Chartered Accountants work in commerce (40 per cent), public practice (40 per cent), government and academia. They include the Chief Financial Officers of 60 per cent of Australia’s Top 500 companies and Chartered Accountants audit all of the top 100 ASX-listed companies in Australia.
Chartered Accountants are employed in diverse areas, these include:
Big 4 - 8.57 per cent
Commerce - 34.37 per cent
Public practice - 28.20 per cent
Overseas - 14.17 per cent
Government - 2.33 per cent
Other - 12.37 per cent.
Chartered Accountants are involved in a range of activities these include:
14 per cent auditing
17 per cent business services
19 per cent financial reporting
19 per cent management accounting.
Chartered Accountants work in a wide range of Industries these include:
17 per cent financial services
1 per cent industrial services
21 per cent professional services such as consulting /legal and accounting