Starting early: Chartered Accountants share their stories on the way to career success.

Real-world skills

Now CFO of UNESCO, Nutan Wozencroft took a diverse path into the profession. She started her Chartered Accountancy training having previously studied for a degree in development. “I chose Chartered Accountancy because it was a way of getting real skills in the real world,” she says.

Since then she has worked in all aspects of accounting, and she describes it as a “great business background” because of how it affords the opportunity to look how different types of organisations operate.

Learning from challenges

Thuto Masasa points out that Chartered Accountants will face challenges during their working lives. “The one that really sticks out for me is getting new clients in your portfolio,” she says. This taught her the critical lesson that good personal relationships play an important role in developing a business.