I'm a full time mature student in my early 30's. I completed an ordinary degree in accountancy in May. I immediately started a summer internship in the finance department of a small IT company to get some accountancy work experience over the summer months before I return to do the final honours year in September.
The company has offered to take me on full time on a two year contract starting at €26,000, and to pay half of my tuition/exams if I pursue ACCA.
Prior to this job offer, my plan was to complete the honours degree in accountancy and to apply for a graduate accountant position for June 2014 with one of the Big 4 in Novembers milk rounds and qualify as an accountant in the next few years either with one of the top ten firms or a small accountancy practice if that's all I could get.
What do you think, should I turn down this job offer in order to return to college in September to get an honours degree? As tempting as the money is I want to emigrate in the not too distant future so I think having an honours degree might open more doors than an ordinary degree. I also feel If I take the job and pass all the ACCA exams I would essentially be a glorified bookkeeper and not an accountant.
The company has offered to take me on full time on a two year contract starting at €26,000, and to pay half of my tuition/exams if I pursue ACCA.
Prior to this job offer, my plan was to complete the honours degree in accountancy and to apply for a graduate accountant position for June 2014 with one of the Big 4 in Novembers milk rounds and qualify as an accountant in the next few years either with one of the top ten firms or a small accountancy practice if that's all I could get.
What do you think, should I turn down this job offer in order to return to college in September to get an honours degree? As tempting as the money is I want to emigrate in the not too distant future so I think having an honours degree might open more doors than an ordinary degree. I also feel If I take the job and pass all the ACCA exams I would essentially be a glorified bookkeeper and not an accountant.