Accounting Resources for FICO Professionals

October 20, 2005

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The Big Five

The famous ‘Big Six’ became the big five with the merger of Coopers and Lybrand
and Price Waterhouse to form PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Andersen
target=_blank>http://www.arthurandersen.com/

Deloitte and Touche
target=_blank>http://www.deloitte.co.uk/

Ernst and Young
target=_blank>http://www.eyuk.com/

KPMG
target=_blank>http://www.kpmg.co.uk/

PricewaterhouseCoopers
target=_blank>http://www.pwcglobal.com/uk

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Associations

American Accounting Association
Promotes ‘worldwide excellence in accounting education, research and practice’.
Site includes information on membership, annual meeting dates, call for papers.
href="http://www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/aaa/"
target=_blank>http://www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/aaa/

Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
Professional body for accounting technicians. Site includes information on
membership, education and training scheme etc.
target=_blank>http://www.aat.co.uk

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Leading professional accountancy body.
target=_blank>http://www.acca.co.uk/

British Association of Accounting (BAA)
Includes the latest on BAA conferences and meetings.
target=_blank>http://www.bham.ac.uk/baa/

Chartered Institute for Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
One of the oldest of the professional accounting bodies in the country.
Site includes information on membership, conferences and meetings
and studying with CIPFA. You can also subscribe to the free CIPFA newsletter.
href="http://www.cipfa.org.uk/" target=_blank>http://www.cipfa.org.uk

Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) – now The Institute of Financial Services
(IFS)
Its aim is “to be the leading educational body in the financial services sector,
providing both vocational and professional qualifications, training and continuing
professional development (CPD) both in the UK and worldwide.”
target=_blank>http://www.cib.org.uk/index.html

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Newspaper style layout providing practical information on exams, publications
and CIMA activities worldwide.
target=_blank>http://www.cima.org.uk/

Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)
Leading body in the UK concerned solely with tax.
Site is split into 2 parts: Tax for the Beginner and Tax for the Expert.
target=_blank>http://www.tax.org.uk/

European Accounting Association (EAA)
Information relating to the association, its publications and its conferences.
href="http://www.eaa-online.org/"
target=_blank>http://www.eaa-online.org

Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW)
href="http://www.icaew.co.uk/" target=_blank>http://www.icaew.co.uk/
The largest professional accountancy body in Europe. Its qualification,
which allows its members to call themselves Chartered Accountants and
to use the designatory letters ACA or FCA, is recognised around the world
as a prestigious business qualification. Site includes details about the institute,
membership and useful advance information about the technical content of
forthcoming exams.

Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI)
href="http://www.icai.ie/" target=_blank>http://www.icai.ie/

Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland (ICAS)
href="http://www.icas.org.uk/" target=_blank>http://www.icas.org.uk/

Institute of Internal Auditors
” The primary body in the UK and Ireland representing, promoting and
developing the professional practice of internal auditing”.
target=_blank>http://www.iia.org.uk/

International Accounting Network
Provides a digital forum for the discussion of accounting, auditing and
related disciplines. href="http://www.csu.edu.au/anet/"
target=_blank>http://www.csu.edu.au/anet/

International Accounting Standards Board
The objective of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC)
is to achieve uniformity in the accounting principles that are used by businesses
and other organisations for financial reporting around the world.
href="http://www.iasc.org.uk/" target=_blank>http://www.iasc.org.uk/

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Magazines and Journals

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ABACUS (Blackwell)
Pacioli Society Journal
href="http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0001-3072"
target=_blank>www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0001-3072

Accountancy
Monthly magazine on all the industry news for finance and accountancy professionals.
target=_blank>http://www.accountancymag.co.uk/

Accountancy Age
Online information resources for business and finance professionals.
target=_blank>http://www.accountancyage.com/

Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal
href="http://www.mcb.co.uk/cgi-bin/journal1/aaaj"
target=_blank>http://www.mcb.co.uk/cgi-bin/journal1/aaaj

Accounting & Finance (Blackwell)
Accounting Association of Australia & New Zealand
href="http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0810-5391&src=soc"
target=_blank>www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0810-5391&src=soc

Accounting Forum (Blackwell)
All aspects of accounting theory and practice
href="http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0155-9982&src=aim"
target=_blank>www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0155-9982&src=aim

Accounting Horizons (AAA)
Less rigourous than the Accounting Review with shorter articles and book reviews
href="http://www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/aaa/pubs/horizons.htm"
target=_blank>http://www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/aaa/pubs/horizons.htm

Accounting Review (AAA)
The major AAA house journal
href="http://www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/aaa/pubs/review.htm"
target=_blank>http://www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/aaa/pubs/review.htm

Behavioral Research in Accounting
href="http://hsb.baylor.edu/html/davisc/abo/bria/briahome.htm"
target=_blank>http://hsb.baylor.edu/html/davisc/abo/bria/briahome.htm

British Accounting Review (AP)
Journal of the British Accounting Association
target=_blank>http://www.academicpress.com/bar

