CIA+ programme for a management level career in Accounts & Finance

Computerised accounts are becoming an important tool due to which old theoretical knowledge is losing its importance. The Institute of Computer Accountants (ICA) trains candidates with minute technological details helping them to become certified industrial accountants (CIA). In comparison to other institutes ICA does not encourage bookish knowledge but empowers the students with technical and practical knowledge as every company now maintains computerised accounts and information systems.

According to N K Shyamsukha, the chairman of ICA and a Chartered Accountant himself, “ICA teaches its students to become certified industrial accountants and also guarantees job.” He says that through these courses the students can acquire the post of senior Accountant, Junior Accountant, Account Assistant, Audit Assistant, Back office Executive, Tax professionals and can reach the higher managerial level within a span of 2-3 years. The salary hike is also a normal feature for able candidates.

The new CIA+ Programme

ICA’s new CIA+ programme trains a candidate for a middle management level career in Accounts and Finance. ICA has recently collaborated with SAP, the global leader in enterprise solutions used by large organisations in India and abroad. SAP modules are integrated within the curriculum of CIA+. Students get practical hands-on training on SAP’s most important modules for Accountants – Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and SAP ERP Navigation. This will ensure to students’ placement into larger organisations who recruit SAP trained people for their Accounts and Finance functions. In contrast to SAP professionals who wish to establish their careers as SAP Consultants, these modules are user level modules which helps a SAP User – an employee of a company which has deployed SAP already. The most important benefit of this collaboration is that students will be able to learn SAP’s Accounting and Navigation features at a very low cost as part of CIA+. The collaboration will cover the entire spectrum of working in a small to large organisation and will benefit anyone looking to expand their career in Accounting.

ICA is also providing a platform to its students to be globally recognised as proficient in Microsoft Excel by Microsoft Certification on MS Excel 2013, using Certiport’s proprietary software. Students are given rigorous practice through Journal Entry Test and live projects throughout the curriculum. Students get a hands on training on E-Filing and Net Banking and eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). Students are required to practice live on how to trade in shares using near live terminals (ODIN). ICA has also introduced International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to get an overview of how India is moving towards adopting the same through IndAS. To make a student more industry oriented in addition to Tally other Additional accounting packages are included, to name a few Busy, QuickBooks, Peachtree and Ace. Another important wing of the course includes Business Communication which covers personality development, Email Etiquette, Interview Skill and Communication Skill.

ICA is a ISO 9001:2008 certified institute and laid its foundation 15 years back in Kolkata. ICA has been recognised as India’s Best Vocational Training Institute by the Brands Academy in 2013. It has also received appreciation from The Mumbai University. The Franchise World has positioned ICA among the top 100 franchises in India. Now it has presence in 100+ cities all across India. Training is provided by experienced industry professionals such as CAs and the various courses are being conceived and developed by a team of experienced R&D associates. The candidates are trained through real life data and practical implementation of various concepts in the accounting and taxation field.

ICA’s greatest strength is its remarkable placement record. The records are all shown in a transparent manner in its website www.icajobguarantee.com. ICA has close to 70,000 registered employer base and has national placement network. To get more details about the course and offerings please visit your nearest ICA centre or can call 088 2000 4000.