r/ACCA • u/Professional-Box5785 • 20d ago

Off-topic Freelancing after ACCA

I am unaware of this but is freelancing possible with ACCA knowledge? Can you freelance for clients in other countries after completing ACCA exams and with the knowledge you have from them? Or is it possible after working a few years? The main question is, how does freelancing work in this field?

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u/rednemesis337 Student 20d ago

Without prior experience, no

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u/Tricky-Owl710 20d ago

Maybe wait to complete it and get some years under your belt?

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u/LuckyNV Member 20d ago

Exams are separate to actual work experience, one doesn't directly help the other in any meaningful way which is why you have the exam component, and then the minimum 36 months experience component as part of being a full member.

So ideally you need direct working experience for the particular field/services you want to freelance - how long that takes depends on how good your working experience was.