Accounting course (LCCI) training center

Centre – Pulau Pinang

Pusat Kemahiran Spektrum
28 & 30, 1st Floor, Lorong Seri Jaya,
Taman Seri Jaya,
14000 Bukit Mertajam
Tel: 604-530 6205

Kolej PTPL Penang
No 239,
Jalan Burma,
10350 Pulau Pinang
Tel: 604 2263 698

CF Computer Netsoft System
288A-2-10, Jalan Thean Teik,
Fortune Court, Bandar Baru Ayer Itam,
11500 Penang
Tel: 604-827 3241

Solar Learning Centre
42, 1st Floor,
Jalan Perniagaan,
Pusat Perniagaan Alma,
14000 Bukit Mertajam
Tel: 604-539 9211

T & O Institute of Commerce
12, Leboh Kampong Benggali,
12000 Butterworth
Tel: 604-323 6971

Pusat Bahasa Titian Jaya (Pg) Sdn Bhd
5th & 6th Floor,
No. 9 , Jalan Zainal Abidin ,
Wisma MAICA ,
10400 Penang
Tel: 604-229 1355

Accounting Organizations

• American Accounting Association (AAA)
• Association of Government Accountants (AGA)
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA)
• Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
• Financial Executives International (FEI)
• Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
• International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
• Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
• Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
• National Association of Black Accountants (NABA)
• National Association of Forensic Accountants (NAFA)

Introduction to Accounting Degrees

If you have an aptitude for accounting and business, the field of accounting can offer you a variety of job opportunities.

With a high school diploma or a two-year associate degree earned at a community or technical college, you could find employment as an accounting clerk. An associate degree could also land you a job as a bookkeeper for a local business.

To be an accountant, however, you will need a minimum of a four-year bachelor's degree in accounting. With this bachelor's degree, you will have more job opportunities open to you and will likely earn twice the salary of a person with an associate degree. The bachelor's degree in accounting includes about 36 credits of difficult accounting courses as well as another 20 credits in business courses.

If you want to become a certified public accountant, you will need to pass the Uniform CPA Examination, (the "CPA Exam"). Before you are approved to sit for the exam, however, you will need to earn a 150-credit degree as required by your state board of accountancy. You should be aware, however, that this is a challenging goal. Relatively few individuals complete the 150-credit degree program, and, of those who do, less than half pass the CPA Exam.

If you decide to pursue an accounting degree, make certain that you enroll in a college or university that has a well-respected program. One indicator of a quality accounting program is the ability of its graduates to find employment through the campus placement office. In short, if an accounting program is excellent, employers will actively recruit the graduates. Find out the job placement rate for the college or university that you are considering.

Corporate Accounting Jobs

Below is a sampling of the various accounting positions found in corporate accounting:

Classification	Common Titles of Accounting Degreed Employees	Common Titles of Non-Degreed Accounting-Type Positions
Manufacturing Utilities Banking and Financial Services Insurance Hospitals Other Health Care E-Commerce	Chief Financial Officer (CFO) VP-Finance Corporate Controller Plant Controller Assistant Controller Accounting Manager Accounting Supervisor Chief Accountant Cost Accounting Manager Cost Accountant Tax Research Director of Internal Audit Internal Auditor Director of SEC Reporting Accounting Research Financial Analyst Budget Director	Accounts Payable Clerk Accounts Receivable Clerk Payroll Clerk Cost Clerk Budget Assistant

Accounting Firms in Malaysia

As at 30 June 2008, there are 1,348 firms which are offering auditing services and another 650 firms providing other accountancy related services.[2] Most of the global networks of accounting firms such as Ernst & Young, Deloitte, KMPG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, BDO, Geneva Group International, Howarth, Baker Tilly, Urbach Hacker Young and Grant Thornton have their presence in Malaysia.
Accounting firms have to be registered with MIA and members of MIA who wish to offer public practice services should also possess practising certificate issue by MIA. However, specific approvals should be obtained to provide the following services:

• Audit of limited companies; approval to be obtained from the Ministry of Finance and firms should be registered with the Companies Commission Malaysia
• Audit of co-operative societies; approval to be obtained from the Malaysia Co-operative Society Commission
• Audit of banks and financial institutions; approval to be obtained from Bank Negara Malaysia
• Tax agent services, approval to be obtained from the Inland Revenue Board
• Receivership and liquidation services; approval to be obtained from the Ministry of Finance
• Financial planning; approval to be obtained from the Securities Commission Malaysia

Accountancy Education

Accounting courses are offered both by the public and private higher education institutions in Malaysia. Presently, accountancy degree from 11 institutions of higher learning are recognised for the purpose of admission to the membership of MIA.Some of the institution of higher learnings also offer programmes leading towards attaining professional accountancy qualifications such as ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW and MICPA.

Other Accountancy Bodies in Malaysia

The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), which was established in 1958, is another accountancy body that is involved in the training and development of accountants in Malaysia.Apart from that, accountancy bodies from the Commonwealth countries such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) and CPA Australia are also active in training and developing Malaysians towards attaining professional accountancy qualifications.