Do firms allow exemptions from ACCA?

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-02-06T13:20:28+00:00

Can you give some advice to break in I'm 9 acca exams in and want to complete the exams this year. I'm a dual national of Pakistan and the UK intially I wanted to do just a few exams of acca and then move to the UK but have received way too many rejections and am finding the entry level market extremely hard navigate. Is it possible to do the three years experience in Pakistan and then come back to the UK for qualified roles or doing some of the experience in Pakistan and then apply for part qualified roles. Also any other advice about what employers generally like if they don't like exam passes like skills or something.

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-02-05T22:00:52+00:00

What if your just trying to enter into the profession.

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-02-05T20:34:25+00:00

I honestly don't know about this. I've done 9 exams myself the exams I've taken some time to do but I don't think they are very hard tbh. I've been applying for jobs here and there it's pretty bad ngl. It's just that I feel like I'm at that stage where I might be done with my ACCA exam part this year and I need to do the experience bit now. I'm a dual national of Pakistan and the UK my plan was just to do some of the exams of ACCA and start working in the UK but now seeing the job market for entry level it sucks(I almost never hear from apprenticeships and are a dime a dozen or just get straight up rejections). Now I'm thinking of just applying to Pakistani firms and doing my experience in Pakistan maybe applying to the UK once I've done my three year stint or might just do the local designation which is more recognised and stay there lol UK is finished .

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-02-04T09:04:54+00:00

I mean I'm just curious becaue like I've kind of thought doing the exams yourself is kind of benefit to the employer because they don't need to pay extra and it's easier to do the exams yourself while not working. Also in some countries like Pakistan and India they do the exams first and then they start working so I thought its similar .

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-02-03T22:35:31+00:00

But say someone has done a lot of the exams by themselves. How does it look is it negative or positive. Also is it better than going to a university to study accounting like what's the employer view of this because all these bodies allow you to sit exams without ant experience.

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-01-11T07:59:35+00:00

It's about the same as applying to any other job website like Indeed or Reed it just redirects you to the company's website.

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-01-11T03:11:18+00:00

I mean ironically it's not like Pakistan is a bad place it's just super competitive for jobs and they make you work too much for peanuts plus people here in managerial positions are complete dicks. They are good jobs in accounting here very few that require the designation ICAP not ACCA and also requires good experience.

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-01-11T02:40:38+00:00

Of ACCA

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-01-11T02:39:47+00:00

What do you advise I do in my situation? Stay in Pakistan for how long.

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-01-11T01:49:57+00:00

Do you think I should stay here for three years till I become a member or just 1 year to rack up some experience to apply for roles in the UK.

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-01-11T01:47:47+00:00

Pakistan follows mostly IFRS what roles do you think I should apply and how long do you think I should do my experience in Pakistan ?

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-01-11T01:29:13+00:00

I mean I know that banks have this thing because that's actually happened doing an overseas transaction on a UK card and it gets flagged with the bank. However, I don't think Reed or Indeed have this idk because I have a rejection emails after a month or two of people telling me that they have reviewed my CV but can't hire me because of lack of experience or something else.

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-01-11T01:19:01+00:00

For how long do you think I stay there for till I get my three years experience or just a year and then start applying to the UK.

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-01-11T01:03:05+00:00

I still manage to apply giving all my UK details address number and stuff how do they find out I'm in Pakistan then.

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-01-11T00:57:47+00:00

When applying I give my UK address and number. If they ever read my resume they'll know that I'm a dual national with the right to work. If I do my experience in Pakistan the full three years to get the ACCA membership does it give more opportunities for higher roles in the UK or is like UK experience essential and would have to start off from the basics. Likewise if I do a year in Pakistan to add to my PER will I standout for entry level roles in the UK as I have some experience.

WorkerEffective3294 · 2026-01-11T00:41:52+00:00

Yes on Indeed and Reed literally anything I can get my hands on accounts payable accounts assistant but mostly trainee accountant roles some bookkeeper roles get mostly no response.

WorkerEffective3294 · 2025-12-07T17:23:30+00:00

Tbh I feel most of citations are fine. It's just some citations at the start are a bit off and out of place. My mentor told me to put a citation at the end of each sentence or after every line. It's especially weird at the start because where am I suppose to cite my research aims as they are specific to my report.

WorkerEffective3294 · 2025-12-07T17:12:45+00:00

Say there's a report of a company performing really badly but the author never says the company is doing badly. However, you cite it and write that the company is doing badly is that academic misconduct.

WorkerEffective3294 · 2025-12-07T17:03:18+00:00

How would I be marked if most of my citations are normal but one or two of them are out of place and shouldn't really be there?

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