Scholarship / AAS - Accountant/Auditor - plans when you finish your studies?[500 characters] [4]

I observed that Vanuatu has a shortage of qualified accountants. There is still a gap in the accountancy area that requires trained, knowledgeable and skilled people to fill in. According to the Vanuatu National Human Resource Development Plan Technical Report (2020 - 2030) survey report, states that one of the most significant issues in the Vanuatu private sector is recruiting Ni-Vanuatu with high-level technical skills. From my observation as an accountant working in a Chartered Accountant firm, I noted that most of the new clients we are doing auditing work for do not have skilled knowledge accountants. Most of them are book-keepers. In most cases, we perform accounting work for them first before doing the auditing. In taking a Masters of Professional Accounting in Australia, I will have the required skills and knowledge to fill in the gap that Vanuatu still have for the Accountancy area in Vanuatu.

I believe by taking a Masters in Professional Accounting will me to my next level of career - a qualified accountant. Because this study will help me to stay at the forefront of the accounting industry. Also, it will help me to expand my understanding more in accounting, reinforce my core financial and managerial accounting knowledge. Besides this, it will advance my qualifications for key leadership roles, expose me to emerging, advance-skilled concepts and prepare me to see the big picture in the accounting systems, processes, financial reporting and disclosures, ethics and governance.

Moreover, my proposed program of study will provide individual and group projects. These are essential for my learning knowledge which will in-depth teach me skills that will be invaluable once I enter the accounting profession. Similarly, it will also help me learn and understand accounting and how well to communicate in English.

To sum up, my proposed study will train me to successfully handle difficult situations that I will encounter throughout my accounting career. Likewise, it will also provide me with the skills to work under scrutiny and be confident of my right decisions and judgement.