Getting those letters after your name represents more than just your achievements – it represents the skills at your disposal.

There’s a common misconception that all accountants spend their workdays staring at, and forecasting, numbers. In reality, accountants usually work in teams to analyse a report and interpret it, and then present their findings to stakeholders and decision-makers.

As such, it can be argued that numbers and profit margins aren’t the actual core of the accountancy profession, although they play a large part. Instead, communication and interpersonal skills – the ability to transfer information verbally and through the written word, clearly and jargon-free – is.