Organisation facts

CPA Australia is one of the world’s largest accounting bodies with more than 139,000 members working in 114 countries. We have operations in chosen markets throughout the world, including all Australian capital cities, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. CPA Australia’s primary aim is to enhance our members’ professional knowledge and support their career development through education, training, technical support and advocacy. Staff and members work together with local and international bodies to represent the views and concerns of the profession to governments, regulators, industries, academia and the general public.

International affiliations

CPA Australia has affiliations with a range of leading accounting bodies all around the world. These include CGACanada, CMA Canada, CIMA, CIPFA, CPA Ireland, HKICPA, ICAI, ICPAS and MIA. This network ensures you enjoy access to a range of resources and other benefits while working overseas.

Employer Recognition

The global employer recognition of the CPA Program provides CPAs with the designation for a successful career. This high quality program is designed to equip CPAs with all of the technical accounting, strategy, leadership and business skills that they will need, plus the ability to think creatively. It’s this unique combination (think+create) that drives employer demand for CPAs.

The CPA Programme

Offering exceptionally high standards and quality - recognised by ISO 9001 certification - the CPA Program is a rigorous and integrated education and experience program.

The CPA Program comprises 14 exams in the foundation and professional levels, incorporating the practical experience requirement.

The foundation level represents the first 8 segments which provide a strong knowledge base in accounting principles and practice that underpin the financial reporting of an organisation. The professional level comprises 6 postgraduate education segments and builds on the knowledge gained through the foundation level (or equivalent study) with higher level analysis, judgment, decision making and reporting.

The practical experience requirement (PER) requires you to complete at least three years supervised, relevant work experience and covers technical accounting skills, broad business skills, leadership skills and personal effectiveness skills.

RECOGNITION

CPA (Aust.)