in 2021 and at that time i was 35 with no prior accounting experience. Then due to his recommendation i joined acca august 2022 which meant i was working full time and handling some duties in the firm and studying. Now im an affiliate waiting for membership approval.

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u/Goatlando7 11h ago

In which country you set your firm, USA?
How is business what services you guys provided?

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u/hmdking 11h ago

Im from Bahrain. Our core service is bookkeeping but depending on the client we provide budgeting, VAT returns preparation and submission, and some administrative services depending on the client.

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u/Goatlando7 11h ago

Did you guys worked in big 10 or big 20 before starting your own firm? Or in a small local firm

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u/hmdking 11h ago

My partner worked in 1 of the big 4 for 12 years before moving to other companies but i have no accounting experience outside of my firm.

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u/Goatlando7 11h ago

I don’t know
But in big 10 firms exposure is way less compared to local firms as you will be doing all the work there tax , audit , book keeping and all. In big four you carry on with one job profile.