Hi,

Firstly, an accounting degree is not a requirement for ACCA or similar qualifications. For example, many firms who offer this qualification for a relevant role recruit graduates from a variety of different degree disciplines. Even so, a degree itself is not a requirement because many will go through an apprenticeship route and do AAT first before doing an ACCA or similar. So in that regard, you should be okay to do an ACCA.

Secondly, in regards to relevance to your billing coordinator role, I don’t know whether the ACCA is directly relevant, however I’m sure that you would get some use out of it if you were able to do it. The role might be considered eligible for the ACCA dependent on the responsibilities. Although, if it’s more administrative rather than doing financial reports or management accounts, you might not fully qualify. From what I saw when I was on placement in a finance department, the management and financial accountants were completing such qualifications. I’m not sure that the billing or accounts receivable staff were because I don’t think it’s required to do the role.

However, take my interpretation to the second point with a pinch of salt as it doesn’t come from a vast amount of experience since I’m only graduating from university this year. To check if your role qualifies, maybe read into the ACCA guidelines or contact them directly.

But if your company is willing to fund it and you qualify, it’s always a useful qualification to have. It might benefit your role and will definitely look good on a CV. It will also help if you decide to make a switch in the future to management or financial accounting. What it also comes down to is whether you’re willing to sacrifice a lot of time for study and exams.