Career Prospects

STRONG EMPLOYABILITY

As the accounting sector transforms, demand for the future-ready accounting professional continues to grow exponentially. Our SMU BAcc programme is designed to groom our BAcc graduates to be future-ready and sought after by employers.

According to the SMU Graduate Employment Survey (GES) 2023, 95.5% of our graduates gained employment within 6 months of graduation. 76% of our graduates received job offers before graduation. Among those who were employed, 68% of our graduates were employed or offered a position in the same company where they interned. 

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SMU Accountancy Graduate Belinda Teo Tells us How Her SOA Education Gave her a Career Advantage

DIVERSE CAREER OPTIONS

Knowledge in accounting enables businesses to classify and interpret financial information and find their competitive edge in the global economy. Accounting offers more flexibility than most people realise, and in reality the profession provides a range of interesting career choices. The advance of technology, new business models and globalisation have created increased demand for different accounting services, offering even greater diversity in careers for the accounting professional. Accounting professionals are in demand in the following areas:

Career Pathways For Accounting

Audit & Assurance

Financial Accounting

Mergers and Acquisitions

Business Valuation

Financial Forensics

Restructuring and Insolvency

Treasury

Enterprise Risk Management

Management Accounting

Tax

Here are some of our alumni and the careers paths they have taken after graduating from SMU