{"id":2330,"date":"2017-06-02T11:55:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T10:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certaxlondon.co.uk\/?p=2330"},"modified":"2017-06-02T11:59:24","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T10:59:24","slug":"how-much-do-accountants-earn-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.certaxlondon.co.uk\/news\/how-much-do-accountants-earn-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"How much does an accountant earn in the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Depending on the qualifications or experience you have and what part of accounting you actually do, it differs. There is not a fixed amount. The company you work for will decide how much you will be paid. Some people spend years on studying to do accounting to get where they are now and some people started from the bottom and work their way to the top, learning whilst working at the same time. Depending on the company you work for, some would want you to do extra qualifications so this means going to college for a day every week. There are so many different type of jobs within accounting, so if you are interested in doing accounting there is a verity of different jobs to do.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here is a common career path for an accountant:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Accountant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Finance Manger \u2013 Financial controller \u2013 Management accountant \u2013 Chartered Accountant \u2013 Senior Accountant<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Finance Director \u2013 Financial Controller \u2013 Finance Manager \u2013 Chief Financial Officer \u2013 Director of Finance &amp; Administration \u2013 Bookkeeper \u2013 Senior Finance Manager \u2013 Commercial Finance Manager \u2013 Chartered Accountant \u2013 Senior Accountant<\/p>\n<p>There is no such thing as lowest and highest paid accountant. There is not a fixed amount to get paid for any accountant. Everything depends on how big or small the company is, what the actual job role is. The more complex the role is the higher the pay is. Sometimes it depends on experience or qualifications depending who\u2019s employing you. Once fully qualified, accountants an earn up to \u00a326,000 to \u00a350,000+. In 2014, the average earning potential for chartered accountants with 2 years\u2019 experience is \u00a347,000 plus bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the common career paths for financial controller:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Finance Controller<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Finance Director \u2013 Bookkeeper \u2013 Chief Financial Officer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chief Financial Officer \u2013 Director of Finance &amp; Administration \u2013 Full Charge Bookkeeper \u2013 Chief Executive Officer \u2013 Financial Director \u2013 Assistant Accountant \u2013 Accountant \u2013 Management Accountant \u2013 Financial Accountant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depending on the qualifications or experience you have and what part of accounting you actually do, it differs. There is not a fixed amount. The company you work for will decide how much you will be paid. 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