The Company Accountant
A general accounting magazine including extensive texbook reviews
[no web page available]

Critical Perspectives on Accounting (AP)
Examines the critical, sociological and behavioural aspects of accounting
href="http://www.academicpress.com/cpa"
target=_blank>http://www.academicpress.com/cpa

European Financial Management (Blackwell)
href="http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=1354-7798"
target=_blank>www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=1354-7798

European Finance Review (Kluwer)
European Finance Association Journal
[no web page available]

Finance Journals
Directory of finance journals with links to home pages.
href="http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/~fin/resources_research/rsjnl.htm"
target=_blank>http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/~fin/resources_research/rsjnl.htm

Financial Accountability & Management (Blackwell)
href="http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0267-4424"
target=_blank>www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0267-4424

International Finance (Blackwell)
href="http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=1367-0271"
target=_blank>www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=1367-0271

International Journal of Accounting (JAI)
International Accounting
href="http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/6/2/0/1/7/9/index.htt"
target=_blank>http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/6/2/0/1/7/9/index.htt

International Journal of Auditing (Wiley)
href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jtoc?ID=6204"
target=_blank>http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jtoc?ID=6204

International Review of Finance (Blackwell)
href="http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=1369-412X"
target=_blank>www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=1369-412X

International Journal of Finance & Economics (Wiley)
href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/browsepjsu?SUBJECT=Business,%20Finance%20%26amp;%20Management#A"
target=_blank>www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/browsepjsu?SUBJECT
=Business,%20Finance%20%26amp;%20Management#A

International Journal of Intelligent Systems in Accounting,
Finance & Management (Wiley)
href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/browsepjsu?SUBJECT=Business,%20Finance%20%26amp;%20Management#A"
target=_blank>www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/browsepjsu?SUBJECT
=Business,%20Finance%20%26amp;%20Management#A

Issues in Accounting Education (AAA)
href="http://www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/aaa/pubs/issues.htm"
target=_blank>http://www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/aaa/pubs/issues.htm

Journal of Accounting Abstracts
Electronic compendium of abstracts of working papers and
accepted papers being published by the Accounting Research Network (ARN).
href="http://hsb.baylor.edu/html/davisc/abo/reporter/summer96/abstract.htm"
target=_blank>http://hsb.baylor.edu/html/davisc/abo/reporter/summer96/abstract.htm

Journal of Accounting and Computers
Provides a forum for the exchange of ideas concerning the use of
computers in accounting education.
href="http://www.swcollege.com/acct/jac/jac.html"
target=_blank>http://www.swcollege.com/acct/jac/jac.html

Journal of Accounting Education (Elsevier)
href="http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/8/4/0/index.htt"
target=_blank>http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/8/4/0/index.htt

Journal of Accounting & Public Policy (Elsevier)
href="http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/5/0/5/7/2/1/index.htt">http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/5/0/5/7/2/1/index.htt

Journal of Business Finance & Accounting (Blackwell)
A major British journal
href="http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0306-686X"
target=_blank>www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0306-686X

Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance (Wiley)
href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/browsepjsu?SUBJECT=Business,%20Finance%20%26amp;%20Management#A"
target=_blank>www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/browsepjsu?SUBJECT
=Business,%20Finance%20%26amp;%20Management#A

Journal of Finance (Blackwell)
Journal of the American Finance Association
href="http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0022-1082"
target=_blank>www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0022-1082

Journal of Futures Market (Wiley)
href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/browsepjsu?SUBJECT=Business,%20Finance%20%26amp;%20Management#A"
target=_blank>www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/browsepjsu?
SUBJECT=Business,%20Finance%20%26amp;%20Management#A

Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting (Blackwell)
International aspects of Financial Management & Accounting
href="http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0954-1314"
target=_blank>www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0954-1314

Management Accounting Research (AP)
CIMA Journal (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)
href="http://www.academicpress.com/mar"
target=_blank>http://www.academicpress.com/mar

Public Money & Management (Blackwell)
Public sector accounting & finance
href="http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0954-0962"
target=_blank>www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0954-0962

Review of Quantitative Finance & Accounting (Kluwer)
[no web page available]

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Resource Centres

Accounting Professionals Resource Centre
The first directory for accounting professionals on the web, including links
to associations, firms, publishers and courses.
target=_blank>http://www.kentis.com/

Accounting WEB
The award winning internet community for accountancy professionals, includes
discussion, news and searchable directory of over 2,000 accountancy firms
in the UK.
href="HTTP://www.AccountingWEB.co.uk:80/cgi-win/runwin.exe?SIFT.906625658:HOME_TOP:218630551:"
target=_blank>HTTP://www.AccountingWEB.co.uk:80/cgiwin/runwin.exe?SIFT.906625658:HOME_TOP:218630551:
Site also allows you to search for a job.
href="http://www.arthurandersen.com/website.nsf/content/Careers?OpenDocument"
target=_blank>http://www.arthurandersen.com/website.nsf/content/Careers?OpenDocument

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